“My favorite moment during the making of that movie [Star Trek VI] was the day before we started shooting on the starship Excelsior’s bridge. It was a complicated set and we were working like crazy, trying to finish everything in time. We looked up and saw George Takei, on his day off, stroll onto the stage. He walked slowly around the bridge, inspecting every detail, then sat in the captain’s chair. He knew it was his ship and he was clearly savoring it.”

- Denise Okuda, art department, Star Trek The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek Voyager magazine #8 sept. 1996

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Theatrical Poster

S’chn T’gai Spock: a Shakespeare Nerd

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.