When a fan asked what made Voyager different, the answers revealed some variety in what the team was looking at in terms of some of the themes of the doc. In 2020, right before the pandemic hit, the team was able to shoot footage of a Voyager cast reunion on Star Trek: The Cruise, which Zappone said was crucial to the doc, adding, “If we didn’t have that, I honestly don’t think we would have a film.” He also talked about how they got a lot of great footage from fans on the cruise and promised that they will use as much as they can, saying, “the emotional reactions and the impact Voyager had, it just blew me away.”įrom To the Journey footage filmed on the 2020 Star Trek: The Cruise
The fans are just as rabid, just as passionate. I guess I didn’t realize it was just as great for Voyager. Having done what we did with What We Left Behind and partnering with Ira who was an amazing collaborator, I knew the love for Deep Space Nine. He talked about how he has been surprised by the fan reaction so far:
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To the Journey is the latest of a series of Star Trek documentaries produced by Zappone and his production company. Garrett Wang, Jeri Taylor, Lolita Fatjo, and David Zappone at 55-Year Mission convention, Las Vegas, August 2021 (Photo: ) Why Voyager? “We are planning to upres-hopefully-the original 35 millimeter like we did with What We Left Behind.” One of the stretch goals for the crowd-funding was to help the team convert original Voyager footage into high-definition, and Zappone talked about how this was still a goal of the doc. And with the team headed to the Destination Star Trek Germany convention to shoot more footage, including a Voyager reunion panel, Zappone revealed they are also going to take some time out to accept an invitation from the European Space Agency to visit their facilities and put Wang through some astronaut training. The team is also planning on shooting footage on the Paramount lot with Garrett Wang giving a tour of where Voyager was shot and what it was like during that time. That can definitely supplement this documentary. There are other people that have documented their time on Voyager. I do have some footage from my own camera… So that’s the plan. He talked about how he and others are contributing their own footage: Voyager actor Garrett Wang has also been helping out with the doc and was part of the panel as well. There is some particular material he was interested in, saying, “I am looking for the infamous blooper reel. Zappone assured the audience that the doc will not just be talking heads, mentioning that they are working their way through archives to find more footage shot contemporaneously with Star Trek: Voyager in the ’90s. In Vegas, the team played the following video to the crowd that showcased some of the people who had dropped by the studio over the summer.īehind the scenes, bloopers, HD, and more This summer they have been bringing in more people who worked on the show, including guest stars and behind-the-scenes creatives. It was a wonderful interview and you could not have been more gracious.” He also mentioned Robert Beltran’s interview, saying he sat down for them for two and half hours and it “really blew me away,” adding the actor “was just so open, he is just a wonderful, wonderful guy.”Ī number of interviews with members of the cast were done in 2020 during a Voyager reunion on Star Trek: The Cruise. He mentioned a couple of standouts, including one with Star Trek: Voyager co-creator Jeri Taylor (who was a surprise guest on the panel), thanking her and saying “She had us up to her home in northern California and our crew took over her house. At the Las Vegas panel, producer/director Dave Zappone said the team was still “deep in production,” but had already completed a number of interviews. To the Journey production continuesĪfter wrapping up a record-breaking $1.2 million crowd-funding campaign earlier this year, the documentary team set up a new studio to shoot more interviews in June. They also showed a sneak peek, which is now available online.
The Star Trek: Voyager documentary To the Journey was featured on a panel at this month’s 55-Year Mission Las Vegas Star Trek convention that included details on where they are in production and what they have planned.
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