The Truth Within: A Star Trek Fan Production

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Жыл бұрын

Captain Lance Ramirez considers the burden and challenges of command, and questions if commanding a starship is the right life for him.
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@MsShaunaM Жыл бұрын

Oh man... That was a heartbreaker. It was the right call, but hard. As others have said, you could see the pain on his face in making it.

@startrekfanproductionsintl Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story showing Starfleet officers as regular human beings struggling with their purpose in life as opposed to idealized heroes who usually have it together.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

I think that's when star trek works best. I'm glad you enjoyed it

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you David! That's something you do very well in your films.

@ChristinaMoore79 Жыл бұрын

Man... The pain on Lance's face as he struggled with his decision, and when he made the choice to forego rescue. You could *feel* how much it hurt him -- well done, Chuck. I know Starfleet has a directive about answering all distress calls when able, but that dang Prime Directive got in the way because the shuttle came from a pre-warp civilization. Yet I cannot also help being SO FREAKING EXCITED to hear my own voice at 10:35 and 10:45, and also seeing my name in the credits as "Helm Officer"! Was so freaking stoked when Josh asked me if I'd be interested in recording a couple of lines. So thankful for even a little opportunity to be in a Trek fan film. Josh was cool enough to ask because he knows how much I love Avalon Universe!

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

I'm really glad that we were able to find a way for you to be a part of it! Your support has meant the world to us! Christina is Team Avalon!

@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692 Жыл бұрын

Huge hugs and congratulations

@jonathanbrown7250 Жыл бұрын

I like how, instead of just launching into a conversation about life and command, it starts with the engineer bitching about someone else. Great touch, great writing.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

haha thanks

@dramonmaster222 Жыл бұрын

Once again, it's truly amazing how good each film is and how with each one the quality gets better and better.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Kevin, your support means the world to me. Thank you!

@janicespears8054 Жыл бұрын

The sensitivity being used is astonishing, such good actors! I loved it.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

thank you

@denminn Жыл бұрын

I’ve missed not seeing Ramirez, so I am glad he was given an ending. That said, it is interesting he and Beck vanished, which could mean…anything. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Good job!

@wcwbulldog1701 Жыл бұрын

Another Crowning Achievement of the Avalon Universe. To Mr. Mere & Mr. Major, Tremendous Acting & Storytelling in True Star Trek Fashion. To Mr. Irwin, Excellent Production & Direction in True Star Trek Tradition. Continue The Outstanding Work. May You All Continue to LIVE LONG & PROSPER.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

thank you very much. I appreciate it

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

@markjohnson188 Жыл бұрын

The Prime Directive. It can tear apart a persons natural instinct for compassion. Great stuff!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@CannonRanger-1 Жыл бұрын

Great end to an amazing chapter of this vessels story and it's captain. I gotta admit though.. it broke my heart.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words, and the time you took to watch our film!

@CannonRanger-1 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuairwin2016 I love this series. I've seen all of them easily over 4-5 times. The characters really are the best. The writing acting, and directing, sends me back to my childhood watching the TOS. My wife remembers watching on B&W TV. She shares my feelings about what you do. You're the best! 👍 ❤️👍

@PhilDrury Жыл бұрын

Loving the incidental music here.

@sergioleone3583 Жыл бұрын

It was as top notch as everything else in this outstanding production for sure.

@brianrogers7360 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Just. Wow. This is some heavy stuff. I have enjoyed every clip I have seen of the Avalon universe. Bravo

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Brian!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it

@raymyers5026 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job! Josh, Vance, Chuck and team! I love how you span this universe so well! Action, comedy, and this somber tear-jerker! The heroism of sacrifice. Excellent through and through.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray! I can't wait for you to be a part of this!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

ray!! glad you enjoyed it brother!!

