Editing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (section)

==''What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''==
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In 2017, [[Ira Steven Behr]] announced he had reconvened much of the former cast and crew of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' for a documentary film entitled ''What We Left Behind'' (eventually released as ''What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''). It had a very positive response and surpassed its fundraising goals, and this success led to ground-breaking conversions of ''Deep Space Nine'' footage into higher definition, although it caused some delays. A screening version was released in late 2018 in Hollywood, in New York City, and at the ''Destination Star Trek'' convention in the UK.<ref name="trektoday.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.trektoday.com/content/2018/09/what-we-left-behind-world-premiere/|title=What We Left Behind World Premiere – TrekToday|date=September 10, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="trekmovie.com"/><ref name="ComicBook.com1">{{cite web |date=December 22, 2018 |author=JAMIE LOVETT |title=See 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' in HD for the First Time |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/12/22/star-trek-deep-space-nine-hd-documentary-what-we-left-behind/ |access-date=2021-10-10 }}</ref>

By February 2017, the documentary was partially finished, with an [[Indiegogo]] fundraising page set up to crowdsource the rest of the money needed to complete it. In addition to interviews with cast and crew, the documentary explored ''Deep Space Nine''{{'}}s legacy; Behr also reconvened the series' old writers' room to develop a script for the first episode of an imagined eighth season, which featured in the film.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 9, 2017 |author=Lance Ulanoff |url=http://mashable.com/2017/02/09/deep-space-nine-documentary-news/ |agency=Mashable |title=Deep Space Nine documentary gets crowdfunding push |access-date=February 1, 2021 }}</ref> In 2017, a tentative release date was set for 2018.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 8, 2017 |first=Beth |last=Elderkin |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-deep-space-nine-documentary-reveals-what-would-ha-1792170830 |agency=io9 |title=A New Deep Space Nine Documentary Reveals What Would Have Happened in Season Eight |access-date=February 9, 2021 }}</ref> In the summer of 2018, the makers scheduled special release events starting in October 2018.<ref name="trekmovie.com">{{cite web|url=https://trekmovie.com/2018/08/27/star-trek-ds9-composer-dennis-mccarthy-to-score-what-we-left-behind-backer-premieres-announced/|title=Star Trek: DS9 Composer Dennis McCarthy To Score 'What We Left Behind,' Backer Premieres Announced |first=Anthony |last=Pascale |website=TrekMovie.com }}</ref> A version was able to be screened at these special release events at Paramount in Hollywood and some other locations, but a decision was made to delay the media release to increase the number of high-definition conversions.<ref name="trektoday.com"/><ref name="ComicBook.com1"/>

In 2017, a fundraiser for the documentary surpassed its target of nearly $150,000 within a day of going live.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/what-we-left-behind-star-trek-deep-space-nine-doc|publisher=Indiegogo|title=What We Left Behind: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Doc|access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> It went on to raise over $500,000 by March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 10, 2017 |first=Elizabeth |last=Howell |url=https://www.space.com/35991-star-trek-ds9-documentary-crowdfunding-success.html |title='Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Doc Warps Way Beyond Crowdfunding Goal |website=Space.com}}</ref> When it concluded, it had raised over $631,000 from thousands of donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treknews.net/2017/03/10/ds9-documentary-thank-you/|title=DS9 Documentary Reaches Final Day, Team Releases Thank You Video [UPDATED] |first=Kyle |last=Hadyniak |date=March 10, 2017}}</ref>

Development of ''What We Left Behind'' took extra time due in part to the large amount of material for editing and technical challenges.<ref name="ComicBook.com">{{cite web |date=April 24, 2018 |author=JAMIE LOVETT |title='Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Documentary Offers New Update |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/04/23/star-trek-deep-space-nine-documentary-update-what-we-left-behind/ |access-date=2021-10-10 }}</ref> This includes crafting special-effects footage and working with CBS to make high-definition scans.<ref name="ComicBook.com"/> The makers also expanded the amount of footage that was remastered and innovated with a 16:9 scan of the original ''DS9'' film.<ref name="trekmovie.com"/>

In August 2018, it was the announced that the documentary would have original music scored by ''Star Trek'' veterans Dennis McCarthy (256 ''Star Trek'' episodes scored) and [[Kevin Kiner]] (10 ''Star Trek'' episodes scored).<ref name="trekmovie.com"/> The documentary's producer was Kai de Mello-Folsom, in consultation with others from the original creative team including [[Michael Okuda]], Jonathan West, and [[Doug Drexler]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-07-03 |first=Anthony |last=Pascale |url=https://trekmovie.com/2018/07/03/editing-completed-for-what-we-left-behind-ds9-documentary-expected-to-be-released-this-year/ |title=Editing Completed For 'What We Left Behind,' Star Trek: DS9 Documentary Expected To Be Released This Year |website=TrekMovie.com }}</ref>

''What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' premiered in late 2018 at these locations:<ref name="trektoday.com"/>

* Los Angeles, October 12
* New York City, October 14
* [[Birmingham]], UK, October 20, during the ''Destination Star Trek'' convention<ref name="trektoday.com"/>

The strong community support and overall response, as well as the creative team's access to resources to create the high-definition sequences, led to a delay to increase the sequences filmed in higher definition for the documentary.<ref name="ComicBook.com1"/> Although the screening version was complete and could have been released as-is, a creative decision was made to undertake converting more sequences into high definition.<ref name="ComicBook.com1"/>
One teaser showed concept art of a ''Star Trek'' spacecraft, which appears in the documentary in an animated sequence.<ref name="trekmovie-unveils">{{cite web |url=https://trekmovie.com/2018/10/20/what-we-left-behind-doc-unveils-star-trek-deep-space-nine-season-8-starship/ |title='What We Left Behind' Doc Unveils 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Season 8 Starship |author=TrekMovie com Staff |website=TrekMovie.com}}</ref> The spacecraft design was by John Eaves, who designed many spacecraft in the franchise's television shows and theatrical films.<ref name="trekmovie-unveils" />

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On May 13, 2019, a limited theatrical version was released.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/what-we-left-behind-documentary-deep-space-nine.html |title=What We Left Behind Boldly Argues for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Place in the Black TV Canon |last=Bastién |first=Angelica Jade |date=May 17, 2019 |website=Vulture.com |access-date=May 27, 2019 }}</ref> It played at about 800 theaters and grossed over $380,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2019-05-13&track=hathawawilsoncomedy.htm |title=Daily Box Office for Monday, May 13, 2019 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 4, 2020 }}</ref> The film reviewed various aspects of the series from a perspective of 20 years later, explored a plot for a notional eighth season and included many clips rescanned from original footage in high definition.<ref name="vulture" />

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from nine critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_we_left_behind_looking_back_at_star_trek_deep_space_nine |title=What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2019) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=April 20, 2021 }}</ref>