![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “It took us a couple of months of going in the wrong direction to find the right direction,” Zimmerman told Star Trek: The Magazine in 1999, “partly because the producers weren’t sure exactly how they wanted to direct us with the visual elements.” Concept art by Ricardo Delgado Tower of Babel”Įarly discussions about the look of the station led to a concept that would not work. It was Zimmerman who had to come up with the fresh and unique look that would be the centerpiece of the new Star Trek. ![]() Visual effects that Star Trek fans had come to expect would be maintained and surpassed on the third series.ĭesigning the space station Deep Space Nine - which had to be a new, iconic and alien-looking image that could instantly be recognized when seen on a small television screen - was a long, arduous process that took several different directions before evolving into the final design we now take for granted. Michael Westmore faced the same challenges in devising more and stranger alien races for Blackman to clothe. Costume Designer Robert Blackman refined the Starfleet uniforms and ably met the challenge of a never-ending stream of new alien species. Director of Photography Marvin Rush brought a rich lushness to the new sets. Michael Okuda led the Art Department’s effort to come up with an entirely new system of Cardassian control surfaces and data displays. Production Designer Herman Zimmerman returned to design the dark and alien sets of the Cardassian space station. On the technical side, Berman and Piller could tap into a pool of talented individuals who had worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was a strange new world indeed that Star Trek explored boldly as ever. But the new series also demanded many unfamiliar things, ranging from an alien space station filled with ill-lit corridors, commerce, even a casino, to exotic new species and religious subtexts. Bajorans, Cardassians, Ferengi and wormholes provided powerful strands of connection to the familiar universe first established by Gene Roddenberry and since enjoyed by millions of viewers. Many of the elements Rick Berman and Michael Piller brought to Deep Space Nine had been established in Star Trek: The Next Generation. ![]()
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