Starship Melbourne
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Golden Age Film; Series (Drama)
A new ship, the USS Melbourne NCC-2167, a non-canon, Charam class starship, is taken off it's shakedown manoeuvres to investigate a lost ship. What they find sends them off in search of lost property that no one even knew existed, let alone that it was missing!
Starring Michael Sylvester, Ron Seipel, John Snow, Reshelle Warren, Allex Illion, Carly Shibby, Brittany Wilson, Shaun Stillwell, Larry Fleming. Directed By Jeremy Minard. Written and Produced By Jeremy Minard, Vance Major
News, Reviews, & Links
Shadowstorm Studios posted on their Facebook page, "Guys, it breaks my heart to say this, the studio who I have been talking to since January just dropped a fee on us, we can't cover this and we need to cancel. Since this is the second time we have had to cancel shooting due to outside forces we can't in good conscience continue to ask our people to pay for travel and lodging to shoot Melbourne.": https://www.facebook.com/Shadowstormstudios/photos/a.845389958881245/2114619628624932/? (07 Mar 2019)
A 'Constar Edition' was released (16:17) with additional material by Vance Major to place it into context with the Constar Chronicles.: https://youtu.be/lGzpRAhul8I (28 Apr 2020)
Episodes
Melbourne Promo
00.1 — 00min 20sec — 01 November 2015
Promotional video for series
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sfjOVVBMYoQ
Music: Stand My Ground performed by Within Temptation
Melbourne Teaser Trailer
00.2 — 01min 41sec — 30 January 2016
First Teaser Trailer for series
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KwdRksFK_uo
Music by Kansas band, The Perfect Pursuit
PenPals 2
01 — 01min 23sec — 27 September 2016
First vignette, a reply to a subspace transmission from Lt Cdr Erick Minard, chief engineer of the USS Valiant, to his friend and opposite number on the Melbourne, Lt Cdr Jennifer Sierra
Watch as the second half of the special edition on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjiMWBA69qM
This was one of a pair of vignettes originally released as a crossover with the series, Starship Valiant, PenPals: A Star Trek Fan Production https://youtu.be/BucLVpt_fXo. On Dec 5, 2019 the two vignettes were unlisted on Youtube ande merged and re-released as Penpals: A Star Trek Fan Production Special Edition by No Budget Productions. https://youtu.be/jjiMWBA69qM
Melbourne Trailer
01.5 — 01min 00sec — 23 October 2016
Second Teaser Trailer for series
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C1VKApZNQhk
With voiceover introducing characters
VGer For Women
02 — 00min 31sec — 14 February 2017
Second Vignette, a parody “commercial” in honour of Valentine's Day
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xECE19z6V0I
Storm Front pt1
03 — 11min 26sec — 14 February 2017
First full episode
A 'Constar Edition' with additional material by Vance Major to place it into context with the Constar Chronicles: https://youtu.be/o3jFYjBkU6Q
The original version is still available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/-YP1CP3z41g
Awarded Best Fan Film at Austin Indie Fest, 2017: http://www.austinindiefest.com/2017-awards.html (11 Nov 2017)
A 'Constar Edition' was released (13:10) with additional material by Vance Major to place it into context with the Constar Chronicles.: https://youtu.be/o3jFYjBkU6Q (21 Apr 2020)
The Hunt
04 — 01min 11sec — 14 April 2017
Second Vignette, a parody featuring Shaun Stillwell as Ensign Eric Watson
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bSRaT2jjPNE
First Duty
05 — 04min 26sec — 17 June 2017
A flashback or prequel that shows how Cadet Wilma Sierra, played by Brittany Wilson, got her posting to the Melbourne.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1AmHRTg8jWE
Re-released as Constar Chronicles backstory showing Minard navigating the command track.
VGer For Men
06 — 00min 36sec — 18 June 2017
Fourth Vignette, a parody “commercial” in honour of Father's Day
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ynpjjEjthuw
Storm Front pt2
07 — 14min 14sec — 20 July 2018
The continuation of the plot started in part 1
A 'Constar Edition' with additional material by Vance Major to place it into context with the Constar Chronicles: https://youtu.be/lGzpRAhul8I
The original version is still available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_lT-quwyEtg
Gofundme campaign raised $3,000 in 7 mths to finance episode 2: https://www.gofundme.com/melbourne-balance-of-terror (27 Mar 2017)
Shadowstorm Studios posted on their Facebook page that due to unexpected increases in fees they were cancelling further production on this series.: https://www.facebook.com/Shadowstormstudios/photos/a.845389958881245/2114619628624932/? (07 Mar 2019)
A 'Constar Edition' was released (16:17) with additional material by Vance Major to place it into context with the Constar Chronicles.: https://youtu.be/lGzpRAhul8I (28 Apr 2020)