LAUNCH of TOS BSG Fanfilms website ! - Page 2

November 27th, 2005, 05:32 PM

Congrats to all who have been able to view the site. Obviously I'll have to wait till the the traffic goes down and I can see the site.

I have high hopes.

Chris

ernie90125 · December 2nd, 2005, 03:24 PM

The website is now back online !!!!!!!!!!

And thanks to the deal with my new host.......should stay online without further popularity...err...I mean bandwidth limitations !!!

Thanks for the support.....and there will be an update soon...potentially with another half a dozen fanfilms !!!!

oldwardaggit · December 2nd, 2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ernie90125

The website is now back online !!!!!!!!!!

And thanks to the deal with my new host.......should stay online without further popularity...err...I mean bandwidth limitations !!!

Thanks for the support.....and there will be an update soon...potentially with another half a dozen fanfilms !!!!

Hey I hope Youngdaggit got in touch with ya and we will be seeing that SAAB BSG cross over soon. It's been a few years since I seen it.

OWD

December 2nd, 2005, 09:57 PM

Rock on!
Good site. I've DL'd a couple vids already.

Chris

peter noble · December 3rd, 2005, 05:34 AM

I've only managed to view the site today, due to it being so popular. There's some cool stuff there.

Well done ernie90125!

Keep the Vipers flying!

Peter

ernie90125 · December 3rd, 2005, 08:38 AM

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and we will be seeing that SAAB BSG cross over soon. It's been a few years since I seen it.

He and I have been in contact...however, sadly his trailer will not be appearing on my website.

He sent me a link to where I could download it and view it, which I happily did. I liked the premise he set out, and some elements of his trailer. Sadly, the majority of it was footage taken from the Space Channel original series broadcasts. He's not the first to use some original footage...which I don't mind.....however the majority of his fanfilm was taken from the show.

I raised legimate concerns with him over the problems of using so much copyrighted footage might lead to. Elsewhere on his website he has a re-edit of Saga of a Star World. When someone re-edited The Phantom Menace they received a legal case from Lucasfilm. My website only links to files...so I was expressing my concern for his benefit.

I suggested a re-edit to reduce the amount of copyrighted material in his BSG/SAAB crossover....and I said I'd do all the work. He consented. I spent a number of hours converting file formats, and editing out original series footage....and material from other people's fanfilms he'd used (inc. Titon's) and finished with a very concise faster paced trailer. I really liked what I had done.

Prior to sending it, I had an e-mail from him asking if my concern had been a polite was of asking if what he had done was not up to standard as is ?......not so I replied. My concerns were the use of copyrighted material totaling well over two thirds of the total running time. He said he's be fine with me showing my version as an "improved interpretation on this premise"

He saw my edit....and said it was good....but then withdrew his support and consent to it being used. He also does not wish to participate or endorse my website through allowing anything to be used. I'm really not sure about this guy...his site is very basic....his fanfilms mostly made from editing....yet he gets precious, changes his mind and I think is a bit of a time waster.....

Somehow I think my site will survive without his contribution.....even though I would have liked a crossover with a good premise, it leads me to set a new rule that you can't just edit other people's work and claim it a fanfilm....oh yeah.....and don't waste my time.....

Sept17th · December 3rd, 2005, 09:58 AM

Ernie, I'd still like to what he has done. Can you provide a link?

ernie90125 · December 3rd, 2005, 10:17 AM

The page now reads as unavailable..........it was working yesterday.

http://www.geocities.com/youngdaggit/video

Sept17th · December 3rd, 2005, 10:24 AM

Dang...

kingfish · December 4th, 2005, 07:12 AM

YD pulled the plug on the site.

Sept17th · December 4th, 2005, 07:13 AM

Why, can anyone contact this guy? I want to see this.

kingfish · December 4th, 2005, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sept17th

Why, can anyone contact this guy? I want to see this.

YD is a member of my site Battlestar Pacifica.

oldwardaggit · December 6th, 2005, 03:19 PM

I'm sorry to both sides that things didn't work out.

Both ernie90125 and YoungDaggit have been more than polite to me and I greatly appreciate that.

I hesitated on posting because I have always believed that ignoring the negative and focussing on the positive is always the right way to go and even though things didn't work out, The fan site is an awesome Idea in showing just how dedicated the fans are to having a continuation of the original Battlestar Galactica. It show's that we haven't went away or backed down from our campaign to bring her back in a way that original and new fans alike can agree on for the most part.

