Discovery VFX Panel Recap

[Tuskin38]

https://www.startrek.com/news/wondercon-discovery-panel

 

[Galaxy]

Where at Pixomondo are the Discovery effects being done Germany, USA, Canada, everywhere?
One does quite often get the idea that there is a disconnect with the team that does vfx, so that makes me wonder if they are working through several time zones.

 

[DEWLine]

Pixomondo has three Canadian studio-offices: Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal. Add in the Los Angeles office, which will be useful for the Picard Project as well...

 

[Midquest]

So, wait. Was the monster that tried to kill young Michael a le-matya? Interesting if so. Quite a different look for it!

 

[DEWLine]

Not a le-matya. What that actually was, I don't know yet.

 

[Tuskin38]

Not a le-matya. What that actually was, I don't know yet.

https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1112119612496175104

This seems to imply that it was.

 

[F. King Daniel]

https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1112119612496175104

This seems to imply that it was.

But it's still Prime, right?

 

[DEWLine]

Whatever they said, that is NOT a le-matya.

(Mind you, Vulcan needs more variety in its wildlife anyway, so the creature's existence is welcome.)

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Le-matya

 

[WarpFactorZ]

Whatever they said, that is NOT a le-matya.

(Mind you, Vulcan needs more variety in its wildlife anyway, so the creature's existence is welcome.)

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Le-matya

Why, because it doesn't match a one-off cartoon drawing from 47 years ago?

 

[DEWLine]

If we're adding in Caitians (also from that same cartoon series)...

 

[Tuskin38]

Whatever they said, that is NOT a le-matya.

It is now.

Maybe.

 

[DanielPMonut]

Where at Pixomondo are the Discovery effects being done Germany, USA, Canada, everywhere?
One does quite often get the idea that there is a disconnect with the team that does vfx, so that makes me wonder if they are working through several time zones.

Previs for DSC is done at Pixo LA, everything else (assets, anim, comps, lighting, etc) is all run out of Pixo Toronto.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Why, because it doesn't match a one-off cartoon drawing from 47 years ago?

And an episode of ENT 15 years ago.

 

[Tuskin38]

And an episode of ENT 15 years ago.

That was a Sehlat.

The le-matya was only ever mentioned and seen in TAS before now.

 

[The Mighty Monkey of Mim]

But it's still Prime, right?

Why not? When did selectively re-imagining (or even outright ignoring, for that matter) anything from TAS (or any other show, for that matter) ever pose an obstacle to this before? It's been happening for decades, so it's rather late to be crying foul now.

And an episode of ENT 15 years ago.

There was no le-matya in ENT, only a sehlat. And just because that looked more or less the same as in TAS doesn't mean the le-matya has to as well. It is not, nor has it ever been, an all-or-nothing proposition. As Kirk says in STIII: "Don't quote rules to me..."

Besides, for all we know, "le-matya" is a general Vulcan term for "predatory Forge beast that can't be domesticated" or "abominable mutant left over from our ancient nuclear wars" or simply "creature with poisonous claws." Or it's a species that exhibits wild sexual dimorphism.

And ultimately, the animal that attacked Burnham wasn't even called a le-matya onscreen anyway, so...

-MMoM