Empire Magazine pics!

[Jon1701]

Fucking awesome.

 

[Darth_Pinche]

Kirk's insignia looks metallic-speckled to me... like the material of Finnegan's academy tunic seen here.
Is it a re-imagined version of the academy tunic?

Jimmy! You plebe!!!!

This stuff looks better and better. The slow release of photos will allow us to ease into the new Trek aesthetic slowly. Genius.

 

[ST-One]

Ok, I see two frames, one in front of the other. If the thing in the back is supposed to be a window frame, why is the starfield extending all the way in front of the frame to the forward frame (look at the far right & along the top)? That doesn't make sense unless you believe they are showing a picture of a starfield imposed on top of another starfield.

It just don't add up.

Look closer.
This is just the reflection of the set on the glass.

Maybe I wasn't clear, this is what I mean:

Why is there starfield on top of the 'window frame'?

That is the reflection I was talking about

 

[ancient]

Reflection off of what, exactly?

 

[Disco Bones]

Reflection off of what, exactly?

It's the cove and light band directly in front of the screen / window on the inside.

 

[ST-One]

Reflection off of what, exactly?

Of the frame around the window/screen. It's right there.

 

[ancient]

AAGGH! I'm talking about the starfield not the f***ing light strip.

EDIT: Ok, the frame, I see. Damn thee, english.

If that's a reflection, then there is no window. It's just a viewer.

 

[ST-One]

AAGGH! I'm talking about the starfield not the f***ing light strip.

Yes, you are seeing the starfield through the reflected inside of the window-frame. It's not that difficult to see...

 

[THE CHEBB]

Groovy!

 

[Sector 7]

Ok, I see two frames, one in front of the other. If the thing in the back is supposed to be a window frame, why is the starfield extending all the way in front of the frame to the forward frame (look at the far right & along the top)? That doesn't make sense unless you believe they are showing a picture of a starfield imposed on top of another starfield.

It just don't add up.

Look closer.
This is just the reflection of the set on the glass.

Maybe I wasn't clear, this is what I mean:

Why is there starfield on top of the 'window frame'?

Reflection off of what, exactly?

Go look at the sides of the glass on a mirror. This will show the same effect. Even the frame will reflect onto the mirror. Hope this helps, my friend.

Would it really have killed them to put Kirk in a gold uniform for the promotional pics?
It's not like they're giving away some big "secret" that he eventually becomes the Captain, after all.

The MTV site which first posted a pic of Pine without the gold shirt said "it is part of the plot". We don't know what that plot is yet, but I also think it makes Pine stand out as different from Kirk while being Kirk.
A good example of Shat wearing the black, long-sleeve undershirt is on Arena. Evidently it was chilly where they filmed it in the desert.

 

[ancient]

AAGGH! I'm talking about the starfield not the f***ing light strip.

Yes, you are seeing the starfield through the reflected inside of the window-frame. It's not that difficult to see...

Yeah, you're right, It's a frame. Inner frame, not outer.

The window is a lie!

 

[datas_cat_spot]

The fact that you can see the hull of the ship is what gives it a window effect. Without that, it would seem more like a typical viewer just with some additional images overlaid.

 

[T'Aerwynd]

No, he means the stuff in the red boxes above.

 

[Sector 7]

Also, considering it is the only thing between them and space... maybe multiple layers is a good thing.

 

[ST-One]

AAGGH! I'm talking about the starfield not the f***ing light strip.

Yes, you are seeing the starfield through the reflected inside of the window-frame. It's not that difficult to see...

Yeah, you're right, It's a frame. Inner frame, not outer.

The window is a lie!

Why is it a lie?
The frame is angled upwards and to the sides on the inside of the hull, the same is probably true for the outside of the hull, and that is why we cant see the outside-frame...

 

[ancient]

Yes, you are seeing the starfield through the reflected inside of the window-frame. It's not that difficult to see...

Yeah, you're right, It's a frame. Inner frame, not outer.

The window is a lie!

Why is it a lie?
The frame is angled upwards and to the sides on the inside of the hull, the same is probably true for the outside of the hull, and that is why we cant see the outside-frame...

There seems to be no indication that the viewer is a window now, to me. It could be, but there doesn't seem to be anything implying such.

 

[Tyberius]

The fact that you can see the hull of the ship is what gives it a window effect. Without that, it would seem more like a typical viewer just with some additional images overlaid.

You can see the hull. It is somewhat visible. The first sixth or eighth of the viewer window shows the hull. You can clearly see "NCC"

 

[Franklin]

AAGGH! I'm talking about the starfield not the f***ing light strip.

Yes, you are seeing the starfield through the reflected inside of the window-frame. It's not that difficult to see...

Yeah, you're right, It's a frame. Inner frame, not outer.

The window is a lie!

I noticed what you did, too. Bothered the heck out of me.

And, it's not the frame. Look at it again closely. It's the glass (or whatever) itself, but it's tinted. Notice the light blue line in particular. Follow it around the window (or whatever). The stars are not reflections, but are being seen through the tinted part of this window/view screen.

 

[steveman]

JJ Abrams
"For me, the costumes were a microcosm of the entire project, which was how to take something that's kind of silly and make it feel real. But how do you make legitimate those near-primary colour costumes? How do you make legitimate the pointy ears and the bowl haircut? It's ridiculous and as potentially cliched as it gets. How do you watch Galaxy Quest and then go make a Star Trek movie?"

With this attitude, he shouldn't have been let anywhere near Star Trek.

Next time, they need to get Richard Donner.

I'll be honest...

There really hasn't been an instance where I've read something that J.J. Abrams said and thought "Wow. That was really insightful."

The guy may be one of the most creative, talented people in Hollywood, but he doesn't really strike me as being particularly well-spoken. Just an observation. Of course, this won't matter one lick if Trek turns out to be as good as it has looked so far.

Truthfully, Abrams is probably more of a visual communicator than a verbal one. But, point is: Ron Moore, he's not.

 

[SonicRanger]

Isn't it possible in the Trek universe to manufacture a material that only allows visible light through in one direction? Sort of like a diode only lets current flow in one direction? From the outside, such a "window" would look solid, possibly like a solid black rectangle (as seen in "The Cage") or no different from the rest of the hull.