Download or read book The Art of Star Trek The Kelvin Timeline written by Jeff Bond and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete and in-depth look at the art of the newest Star Trek trilogy. Covering the creation of Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond, this lavish art book contains never-before-seen concept art and designs, as well as interviews with the key creatives who helped bring these exciting movies to life on the big screen.

Download or read book The Art of Star Trek written by Judith Reeves-Stevens and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the public's first glimpse of the original Starship Enterprise to the brave new worlds explored in Star Trek: Voyager, the never-ending phenomenon that is Star Trek has treated generations of viewers to a dazzling barrage of unforgettable images of the future. Bizarre alien beings, breathtaking extraterrestrial landscapes, exotic costumes, state-of-the-art special effects, and remarkably convincing futuristic sets and props and equipment have brought Gene Roddenberry's inspiring vision to life before the public's awestruck eyes. The Art of Star Trek is a one-of-a-kind gallery of Star Trek artwork, as well as tribute to the many artists, designers, and technicians whose diverse talents and imagination created the distinctive look of the Star Trek universe. Every incarnation of Star Trek is explored: The Original Series, The ANimated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, and the films -- with the complete behind-the-scenes story of Star Trek's design history. With hundreds of full-color illustrations and photographs, many from private collections, readers will at last be able to linger on Star Trek's rich visual legacy and trace the evolution of and images from their initial conceptions to their final form on television and film screens. Like all great works of art, the many sights and visual surprises of Star Trek have been built from scratch through a combination of inspiration and painstaking effort. The Art of Star Trek covers the entire universe of Star Trek artwork and production design to reveal how, in all of its various forms, Star Trek has allowed us to look boldly into the future and see what no one has seen before. The Art of Star Trek is the art of pure imagination, the art of a bright, hopeful future, and the art of three remarkable decades on nonstop action and adventure. Lavishly illustrated, it is a book to be read and referred to time after time, as well as one that will become a cherished chronicle fo Star Trek's first thirty years.

Download or read book Star Trek Designing Starships Volume 1 The Enterprises and Beyond written by Ben Robinson and published by Eaglemoss. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the design process behind the creation of more than 30 of the most iconic ships in Star Trek's history! This is the story of how some of the most talented designers in Hollywood created STAR TREK's starships, from the first sketches to the finished models that appeared on screen. Covering the genesis of more than 30 ships including all seven Enterprises, this book is packed with original concept art, showing fascinating directions that were explored and abandoned, and revealing the thinking behind the finished designs. The design history of every variation of the USS Enterprise is covered within this volume, including three that were never seen on screen. Hundreds of physical and CGI model development photos including concept art, blueprints, sketches, and schematics, provided by the original designers and the vast archives of CBS and Paramount Studios. Delve deep into the design process that led to the iconic Star Trek ships featured on television and film. Includes concept art and interviews with the ship designers and screen model builders, this first-time ever explored subject will appeal to all Star Trek fans.

Download or read book The Unsettling Stars written by Alan Dean Foster and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original novel based on the thrilling Star Trek movies directed by J.J. Abrams! Taking place in an alternate timeline created when the Starship Kelvin was destroyed by a Romulan invader from the future, this bold new novel follows Captain James T. Kirk and an inexperienced crew commandeering a repaired U.S.S. Enterprise out of spacedock for a simple shakedown cruise. When a distress call comes in, the Enterprise must aid a large colony ship of alien refugees known as the Perenorean, who are under siege by an unknown enemy. But Kirk and his crew will find that the situation with the peaceful Perenorean is far more complicated than they bargained for, and the answers as to why they were attacked in the first place unfold in the most insidious of ways…

Download or read book Star Trek Designing Starships Volume 3 The Kelvin Timeline written by Ben Robinson and published by Eaglemoss. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in this acclaimed series focuses on the J.J. Abram's Star Trek films - featuring nearly 20 ships, including the new Enterprise! Explore the process behind the creation of the ships features in the Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness and Star Trek: Beyond films. This is the story of how some of the most talented designers in Hollywood created STAR TREK's starships from the first sketches to the finished models that appeared on screen. This book covers nearly 20 new ships from the modern STAR TREK movies, from the new Enterprise to a fleet of Federation ships that was barely seen. Along the way it covers the thinking behind Klingon and Romulan ships and the heavily-armed U.S.S. Vengeance. This third volume in the Designing the Starships series collects the profiles and design history from the rebooted Star Trek "Kelvin Timeline" film universe. The "Kelvin Timeline" is an alternate reality timeline in which the current Star Trek film universe operates. It is named after the ship captained by Captain Kirks father in the first of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films, the U.S.S. Kelvin. Ships included: U.S.S. Enterprise, U.S.S. Enterprise-A, Narada, U.S.S. Kelvin, Spock's Jellyfish, U.S.S. Yorktown Space Station, and many more. Includes 6 ships that were designed for the final sequence of Star Trek: Beyond which were not used and have never been seen before.

Download or read book Star Trek Vol 9 The Q Gambit written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crew of the new Star Trek film franchise encounters the classic villain Q for the first time in this galaxy-spanning adventure developed in association with screenwriter/producer Roberto Orci! The mischievous Q sends James T. Kirk on a quest that will see the Enterprise joining forces with familiar faces from Star Trek lore. Collects issues #35-40.