@CinemaScopefilms Жыл бұрын

We were glad to assist with this production

@sergioleone3583 Жыл бұрын

More excellence. Thank you Avalon Universe! One of the many things I like about Captain Lance Ramirez is how he reminds me of the one and only Captain Pike as portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter. Great stuff.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@CaptainFabulous84 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was quite moving. Well done all, especially Chuck. I'm guessing this is the end of Ramirez's story.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it' probably is. I have immense respect for Chuck. I wish him the best. The series needed to move in a new direction.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for letting me write the film. It was an honor

@briankesterson4365 Жыл бұрын

A grade A episode! Thank you all again for the production and entertainment value!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it!!

@lezliesawyer5930 Жыл бұрын

Wow, really good film. I loved Minard bringing up Pizza Rolls. Lol, The story was so sad at the end. Captains have very difficult decisions to make.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

really glad you enjoyed it lezlie

@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692 Жыл бұрын

This beautiful episode is so heartbreaking & sad. My heart is hurting. Such a beautiful, brilliantly written & acted episode. More please (Wiping my eyes)

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692 Жыл бұрын

@@vanceamania Everyone there over at No Budget Productions is utterly brilliant, intelligent, so wonderfully creative. You guys & gals bring the truest sense of what Star Trek really is to us all, bending over backwards, producing such beautiful, unique, inspiring, incredible, amazing, fantastic episodes that showcase Gene Roddenberry’s dream. I’m always in complete awe of the wonderful staff, & crew who bring us all along, to “Strange New Worlds”, “Seeking Out New Life, & New Civilizations.” To “Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before…”!! When I come to your awesome channel…it’s like coming back to a welcome home, somewhere I feel comfortable and belong. I truly appreciate everything that you guys do to give us all the best quality entertainment with each new episode. Thank you all. Everyone over at NBP is so truly beloved…..

@jeffmckinnon5842 7 ай бұрын

@@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692 The guys that were left to die, were probably not big fans of a federation that puts a principle, ahead of life. Piccard would have beamed them up, because it is the right thing to do. "Q" is right. The trial is never over!

@MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES Жыл бұрын

Excellently done everyone and the dialogue between Minard and Ramirez was some of the best I've heard in a fan film. A very touching story showing the pitfalls of being in command of starship and honoring the duties that come with it. Beatifically done.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed the film brother

@Hazmatt4700 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding craftsmanship

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@johnthornberry Жыл бұрын

Wonderful job by everyone involved. The story has real weight, real gravitas. It's a shame that Ramirez appears to be gone--I enjoy the character and the actor both.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed the film

@victormercado4478 Жыл бұрын

In TOS I'm sure Captain Kirk and his crew would've found a way to save them. The transporter has unique properties, especially in keeping them buffered without contact from the rest of the crew. I know life doesn't have happy endings but life is life and deserves to strive not take away.

@jeffmckinnon5842 7 ай бұрын

Piccard wouldn't think twice about it. "Beam them up Mr. Laforge" We will deal with the morality issues later!

@jonathanbrown7250 Жыл бұрын

The best exploration of the real costs of command since "In the pale moonlight."

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it

@DMSProduktions Жыл бұрын

Great job! & may the Great Bird Of The Galaxy, bless your planet!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it

@cwtnc Жыл бұрын

A short, somber tale very well done by these 2 principal actors. Hopefully Captain Ramirez returns sometime to the universe of Avalon's Excalibur.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for watching!

@AS-ly3jp Жыл бұрын

What a great movie! Thank you, it really was a pleasure watching this! 🖖🏻

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it

@MrBadwolf72 Жыл бұрын

What a great chapter within the story. Nothing-and no one-go on forever.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

very true. glad you enjoyed it

@JTeam45 Жыл бұрын

Binged every fan film this weekend. You have done a fantastic job with the Avalon universe! Can't wait until Crisis on Infinite Excaliburs!

@avalonuniverse6327 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@ddmyers8361 Жыл бұрын

Excellently written, produced and the actors and actresses where all out standing truely brought each character to life in more then one way . Truely felt like I was right next to each one. Each one continues to deprive me a great day. Ya’ll have done nothing but perfection in my eyes. Keep up the great works of art ya’ll continue to put out. To each of ya take care and stay safe out their. Once again thank you all for a job well done.

