Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Illusion Arts, Inc. was a special effects company that specialized in matte paintings. They worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek Nemesis. The company was founded by Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor in 1983 and closed its doors in 2009.
Employees who worked on Star Trek[]
(This list is currently incomplete.)
- Syd Dutton
- Bill Taylor
- Mannix Bennett
- Fumi Mashimo
- Mamie McCall
- Kelvin McIlwain
- Kenneth Nakada
- Richard Patterson
- Mark Sawicki
- Robert Stromberg
- Catherine Sudolcan
- Ron Thornton
- Michael J. Wassel
- David S. Williams
- Adam Kowalski
- Lynn Ledgerwood
- Mary Manning
- David Williams
Star Trek work[]
(This list is currently incomplete.)
- Star Trek films
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier – Yosemite National Park landscapes
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Camp Khitomer landscape
- Star Trek Generations
- Star Trek: First Contact – Picard/ Borg cube pull back reveal
- Star Trek Nemesis – Romulus surface and buildings
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- "Code of Honor" – Ligon II surface (Season 1)
- "Angel One" – Angel I surface
- "Home Soil" – Velara III surface
- "Unnatural Selection" – Darwin Genetic Research Station (Season 2)
- "Q Who" – Borg cube interior
- "The Ensigns of Command" – Tau Cygna V landscape (Season 3)
- "Sins of The Father" – Qo'noS surface
- "The Best of Both Worlds"
- "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" – Jouret IV surface (Season 4)
- "Family" – La Barre landscape
- "Devil's Due" – Ventax II surface
- "Redemption II" – Qo'noS surface (Season 5)
- "Unification I" – Romulus landscape
- "Unification II" – Romulus landscape
- "A Matter Of Time"
- "The Masterpiece Society" – Moab IV surface
- "Conundrum"
- "The First Duty" – Starfleet Academy
- "Starship Mine" – Arkaria Base (Season 6)
- "Descent" – Ohniaka III Research Station
- "Liaisons" – Moon landscape (Season 7)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- "Emissary" – Bajor landscapes (Season 1)
- "Family Business" (Season 3)
- "Homefront" – Starfleet Headquarters (Season 4)
- "The Quickening"
- "Ferengi Love Songs" – Ferenginar landscape (Season 5)
- "Prodigal Daughter" – Sappora VII surface (Season 7)
- "The Changing Face of Evil" – destroyed San Francisco landscape/ Bajor landscape
- "What You Leave Behind" – Cardassia Prime surface/ Fire Caves exterior
- Star Trek: Voyager
- "Caretaker" – Ocampa underground city (Season 1)
- "Ex Post Facto" – Banea surface
- "Non Sequitur" – Starfleet Headquarters (Season 2)
- "Lifesigns" – Mars outpost landscape
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- "Broken Bow" – Qo'noS surface (Season 1)
External links[]
- IllusionArts.com(X) – former official site
- Illusion Arts, Inc. at the Internet Movie Database
- Illusion Arts tribute(X) at the DrexFiles(X)