Comments on: Scott Chambliss On His ADG Nomination + Star Trek Production Design Images

By: Trekprincess

Trekprincess — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:01:49 +0000

I love the enterprise but that’s just me :):)

By: Worfinflightpath

Worfinflightpath — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:33:16 +0000

I do love the colourful scheme, and the brightfulness, of the new Enterprise. I do not, however, like the “busyness” of the two bridges, such as the Enterprise’s, and the mish-mash of the Kelvin. I wounder, how much more stuff would be included for the future (alternate) ships? What would they look like? Another confusing situation here are the colour schemes for the officers on the Kelvin. Why blue, when blue suppose to be for medical, and science? Not for command, and the piolets. Kelvin is not (what I remember) a science vessil. Even if she was, the ship still is Starfleet, and the command code of colours still should be the way they always were. Now, the last confusing part is that of where the officers are situated on the bridge of the Kelvin. On screen, it looked like Commander Kirk was at the helm, so did officer Jordon. But, this is NOT the case when shown above. And, the alien security officer looks like it’s at the navigational station. And, it seems like officer Jordon was the tactical officer, and was always keeping an eye on those torpedos heading for them. I know that the Kelvin, in this timeline, was indicated as a destroyer, or something like that….so maybe it is quit different in this zone of time. ;)

By: LordCheeseCakeBreath

LordCheeseCakeBreath — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:18:26 +0000

I agree 100 percent. It felt strange and out of place. 100 percent non futuristic. Hopefully they won’t be stubborn in the sequel.

Other than than that great job!

Does anyone know what function those 7-11 barcode scanners served? Please tell me. Do we know?

By: TonyD

TonyD — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:48:57 +0000

#38 – Problem is, a lot of the designs didn’t even look ‘cool’ to me.

The bridge just had way too many stations on it (not to mention those oddly placed clear vertical panels) and people were practically bumping into one another. The use of the brewery for sections of the Enterprise was completely unconvincing; most people are saavy enough these days to recognize all those large tanks for what they are.

The poor design choices become even more evident when the movie is viewed at home. It’s one thing to watch it only once and have the sets whiz by, never to be viewed again; but after the 4th or 5th viewing, some of the sets become visibly, almost painfully fake and downright silly (like the area where Uhura was first stationed at, complete with little chains dangling from the vats – what would that have to do with a communications section).

I don’t mind the sets looking different; but they should also look better. A bunch of giant vats surrounded by pipes and girders is not even remotely futuristic. JJ Abrams’ feelings notwithstanding, I think sets like engineering and the hangar deck would have been better served via CGI extensions than using real-world locations which, quite frankly, stood out like a sore thumb.

By: Brady

Brady — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:41:52 +0000

If I remember right, the Captain of a starship gets to make a few decisions of how his bridge looks. Maybe with the 2nd movie and now Kirk as Captain, Kirk will make a few decisions on the lighting and look of the bridge that hint at a more TOS feel?

By: Holger

Holger — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:55:10 +0000

40: I think you’re right to a certain degree. But I’d say that some basics of functionality will be the same in the future. We suppose that it’s still the same human beings who operate the ships.
And also, if you’re right and we don’t understand the future then the look of the sets is far too close to the present IMO.

By: THX-1138-Wielding The Wave Motion Gun

THX-1138-Wielding The Wave Motion Gun — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:50:45 +0000

#30

Thanks for those links. Those are engineering designs that I could have gotten behind. A little bit of expanding on the thought and you get something functional looking and futuristic looking. And they don’t appear to be too expensive to build. I hope they go back to that in the next movie.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:31:14 +0000

I don’t love the new sets, but these concept sketches are incredible. Wish I could draw like that.

By: MacTrek

MacTrek — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:13:57 +0000

When it comes to the real fine arts, many people dismiss them for computer generated graphics. Even though his competition is pretty heavy, with “Avatar” on the list, I hope his work reminds people of how beautiful and awesome human interaction with tools and materials can be.

As someone who has a degree in the design field, I can appreciate all the hard work and effort his team put into the stage sets. I can only wish that someday I could work for someone like Mr. Chambliss.

Even though he didn’t innovate the tools for the trade, he and his team found innovative ways to use them.

Bless you man!

By: Paulaner

Paulaner — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:39:47 +0000

#38 “It seems to me that hardly any thought was given to functionality in these designs, it’s only about cool looks.”

We are talking about science-fiction. The future. A world that we can’t understand. From this point of view, “functionality” is a highly subjective idea. Watching TOS, or TNG, or VOY, or some other movie, I never thought that those desings were… functional.