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Designer Ryan Church Defends His New Enterprise NCC 1701 Design

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By GustavoLeao / 21:27, 12 November 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

New Star Trek movie production designer Ryan Church, the designer of the new starship Enterprise NCC 1701, posted the following message at TrekMovie.com comments forum, responding from the criticism of some fans regarding his new design. Here is his message :

"I'm not going to get involved in the mud slinging, here, but needed to assure you guys and gals: we've built you a fine ship." Church wrote at TrekMovie forum "To clarify: there's a slight optical illusion occurring here, consequence of the "camera" angle. For Rick [Sternbach] and others who worry the nacelles don't have a clear line of sight over the disc - they, in fact, do. We were hardly working in a vacuum. I raided ILM reference photos like a madman. We were deferential to "inviolates" of Star Trek design vocabulary. Additionally, the profile here isn't 100% representative, because, as you've noticed, the Bussards are dimmed. The true profile of the nacelles may or may not be revealed here, and that's all I'll say."

You can read more, including Sternbach comments, at TrekMovie.

Star Trek Phase II fan series actor/producer James Cawley also defends the new Enterprise design in a new editorial at TrekMovie.com.



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RE: New Star Trek Enterprise Looks Stupid | Report this post to moderator
By: Hbasm (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:27:43 on Nov 14, 2008

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Every single version of Star Trek has tried to re-invent the aesthetic of the show, when what made it cool was the original 60s look.

You can forget it. This movie is supposed to impress a new generation of kids as well.

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The nacelles look like that planet-eater from an episode in the original series.

The what? Nobody today knows what you are talking about except the most hardcore TOS fans. I am not one of them.

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The texture of the fabric of the crew's uniforms is wrong. The lighting is wrong. The glass panels and viewscreens are wrong.

But it looks better that way. 'Nuff said.

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The SOUNDS, the MUSIC, the minimalism and the special effects and colors are what made the original Star Trek so distinctive that it is now iconic.

Iconic, yes, and silly in the eyes of most people today, including myself - and I am a lifelong Trekker from the days of TNG.

I'm sorry to break the illusion. I understand and respect your nostalgia. But this movie should appeal to a new generation of fresh eyes!

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RE: New Star Trek Enterprise Looks Stupid by aquirius @ 14:43:16 on Nov 19
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