I love the style of these reimagined Star Trek movie posters. They are the creation of illustrator Matt Ferguson. Matt reimagined the movie posters for all of the original movies and the latest reboot movie Star Trek Into Darkness.
They have a great retro vibe and some nice choice of colors. Each captures the spirit of the movie it goes with. I really applaud his choice of using the campfire scene for Star Trek V. Nice touch.
via Geek Art Gallery
I still can’t believe that Leonard Nimoy is gone. He will live on though, on screen and in our hearts. This vintage 1986 interview with Nimoy was conducted to coincide with the release of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. You might remember that Nimoy also directed the film.
Among other things, Nimoy talks about the spirit of Star Trek, and how it has evolved through the years. It’s a fascinating interview and a reminder that this man was one hell of a human being.
These days we all know about computer generated imagery. In fact many of us think that the Star Wars prequels had way too much of it and suffered because of this. Star Trek has always been a pioneer of the art-form and as such has helped shape the technology behind it. These videos are from a 1987 Open University documentary on computer aided design, highlighting some early examples of CGI and how it was used in Star Trek.
Both are well worth your time. It’s a fascinating look back at effects that we take for granted today. The first video looks at Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The second video looks at some of the work done on the Genesis Device sequence from Star Trek II.
