Hello everyone! Over the last few months I've been going episode by episode and cataloging every shot of the Enterprise from the original series. Ever wonder how much stock footage of the ship was used? (Quite a bit.) And what shots were used when? Well now you too can know.
I've given each shot a name, noted it's first and last appearance, and how many times it was used. Then I've cataloged each episode and what shots it contained.
If Mr. Okuda is still poking around these here parts, I did have a question for him. On the text commentary for The Trouble with Tribbles it says that this is the last episode to contain new shots of the Enterprise. Going by both production order and order aired there are later episodes with new shots. (I have to admit I was shocked when I came across a new shot as late as season three!) Did you have access to some sort of shot list that showed that Tribbles was the last episode with Enterprise filming (even though they may not have appeared until later episodes)?
A pre-emptive clarification: I'm cataloging the shots of the Enterprise (and her sister ships when they appear). So when I say that there is only one or two new shots of the Enterprise in season three, I realize that there were many new shots in seasons three, but all of them but one (maybe two) use footage of the ship shot previously but composited with new FX. (The Where No Man Has Gone Before shots got a lot of mileage.)
Like I said, I've been working on this for a couple of months. In that time I've discovered shots that I thought were the same that were differnt. I've found shots that I thought were separate that turned out to be the same. I've discovered that my counting was mathematically challenged. So if anyone spots any mistakes or has any questions, please speak up! (A redundant request seeing as this is TrekBBS.
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So without any further delay, here are the shot titles, along with a description and a representative screen grab. Warp drive, Mr. Scott!
List of Shots (In order of appearance, first and last appearances in appearance in parenthesis, number of times used in brackets):
62 shots total (Does not include shots such as the office windows in The Trouble with Tribbles or Flint's small Enterprise.)
Whoosh (The Cage - That Which Survives) [18] - The Very First Shot. 3 foot model. Used as the opening credits "Whoosh" shot. Sometimes this shot is given a "slide" so the ship stays center screen longer.
Cage Dish (The Cage - That Which Survives) [3] - 3 foot model. The Enterprise flies right into the camera. (Bad Number One!)
Cage Bridge (The Cage - Is There in Truth No Beauty?) [14] - The shot that comes from under the ship, up over the saucer: The "into the bridge shot". First appearance of the 11 foot model.
I've given each shot a name, noted it's first and last appearance, and how many times it was used. Then I've cataloged each episode and what shots it contained.
If Mr. Okuda is still poking around these here parts, I did have a question for him. On the text commentary for The Trouble with Tribbles it says that this is the last episode to contain new shots of the Enterprise. Going by both production order and order aired there are later episodes with new shots. (I have to admit I was shocked when I came across a new shot as late as season three!) Did you have access to some sort of shot list that showed that Tribbles was the last episode with Enterprise filming (even though they may not have appeared until later episodes)?
A pre-emptive clarification: I'm cataloging the shots of the Enterprise (and her sister ships when they appear). So when I say that there is only one or two new shots of the Enterprise in season three, I realize that there were many new shots in seasons three, but all of them but one (maybe two) use footage of the ship shot previously but composited with new FX. (The Where No Man Has Gone Before shots got a lot of mileage.)
Like I said, I've been working on this for a couple of months. In that time I've discovered shots that I thought were the same that were differnt. I've found shots that I thought were separate that turned out to be the same. I've discovered that my counting was mathematically challenged. So if anyone spots any mistakes or has any questions, please speak up! (A redundant request seeing as this is TrekBBS.
)So without any further delay, here are the shot titles, along with a description and a representative screen grab. Warp drive, Mr. Scott!
Catalog of FX
(All images are click-able thumbnails.)
List of Shots (In order of appearance, first and last appearances in appearance in parenthesis, number of times used in brackets):
62 shots total (Does not include shots such as the office windows in The Trouble with Tribbles or Flint's small Enterprise.)
Whoosh (The Cage - That Which Survives) [18] - The Very First Shot. 3 foot model. Used as the opening credits "Whoosh" shot. Sometimes this shot is given a "slide" so the ship stays center screen longer.
Cage Dish (The Cage - That Which Survives) [3] - 3 foot model. The Enterprise flies right into the camera. (Bad Number One!)
Cage Bridge (The Cage - Is There in Truth No Beauty?) [14] - The shot that comes from under the ship, up over the saucer: The "into the bridge shot". First appearance of the 11 foot model.