There are many ways to bring her back and the fan film site touches on a lot of really great ways to do as such. The SAAB BSG cross over is just one of many but as one who is married to a number 1 SAAB fan who is driving me crazy because she is finding it hard to get her hands on the new DVD SAAB box SET, I have to say that going in this direction was a really cool Idea I never thought of.

Lets move on and keep showing the world that we won't go away or back down and keep up the great work with that awesome site ernie90125.

Some day we will have her back and as this site shows, in many ways we already have.

OWD

ernie90125 · December 6th, 2005, 03:50 PM

Thank you for your support OWD....

Sept17th · December 6th, 2005, 04:10 PM

Ernie, do you have the SAAB cross over saved on your machine some place?

ernie90125 · December 6th, 2005, 05:00 PM

Sorry Sept17th......the creator has said I'd rather I didn't share it.....you'll have to ask him. He has a good premise, I'm just sorry it couldn't go ahead.....

ernie90125 · December 13th, 2005, 07:04 AM

The official Battlestar Galactica website, owned by Richard Hatch is now running the launch of the website as a news item.

www.battlestargalactica.com

ernie90125 · December 18th, 2005, 03:25 PM

An update to the website is starting to become due...

I am out of the country on a family holiday over the festive period, so it will have to wait until the New Year.

That works out OK....as hopefully Sandy's first audio episode may be complete by then, and Warrior may have a chance to re-render the animation he mentioned in another thread. A January update will hopefully include up to six new items....and various other endevours will be further down the line.

Several people have remarked that there are far more BSG (TOS) fanfilms than they realised. That was basically the aim of the site....to raise awareness of how many there are.....Over the next year, I think we can look forwards to another dozen additions....over doubling the current number on the site....

Then in 2007 when Tom DeSanto's success gives him the power to being BSG back, he can show the site as an example of fan dedication...should he so wish....

Sept17th · December 18th, 2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ernie90125

The official Battlestar Galactica website, owned by Richard Hatch is now running the launch of the website as a news item.

www.battlestargalactica.com

Excellent!

conconcv66 · December 25th, 2005, 06:36 AM

cool, now all i need is a high speed connection. i'm still on dial up ugggggggggggg

Charybdis · December 25th, 2005, 12:49 PM

Just a short reminder that my new callisto mini-ep is now uploaded and available on CF!! Follow the link:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/Brothersofman.zip

ernie90125 · January 7th, 2006, 03:38 PM

Thanks Al....it will be added in the next update along with other new things. Expect this in the next couple of weeks.

I've just done a design update..I hope people like it..

I'm also overjoyed to say I've had really nice messages from Jack Stauffer and Richard Hatch about the website. What gentlmen.

as always..........www.battlestarfanfilms.com

Hint dropped to those who've promised me stuff

ernie90125 · January 10th, 2006, 08:42 AM

For those of you who run websites......please feel free to consider including this banner :

www.battlestarfanfilms.com/BSGFFbanner.jpg

ernie90125 · January 25th, 2006, 08:57 AM

UPDATE :

January 25th 2006 - Whilst not strictly fanfilms, the following have been added after generating a lot of fan interest :

Game Trailer 1.......added to FAN SHORTS.
Game Trailer 2.......added to FAN SHORTS.
The Out of Work Cylon......added to FAN SHORTS.

More updates to follow.........

oldwardaggit · January 25th, 2006, 10:55 AM

Hey, thats cool. Great job.

OWD

ernie90125 · February 14th, 2006, 11:21 AM

Febuary 14th 2006 - Many updates to the EPICS page :

- Episode 1, CD 1 of Exodus........added to the EPICS page.
- Episode 1, CD 2 of Exodus........added to the EPICS page.
- Callisto Mini-Ep 2 Ensign Annie........added to the EPICS page. (Link Dead at present)
- Callisto Mini-Ep 3 Brothers of Man........added to the EPICS page.

ernie90125 · March 25th, 2006, 09:26 AM

March 25th 2006 - A few updates :

- Viper Planet Survey........added to the SHORTS page.
- Episode 1, CD3 of Exodus........added to the EPICS page.

captmiloman · March 28th, 2006, 02:28 PM

I checked out some of the stuff on there last night. Really cool stuff.

paristeph · April 9th, 2006, 07:58 AM

Hi everybody Galactica fans ! nice to meet u ! greetings

ernie90125 · April 28th, 2006, 12:41 PM

A newsflash has been added to the site announcing the release of two trailers for The 14th Colony