A sizzle reel is a video shown to investors and buyers that showcases a show’s storyline, setting, characters, look, tone and style in under a few minutes.
One was made for TUGS - which still exists, funnily enough - but since a certain group who own a copy aren't willing to show it in full, I decided to recreate it from the ground up.
Using an audio recording of the reel by an unknown person as a reference, I recreated the reel's soundtrack with the help of Chris Dale, who was kind enough to provide his Captain Star voice. Combined with footage that was put together by KZfaqr Mason Dey ( / @masondey ) a few months ago, we now have what I believe to be the definitive version of the reel.
Credit also goes to these people:
The TUGS Project (Intro / first 3 minutes)
The Star Switcher (Opening shot of Zorran / Blank Credits)
Inferno Birdy (For the camera recording)
StarTom (For his version of the extended end credits theme)
John Hayes (Stabilizing the leaked camera recording)
HazelWalle (For color correcting the camera recording)
I.T.H. Productions (For the digitised clips provided by the Star Tugs Trust (yuck) )
UnknownThomasFan1 (For additional VHS footage)