@avalonuniverse6327 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

really glad you enjoyed this brother

@ianmitchell4231 Жыл бұрын

Freaking awesome episode.

@A1FAHx 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoy watching these two gentlemen - BRAVO!

@voyagesfanfilm Жыл бұрын

Wow, what an emotional character piece 😢Great story!

@avalonuniverse6327 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That truly means a lot!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it

@andytay5507 Жыл бұрын

Great story! You two held out attention with your conversation for EIGHT minutes! However, the non-interference policy would be exempted if he had directly beamed them to sick bay and anesthetized them, then returned them to their planet, or discretely repaired their ship (even if that era starship did not have transporter to sick bay function, they could quickly tranquilize them right as they materialized on the transporter pads, as their short term memory would not recall the transport). As long as their (Valiant's) tracks were covered, no one would be the wiser. But I get it, and then the poignancy of the situation and decision would be lost and the story diminished.

@user-ig6dm7cq1g 6 ай бұрын

Incredible!

@richardgroberto Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was outstanding!

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you liked it

@ericregulus8251 Жыл бұрын

Bravo. What a touching exploration of the burdens that accompany the privilege of such rank. The portrayal of those deeply-human emotions of painful regret against the demands of duty was beautifully done. It's those moments that make stories such as this so very real, and so easily identifiable with our lives. Well done.

@pathfinderdiscovery9395 Жыл бұрын

Ahh lawwwd , I been court martialed cause I’d prob weave those people , scanned them an wore there type clothes an blindfolded them till I got them safe air an there environment stable but that’s just me an the captain was so torn on what he he wanted to do , surexhate he went missing in 2271

@cwtnc Жыл бұрын

Me too. I would have dropped air and supplies to them. Which would have left them wondering who did it and thus contaminated their culture with knowledge of advanced aliens. Dereliction of duty for a Starfleet officer. I guess I would have reacted like Captain Tracy of the Exeter watching the Coms being defeated by the Yangs.

@bryangarton2313 Жыл бұрын

💞 it. . very good show.👍👍

@ABCDyeahyeahyeah 11 ай бұрын

The slight quirkiness of Ramirez combined with his humanity (to a fault) is what made him SO endearing to me. It was great to see him have his final hurrah. I hold out hope that secretly, maybe there will be a cameo in the multiverse film coming up soon.

@joshuairwin2016 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately Chuck left with Victoria Fox when she and I parted ways. He had I have spoken many times since then. And I respected his decision.

@BurningFlamesofDivineDragon 10 ай бұрын

Amazing job on this film the acting was fantastic.

@RichardBonomo 11 ай бұрын

Well done!

@joshuairwin2016 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Richard!

@thelefthandedshooter5760 Жыл бұрын

Two friends having an intimate conversation over open comms???? It would have been more intimate to have them together. Perhaps a better fitting uniform shirt for the captain as well. An interesting character study to be sure.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

This was filmed during the height of Covid Lockdowns in 2020. Having the actors together was impossible. The film was purposely written this way to be something we could do during Covid. It wasn’t “open comms” there are secure channels in Stafleet. The Tunic the actor wore was the only one available at the studio on the day of filming.

@thelefthandedshooter5760 Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t meant as an insult but constructive criticism. It was clear they were both on the same starship so having the actors together would have made more sense. The COVID issues certainly make the choices more understandable.

@silvereagle2061 7 ай бұрын

I've visited this studio in Kingsland Ga. (Neutral Zone) twice and it's an amazing place to see. I encourage you to visit and please donate what you can to keep the lights on.

@gabesantiago3074 Жыл бұрын

If Ramirez had returned home, I believe that he would've resigned from Starfleet; I know I would!

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

He wanted to.

@Raggedymannn Жыл бұрын

This is super in the get go beginning 🥰😍🤩💌

@janetbailey3804 Жыл бұрын

THAT EPISODE HIT RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER, RAMIREZ WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST CARING AND COMPASSIONATE CAPTAINS OF STARFLEET. IT WAS SAD TO HEAR OF HIS LOSS HE WAS AN EXCELLENT CAPTAIN INDEED. HIM LIKE MASON WHO USED HUMOR TO GET THROUGH TOUGH SCRAPES AND KEPT ME LAUGHING WERE EXCEPTIONAL CAPTAINS ON TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS

@jeffmckinnon5842 7 ай бұрын

Piccard would have saved them!

