The Bridge Main Viewing Screen

[johnnybear]

I know Captain Pike had a copy of A Guide For The Married Man but I can't think why...
JB

 

[BillJ]

I just thought that blue edge was a bit of "bleed" , revealing a bit of the "blue-screen" surface where the optical was positioned. I also figured it "glowed" because the optical department tweaked the contrast of the film making the blue bolder for a "cleaner" insertion.

But I'm probably and totally off the mark in my assumption.

Some kind of light strip. You can get a good look at is as Kirk walks by the viewscreen at the end of "The Doomsday Machine".

http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/2x06/doomsdaymachine_585.jpg

 

[Redfern]

Some kind of light strip. You can get a good look at is as Kirk walks by the viewscreen at the end of "The Doomsday Machine".

http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/2x06/doomsdaymachine_585.jpg

Thanks for that screen capture. Well, that settles it. It's not an "artifact" of the optical matte process (as I speculated). It's an actual feature of the set.

 

[Albertese]

Do you suppose that the lit border was for the optical compositing? The lit rectangle might have been used as a reference for the effect. I'm just guessing here.

--Alex

 

[Metryq]

Do you suppose that the lit border was for the optical compositing? The lit rectangle might have been used as a reference for the effect. I'm just guessing here.

--Alex

I considered that long ago, but rejected the idea. I knew that the border was part of the set, but even a full bluescreen wouldn't help in compositing. It would merely add steps. A simple locked-off shot and a manual matte is all that is needed. And the glowing border would do nothing to make the frame "more visible." If anything it would make "jigsawing" effects more noticeable.