Some great camera tricks

[Mres_was_framed!]

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Ceiling M'Ress.

Did someone mention my client? I assure you any accusations are mistaken

 

[I am not Herbert]

Sadly it's very magenta'd by the ravages of time

aren't we all

 

[David cgc]

IIRC the radial beams were wild and could be lifted out. The only fixed part was over the command chair and the helm with the "artificial horizon" dome.

They would've had to have been. It bothered me once I noticed that solid ceiling meant there was no light source for the bridge in-universe, all the light had to have been coming from out-of-view ceiling panels and consoles being removed.

I suppose it's futuristic to not have any visible lights, but it's mostly weird.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

They would've had to have been. It bothered me once I noticed that solid ceiling meant there was no light source for the bridge in-universe, all the light had to have been coming from out-of-view ceiling panels and consoles being removed.

I suppose it's futuristic to not have any visible lights, but it's mostly weird.

Still better than bright white lens flares everywhere you look, because the JJ bridge lights seemed to be mounted on the consoles and aimed sideways into people's faces.

 

[Phaser Two]

Still better than bright white lens flares everywhere you look, because the JJ bridge lights seemed to be mounted on the consoles and aimed sideways into people's faces.

Reason #172 (and a good one) why those movies are best left in the bin. The Apple Store bridge was a monstrosity.

 

[Phaser Two]

Well, now I'm surprised to have been a dumb kid who was right all along. They didn't outsmart me with a miniature ceiling, they outsmarted themselves with overspending. The budget on TMP inflated harmfully because so much was wasted.

What's worse, the TMP bridge they came up with isn't even beautiful. It's all bland and gray, and I dislike how the fixtures are shaped. Look how dashing the TV bridge was:

https://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season3/307-in-truth-no-beauty/in-truth-no-beauty-br-371.jpg

This still frame, with its angular shapes and the contrast of red highlights against the blacks, has more drama and techno-glamour than the whole movie did ten years later.

The TOS bridge is a production design masterpiece. And in the shot you chose— starboard stations manned!!!!! Yay!!!

(I do also quite like the bridge in TWOK.)

Edit—whoops, sorry for the two posts in a row.

 

[Sir Rhosis]

Both of those solutions are ugly. But it's great when they covered the sound stage with a gorgeous matte painting:

https://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season1/100-the-cage/the-cage-br-377.jpg

WHINY NITPICK: Pretty sure Hunter and Oliver were filmed on location not on a stage for this scene.

Sir Rhosis

 

[CorporalCaptain]

WHINY NITPICK: Pretty sure Hunter and Oliver were filmed on location not on a stage for this scene.

Sir Rhosis

Where was it? Could it have been a backlot?

 

[The Salt Umpire]

aren't we all

The Wrinkly Magentas

 

[Sir Rhosis]

Where was it? Could it have been a backlot?

I'm pretty sure it is the "Arab Village" portion of the famous 40 Acres backlot, which is where the other Rigel exteriors were shot. I've seen a photo of Hunter and Oliver running toward the entrance (which has a curved arch, which is real) without the fortress matted in. Where? I can't recall. Maybe on this very board.

Sir Rhosis

 

[mb22]

I'm pretty sure it is the "Arab Village" portion of the famous 40 Acres backlot, which is where the other Rigel exteriors were shot. I've seen a photo of Hunter and Oliver running toward the entrance (which has a curved arch, which is real) without the fortress matted in. Where? I can't recall. Maybe on this very board.

Sir Rhosis