@jeffmckinnon5842 7 ай бұрын

I loved the episode, as it deals with the hardest part of having a "Prime Directive" But an event like that would be a big reason why someone would want to step down as Captain. If this were "real", he would be plagued by nightmares for the rest of his life, knowing that those men did not need to die, simply for our principles to be upheld. By saving them, they can never go home, and the Captain likely gets a court marshal, but he could sleep at night, knowing he did all that he could do, to help strangers. It might turn out to be the best decision he ever makes in his life. As Warf once said, "There are always options"

@timonsolus 28 күн бұрын

Even saving the two astronauts and never letting them go home afterwards, so as to avoid cultural contamination, would affect the development of their society. What happens when their society sends another shuttle to investigate the loss of the first one, and discovers that there are no bodies aboard it? Imagine the alien abduction conspiracy theories that could result from such an inexplicable event, and how such theories could affect the society’s views towards alien cultures.

@cowboygeologist7772 10 ай бұрын

Great show. The Prime Directive can be a pain. Just because those stranded are from a prewarp civilization, they are left to die. It must have really broken the Captain's heart.

@timonsolus 28 күн бұрын

The alternative was keeping them prisoner in the Federation for the rest of their lives

@JDtheBlackPhoenix Жыл бұрын

Awesome work.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it brother

@bpdmf2798 Жыл бұрын

1:35 - 1:36 on the lower half there is some error or smear for just a moment, almost directly below the ship near the bottom. Just pointing it out so if you decide to clean up any errors in the future.

@giantclam1822 9 ай бұрын

Star Trek can go on in perpetuity

@robertw31968 Жыл бұрын

Great episode. I have a question however. How did the Captain die?

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

He didn't die, he just... Disappeared.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

It was a real pleasure to work opposite of Chuck in this. Thank you for letting me be a part of the avalon universe

@WhiteCamry 11 ай бұрын

I'd always thought U.S.S. "Hood" was NCC-1707.

@NineWorldsFromDrew 9 ай бұрын

Is “Pizza Rolls” a Harry S Plinkett reference?

@michaelmorton5698 Жыл бұрын

"Supplemental"? You don't start an episode with a stardate of " Supplemental"! It leaves people wondering what they missed.

@michaelmorton5698 Жыл бұрын

If a captain relinquishes command because of major uncertainty, they shouldn't have accepted command of a ship.

@mattatobin Жыл бұрын

I am just not happy that this means Commander Beck won't be coming back unless she does but there is no prospect of that now. I didn't much care for this guy though. About the only reason for me to watch this specific film was Minard.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could give you good news on that. She's talked about the possibility of doing her own film that would be a resolution for her character. I would love to see her do that and left the character's fate open ended so she can. Unfortunately, we had creative differences on the future vision of the project. But I wish her great success.

@vanceamania Жыл бұрын

I'm honored you liked minard enough to watch this particular film. thank you

@mattatobin Жыл бұрын

@@joshuairwin2016 Ah well, I didn't expect a response so thank you very much. Don't get me wrong, Captain Ramirez is a well written character he just isn't quite the main Captain I was set on. So no ill will to them or you. HOWEVER, you have to theoretically promise to consider remembering not to let any other female starfleet officers do knife fights. No one was better than Commander Beck.

@mattatobin Жыл бұрын

@@vanceamania I have been watching everything I can about Minard recently. Has helped pass the time between Avalon films. But also because even JUST in Avalon Universe in a vaccume there is something about the way you play him. I also been occasionally checking out some of the series he has shown up in. A Multiverse of Minard DOES takes a minute to catch up on.

@joshuairwin2016 Жыл бұрын

@@mattatobin For what it's worth... Behind the scenes "Captain Ramirez" choreographed those knife fights, so...