Illusion Arts, Inc.
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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.
[edit] 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
- Mike Wassel
[edit] 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)
[edit] External links
- IllusionArts.com - former official site
- Illusion Arts, Inc. at the Internet Movie Database
- Illusion Arts tribute - by Doug Drexler
- Tribute at Variety.com
