Star Trek Magazine’s Interview With Scott Chamblis
Star Trek Magazine #17 will feature an interview with the Production Designer on J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. Following is a short excerpt from that interview:
On working with J.J. Abrams:
J.J. often uses the word “accessible” when we work together. No matter how crazy Star Trek, outer space, future he wants it to be accessible to the audience so it makes sense. Things like military transport shuttles, you believe that’s a military bus taking you some place. It’s got the textures, it’s got a little bit of peeling paint, the safety bars and the seat belts that you just know makes sense in the world now, so will makes sense 200 years from now. I loved doing those little sets because they were so small, like little jewel boxes.
On his favorite sets from the movie:
I was really happy with the way the Bridge turned out. I guess I have three favorite sets: the Bridge, the whole Narada interior, which is minimalist, with excessive detail, and brutalist, and the Jellyfish, Nimoy’s little ship. That has a wonderful inside thing from J.J. and my years of working together. In the containment field in the ship is a big red ball. The ‘big red ball’ has a lot of resonance for J.J. and I: we have one in virtually everything we do. It started with the Alias pilot. I always look at a script and wonder what the big red ball is going to be this time.
The full interview will appear in Star Trek Magazine issue #17
US – On-sale March 24
UK – On-sale April 9
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