The ultimate Firefly/Serenity fan film in all its glory…The following contains some excerpts from IMDB and other sources like LootCrate.
I think it’s safe to say that Joss Whedon‘s Firefly series isn’t going to come back anytime soon, if ever. Thanks to the fans, though, that universe will never die! Loot Crate has released a 15-minute short film called “The Verse” that is set in the world of Firefly, and it actually turned out really cool.
The short features a new crew, a new Serenity inspired ship called the Overland, and, of course, a story that features a little bit of misbehavin’.
The dialogue and tone of the short feel very familiar, and I’m sure fans of the series are really going to enjoy what it has to offer, especially when it comes to the humor. Even though this is a different crew full of characters with different names, they are obviously based on the lovably awesome crew of the Serenity, and it works really well in this.
Meet Captain Bret Hunter (Ryan Caldwell), a former Alliance Navy man gone AWOL, and his ragtag crew and passengers aboard the Overland, a scrappy transport ship on the outskirts of the galaxy–and the law. Along for the ride are: Caroline Stack (Jennifer Wenger), a formidable bounty hunter and co-owner of the ship; ship’s pilot Travis “Yoke” Sandspur (Peter Weidman), the Captain’s old Navy buddy; Rusty Duvall (Zack Finfrock), awkward and genius ship’s mechanic; Maribelle Crawford (Tybee Diskin), a Governor’s runaway daughter and master markswoman; and Jon “Chow” Zhou (Ewan Chung), a traveling salesman/conman attempting to make a buck and show his worth on board. After rounding up Annie Whitehall (Alex Marshall-Brown), an unlikely bounty wanted for murder, Stack commissions Captain Hunter to deliver the girl to a border planet, but Commodore Woodruff (Vic Mignogna of Star Trek Continues) has other plans.
—Marissa Zaenger
Starring Hunter (the captain): Ryan Caldwell (@rycaldwell)
With: Jennifer Wenger as “Stack” (@JennyWenger) (of Salvage Marines, starring Casper Van Dien)
Also with…Yoke: Peter Weidman (@PeterWeidman) Maribelle: Tybee Diskin (@hellotybeeren) Rusty: Zack Finfrock (@ZackFinfrock) Annie: Alex Marshall-Brown (@amarshallbrown) Chow: Ewan Chung (@ewanchung)
I searched for original postings of the The Verse article by Lootcrate, but it’s gone online. Below are snapshots from the magazine, which you may want to zoom into in order to read.
ART & MORE…
About these pics…
I decided to post all these pics because many were shot on location at the California studios rather than at a custom made studio like The Neutral Zone. And also, these are a great record of how pre-production was done, so it’s great food for thought if you would like to make a Firefly fan film. Note: I’d love to make a Firefly fanfilm here in metro Detroit some day, let me know if you’re interested on my Facebook.com/DeanLach page or comment below. Cheers for now…Dean
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