Star Trek: The Next Generation Makeup FX Journal

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

Author(s):	Michael Westmore and Joe Nazzaro
Publisher:	Starlog Press Titan Books
Published:	1992 (Starlog Press edition) May 1994 (Titan Books reprint)
Pages:	92
Timespan:	TNG
Reference(s):	GTIN 07189649127204 ISBN 1852864915 (Titan Books reprint)

The Star Trek: The Next Generation Makeup FX Journal is a reference book published by Starlog Press in 1992, and written in collaboration by Michael Westmore and Joe Nazzaro. It was separately (re)issued in the UK by Titan Books in 1994.

The book focuses on what is currently referred to as the special effects (SFX) element "Prosthetic Makeup" as created and applied By Westmore and his makeup team for the first five seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, typically for alien representation and as opposed to the more traditional "Period/Character Makeup".

Summary

From the back cover of the Titan Books release,

Enter the world of Ferengi•Klingons•Romulans•Vulcans•Borg...and more!

Michael Westmore, Oscar-winning make-up artist, whose credits include Rocky, Raging Bull, Mask and Clan of the Cave Bear, here talks about the humanoid and alien races he has created for Star Trek The Next Generation®, and reveals for the first time some of the program's best-kept make-up and FX (special effects) secrets.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Contents

• Introduction by Brent Spiner, p. 5
• Beginnings, p. 6
• Aging Effects, p. 11
  • Featuring step-by-step application of Brent Spiner's Soong makeup in "Brothers".
  • Patrick Stewart on "The Inner Light".
  • Les Landau on "Future Imperfect".
• Androids & Electronics, p. 20
  • Brent Spiner on Playing Data.
  • Creating Electronic FX, by Michael Westmore, Jr.
  • Les Landau on "Time's Arrow".
• The Borg, p. 27
  • The Borg Locutus, by Patrick Stewart.
• The Cardassians, p. 36
• The Ferengi, p. 38
• The Klingons, p. 44
  • Michael Dorn on Worf.
• The Romulans, p. 52
  • Picard as Romulan, by Patrick Stewart.
  • Data as Romulan, by Brent Spiner.
• The Vulcans, p. 58
• The Holodeck Creatures, p. 62
• The Bolian: Step-by-Step, p. 64
  • Leonard Jones in "Time's Arrow, Part II".
• Humanoids and Aliens, p. 67
  • The Traveler
  • The Anticans and the Selay
  • The Bynars
  • The Benzites
  • Armus
  • The Bolians
  • The Dremans
  • The Pakleds
  • The Antedians
  • The Zakdorn
  • The Caldonians
  • "Allegiance" Aliens
  • The Vorgons
  • The Malcorians
  • "Identity Crisis"
  • The Trill
  • Jonathan Frakes, on being a Mintakan.
  • The Tamarians
  • The Bajorans
  • Captain Dathon: Step-by-Step.
  • Les Landau on Ensign Ro.
  • The "Unification" Girls
  • The Ktarians
  • The Ullians
  • The Satarrans
  • The J'naii
  • "Time's Arrow" Aliens
• Captain Dathon: Step-by-Step, p. 84
• The Future, p. 91

Gallery

Titan Books reprint cover

Titan Books reprint back cover

Background information

• Some of the material presented in this work was reused for Star Trek: Aliens & Artifacts.
• Thad Lamey is incorrectly stated to be the actor who portrayed Fek'lhr in "Devil's Due" when the role was actually played by Tom Magee.
• The reference book was author Nazzaro's first professional commission, the work he embarked upon in 1991. It allowed him to quit his daytime job to become a fulltime freelance writer in the field he was most interested in; motion picture industry make-up effects. A British national working from his home country at the time, he was not aware that Titan Books also released the title in his home country, and was just barely able to get his hands on a copy for himself after it had already sold out. [1]