This weekend I bought the Star Trek (2009) Blu-Ray (Can you believe it was five bucks at Walmart?!) and enjoyed the behind-the-scenes concept art section featuring art by Ryan Chuch and others.
Entertainment Weekly had an article that said Abrams wanted to take the original TV-series Enterprise and the movie-franchise Enterprise and fuse them together.
He said, "If you’re going to do Star Trek, there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you’re going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?"
Back in 2008 there was alot of criticism of the designs from the early images released. Church responded on TrekMovie.com
"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 said, "To clarify: there’s a slight optical illusion occurring here, consequence of the 'camera angle.'
"For Rick 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."
Here are of some samples of Ryan Church's concept art from the film.
See more of Ryan Church's portfolio at http://www.ryanchurch.com
© 2009 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
What do you think of the illustrations? Did you like the new Star Trek designs?
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Entertainment Weekly had an article that said Abrams wanted to take the original TV-series Enterprise and the movie-franchise Enterprise and fuse them together.
He said, "If you’re going to do Star Trek, there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you’re going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?"
"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 said, "To clarify: there’s a slight optical illusion occurring here, consequence of the 'camera angle.'
"For Rick 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."
Here are of some samples of Ryan Church's concept art from the film.
Here's a shot from the film for comparison
Here is a publicity shot of the interior as filmed
Enterprise Interiors
Spock's ship
San Francisco
Starfleet Council Chamber
White hole
See more of Ryan Church's portfolio at http://www.ryanchurch.com
© 2009 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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Pretty sweet design
ReplyDeleteThanks Nigel. Church always has great renderings.
ReplyDeleteNice pics! It's always fun to see how the designs translate onto the screen. Thanks for sharing them! :D
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Leisel!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I'd like to beam myself there.
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