Transporter Effects Day 5: Enterprise and NuTrek
Enterprise tries to mix the TNG effect with the TOS (including sounds), and while the transporter is safe for biomatter, it’s definitely in the early stages. sprinkles abound.
Star Trek 2009: Squibbly, squirrely, overly dramatic effect. Like being transported into an A-Ha video.
Star Trek Beyond: Franklin’s Enterprise-Era transporters are a bit rougher but also one of the faster ones I’ve seen.
Transporter Effects Day 5: Enterprise and NuTrek
Enterprise tries to mix the TNG effect with the TOS (including sounds), and while the transporter is safe for biomatter, it’s definitely in the early stages. sprinkles abound.
Star Trek 2009: Squibbly, squirrely, overly dramatic effect. Like being transported into an A-Ha video.
Star Trek Beyond: Franklin’s Enterprise-Era transporters are a bit rougher but also one of the faster ones I’ve seen.
Transporter effects day 3: 90′s Trek
The returns of sprinkles! The effect involved stirring something in a big clear container and filming it.
The TNG and DS9 effects for the Starfleet transporter remains unchanged throughout the series. I’ve included the Cardassian one as it was featured heavily in the show, and is just pretty to look at with the gold waves and swirls.
The Voyager one includes three big beads of light a reminiscent of the movie era.
Transporter effects day 3: 90′s Trek
The returns of sprinkles! The effect involved stirring something in a big clear container and filming it.
The TNG and DS9 effects for the Starfleet transporter remains unchanged throughout the series. I’ve included the Cardassian one as it was featured heavily in the show, and is just pretty to look at with the gold waves and swirls.
The Voyager one includes three big beads of light a reminiscent of the movie era.
Transporter Effects Day 2: Classic Movies Edition
TMP: As this is a brand new transporter room and effect, and as there was a mishap (we made a pile of sentient goo!) a hour before they’re being extra careful with it. which is why it take fifteen seconds to beam in. You won’t be catching anyone unaware with that. It’s like watching a kaleidoscope
Wrath of Khan: This is better but it still takes an ungodly amount of time to beam in. The two big columns of light that ensures everyone within 10km knows where you beamed in. The columns of light would stay incorporated throughout the rest of the movies, although here it’s horizontal. Sparkles are back.
Search for Spock: Big Bright Columns, less sparkles.
Voyage Home: The only no Starfleet transporter in the bunch. multiple columns, some sparkles.
Final Frontier: We cheaped out on the sfx company and budget so very cheezy looking sparkles and instead of columns we have….ovals?
Undiscovered Country: Back to basics, the columns have returned and minimal sparkles.
Transporter Effects Day 2: Classic Movies Edition
TMP: As this is a brand new transporter room and effect, and as there was a mishap (we made a pile of sentient goo!) a hour before they’re being extra careful with it. which is why it take fifteen seconds to beam in. You won’t be catching anyone unaware with that. It’s like watching a kaleidoscope
Wrath of Khan: This is better but it still takes an ungodly amount of time to beam in. The two big columns of light that ensures everyone within 10km knows where you beamed in. The columns of light would stay incorporated throughout the rest of the movies, although here it’s horizontal. Sparkles are back.
Search for Spock: Big Bright Columns, less sparkles.
Voyage Home: The only no Starfleet transporter in the bunch. multiple columns, some sparkles.
Final Frontier: We cheaped out on the sfx company and budget so very cheezy looking sparkles and instead of columns we have….ovals?
Undiscovered Country: Back to basics, the columns have returned and minimal sparkles.
As suggested by @thecaptainoutoftime I’ll be doing a weeklong set about (mainline) transporters effects. I’ll mostly focus on Starfleet ones.
Transporters effects Day 1: TOS/TAS Edition
With bonus The Cage transporter which just takes forever and had to be compressed down. But not nearly as long as TMP. A lot of sprinkles in each case, looks like you should be decorating a pastry with the TAS one.
As suggested by @thecaptainoutoftime I’ll be doing a weeklong set about (mainline) transporters effects. I’ll mostly focus on Starfleet ones.
Transporters effects Day 1: TOS/TAS Edition
With bonus The Cage transporter which just takes forever and had to be compressed down. But not nearly as long as TMP. A lot of sprinkles in each case, looks like you should be decorating a pastry with the TAS one.
The Transporter Room Console “Star Trek”
Caps I ended up not using for the Transporter Post the other day
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