"Polaris" - Page 51

Maurice · August 9 2011, 07:57 PM

Dennis wrote:

A fun fact: the two equipment cases in this shot were just plain solid colored cases that were "taped" to add detail. It's amazing what a few inches of narrow art tape can do to make something visually interesting. The little rectangle was deliberately taped with white on two sides and black on the others to make it look like a raised detail. It actually works surprisingly well.

lennier1 · August 9 2011, 08:02 PM

DS9Sega wrote:

Dennis wrote:

A fun fact: the two equipment cases in this shot were just plain solid colored cases that were "taped" to add detail. It's amazing what a few inches of narrow art tape can do to make something visually interesting. The little rectangle was deliberately taped with white on two sides and black on the others to make it look like a raised detail. It actually works surprisingly well.

Reminds me of Mike Okuda, who turned that into an art form. He probably ordered masking tape by the truckload during his work on various Trek productions.

Maurice · August 9 2011, 08:06 PM

lennier1 wrote:

DS9Sega wrote:

Dennis wrote:

A fun fact: the two equipment cases in this shot were just plain solid colored cases that were "taped" to add detail. It's amazing what a few inches of narrow art tape can do to make something visually interesting. The little rectangle was deliberately taped with white on two sides and black on the others to make it look like a raised detail. It actually works surprisingly well.

Reminds me of Mike Okuda, who turned that into an art form. He probably ordered masking tape by the truckload during his work on various Trek productions.

I actually learned that trick from Mike when he gave me a tour of the Star Trek Art Dept. back in 1990!

Admiral Buzzkill · August 10 2011, 01:23 AM

CorporalCaptain · August 10 2011, 02:04 AM

What is the purpose of the hex grid?

nightwind1 · August 10 2011, 02:37 AM

CorporalCaptain wrote:

What is the purpose of the hex grid?

So they can play wargames, of course!

Admiral Buzzkill · August 10 2011, 03:38 PM

One of Doctor Young's overhead displays - either a bit of an homage or a quick cut-and-paste of text by someone running way behind schedule, take your pick:

middyseafort · August 10 2011, 06:57 PM

Dennis wrote:

One of Doctor Young's overhead displays - either a bit of an homage or a quick cut-and-paste of text by someone running way behind schedule, take your pick:

Things don't tend to go well on that particular hunk of rock.

Maurice · August 10 2011, 10:46 PM

Gina Hernandez (Dr. Valerie Young) with Stephen the Otter, who insisted on being part of the crew...even though all he did was pig out at craft services and flirt with the pretty girls (okay, and boys).

MikeH92467 · August 11 2011, 12:11 AM

Jetfire wrote:

This might have been covered before...but Dennis, Do you make a cameo in the movie? I think that would be kinda fun.

Hey, if it's good enough for Hitchcock....

Maurice · August 11 2011, 01:47 AM

MikeH92467 wrote:

Jetfire wrote:

This might have been covered before...but Dennis, Do you make a cameo in the movie? I think that would be kinda fun.

Hey, if it's good enough for Hitchcock....

Hitchcockian cameos are for The Birds.

Admiral Buzzkill · August 11 2011, 03:52 AM

Ouch!

Admiral Buzzkill · August 12 2011, 03:23 AM

Maurice · August 12 2011, 03:29 AM

I told Cynthia not to let Alex rewind the film. I knew this kind of thing would happen.

Maurice · August 12 2011, 08:26 AM

From the first day of shooting: the camera crew gets set up for the first shot of the day.

August 10 2011, 01:23 AM	#754
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

August 10 2011, 02:04 AM	#755
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: "Polaris" What is the purpose of the hex grid? __________________ John

August 10 2011, 03:38 PM	#757
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" One of Doctor Young's overhead displays - either a bit of an homage or a quick cut-and-paste of text by someone running way behind schedule, take your pick: __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

August 10 2011, 10:46 PM	#759
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" Gina Hernandez (Dr. Valerie Young) with Stephen the Otter, who insisted on being part of the crew...even though all he did was pig out at craft services and flirt with the pretty girls (okay, and boys). __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

August 11 2011, 03:52 AM	#762
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" Ouch! __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

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August 12 2011, 03:23 AM	#763
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

August 12 2011, 03:29 AM	#764
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" I told Cynthia not to let Alex rewind the film. I knew this kind of thing would happen. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

August 12 2011, 08:26 AM	#765
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" From the first day of shooting: the camera crew gets set up for the first shot of the day. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"