UPDATE TO INITIAL POST.
I’ve continued to work on my Trek projects behind the scenes, but I’ve also taken some time away from them to focus on other things like The Rings of Power.
Here is where my various edits currently stand:
DSC - I took a hiatus to focus on other projects and need to get back to this to finish Season 4. I have upgraded my footage and incorporated relevant deleted scenes into all of my edits.
PIC - I added another deleted scene to season 1 and polished the surrounding sequence. I also got most of the way through a v2.0 polish on season 2 when I realized that I ultimately want to swap the order of seasons 2 and 3. Because of this, I’m waiting on the season 3 BluRay to come out in September so that I can finish editing the entire series the way I want.
SNW - With season 2 now airing, I have a better handle on how I want season 1 to end. I’m hoping to get back on this project soon, but I am also aware that with so many plotlines going on this this show, I may be wise to see all of season 2 before getting into the weeds.
PRO - Just ahead of the sudden cancellation and removal of Prodigy, I managed to screen record all of season 1. I always wanted to edit this show to remove a little of the kid humor and on-the-nose dialogue. In solidarity with the fan attention this series is now getting, I may prioritize that effort. I’m not yet sure what format my version will take. I will probably aim for 9-episode “seasons” like my other efforts, but I’m not sure how many “seasons” I will make from this content or how long the episodes will be.
OTHER - I’ve had it in mind to revisit some of the 90s Trek series to give them a bit of a polish for pacing and tone. I’m also interested in adding some musical cues from some of the newer shows, in order to enhance overall cohesion (can you imagine some of the Dominion track from PIC season 3 getting heard at key points in DS9?). This effort is obviously on the back burner and will either require a lot of advanced remastering work on my part or the availability of remastered footage from another contributor. I currently have no plans to work on Lower Decks; while I have enjoyed that series, I don’t feel strongly enough about it to invest.
NOTE that all of my edits will eventually benefit from some more advanced VFX work, but I continue to budget for a more ideal computer and software that will be able to handle that. Specifically, I’m hoping to get a higher end screen and enough speed/RAM to work well with Topaz and the more advanced AI features of DaVinci Resolve.