Download or read book Star Trek The Motion Picture The Art and Visual Effects written by Jeff Bond and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official guide to the film artistry of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Forty years ago, Star Trek: The Motion Picture brought Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise crew to the big screen and changed the course of the Star Trek franchise. Now, celebrate this landmark anniversary by discovering the visual artistry that made this an enduring science fiction classic. For the first time ever, explore archival material created by legendary Star Trek collaborators, including Robert Abel, Syd Mead, Ralph McQuarrie, Andrew Probert, and Ken Adams.

Download or read book Ships of the Line written by Michael Okuda and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the influence of early ocean vessels on Starfleet ships and incorporates more than seventy-five additional images featured in the "Star Trek: Ships of the Line" calendar series.

Download or read book Star Trek First Contact The Making of the Classic Film written by Joe Fordham and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: First Contact, featuring rare and previously unseen production art and new and exclusive cast and crew interviews. Twenty-five years ago, Star Trek: First Contact saw Picard, Data, and the Enterprise crew go back in time to stop the Borg before they could prevent Earth’s first contact with an alien species and assimilate the entire planet. Celebrate this landmark anniversary by taking a deep dive into the stories behind this beloved film. This beautiful coffee-table book is full to the brim of archival material, behind-the-scenes photography, concept art, production designs, and much more, and includes new and exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including Jonathan Frakes, Alice Krige, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Marina Sirtis, Herman Zimmerman, and Michael Westmore.

Download or read book Star Trek Boldly Go 9 written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to New Vulcan! Uhura and Spock adjust to life in the growing colony...and discover an ancient secret that could change the destiny of Vulcans forever!

Download or read book The Starfleet Survival Guide written by David Mack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standard issue for all Starfleet Officers, this vital tool for space survival covers everything from space suit leaks and hotwiring a tri-corder to hostile alien encounters. Paying particular attention to the importance of initiative in situations where available technology is malfunctioning, The Survival Guide is broadly divided into the following sections: understanding alien technology; dealing with alien wildlife; modifying federation technology; and encountering temporal anomalies. There is information on essential Federation emergency equipment, and various extreme escape and survival scenarios are accompanied by actual accounts by legendary Starfleet heroes of their own dramatic improvisations. The whole is illustrated throughout with explanatory black & white line art illustrations, easy to follow in a crisis -- especially valuable when a reader is stranded on a downed shuttlecraft with only a com-badge and a self-sealing stem-bolt.

Download or read book The Art of Star Trek Discovery written by Paula Block and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official Star Trek: Discovery art book. Star Trek: Discovery, the newest chapter in the Star Trek Universe, follows the exploits of Vulcan-raised science officer Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery as they boldly go where no one has gone before. The Art of Star Trek Discovery explores behind the scenes of CBS's hit show, with cast and crew interviews, set photography, concept art and storyboards. With exclusive content from the first two seasons, this book is a must-have for every Star Trek fan.

Download or read book The Klingon Art of War written by Keith R. A. DeCandido and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passed down from the time of Kahless, ten precepts have shaped Klingon culture andindoctrinated Klingons in the Way of the Warrior. With this new translation, people from all walks of life—and all worlds—can harness the ancient Klingon wisdom and learn to embody courage, discipline, and honor. • Choose your enemies well. • Strike quickly or strike not. • Always face your enemy. • Seek adversity. • Reveal your true self in combat. • Destroy weakness. • Leave nothing until tomorrow. • Choose death over chains. • Die standing up. • Guard honor above all.

Download or read book Star Trek Voyager Mirrors and Smoke written by Paul Allor and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stranded far from the ruins of the Terran Empire, Captain Janeway of the rebel ship Voyager has crowned herself Pirate Queen of the Delta Quadrant! Of course, the locals won't give in without a fight--especially not scavengers Neelix and Kes. And who is this apparent Terran who calls herself Annika Hansen? Find out in Mirror Voyager's amazing comic book debut!

Download or read book Star Trek The Art of the Film written by Mark Cotta Vaz and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Director J.J. Abrams’ new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash Starfleet cadet James T. Kirk first meets a Vulcan named Spock, and earns the Captain’s chair of the Starship Enterprise. The film quickly became a critical and commercial smash hit worldwide, as audiences — confirmed Trekkers and newcomers alike — thrilled to a state-of-the-art action epic which both respected the legacy of Gene Roddenberry’s archetypal modern myth and forged ahead into an exciting future of its own. Star Trek: The Art of the Film is a lavishly illustrated celebration of that new vision, tracing the evolution of the movie’s look through a stunning array of previously unseen pre-production paintings, concept sketches, costume and set designs, unit photography and final frames. Written by New York Times-bestselling author Mark Cotta Vaz in close co-operation with the film’s production team, and including a Foreword by J.J. Abrams, this is the essential companion to the film.

Download or read book Star Trek Designing Starships Volume 4 Discovery written by Ben Robinson and published by Eaglemoss. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring ships from the first season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY! The story of how the creative teams reimagined STAR TREK for the 21st Century with previously unseen production art and interviews with the show's artists and designers. Every ship for season 1! Showcasing ships such as the U.S.S. Shenzhou, the U.S.S. Discovery and the Klingon bird-of-prey, this book brings you all the Federation and Klingon ships as they appeared in the decade before Captain James T. Kirk's five-year-mission, and is packed with original concept art from STAR TREK artists John Eaves, Sam Michlap, John 'JD' Dickenson and Goran Delic. This latest volume in the Designing Starships series shows how artists and designers reinvented STAR TREK for a new era, taking the classics and reinventing them to build a whole new look for the Federation and the Klingons featured in the hit Star Trek: Discovery TV series. Explore the process behind the creation of the Starships featured in the hit Star Trek: Discovery TV series!

Download or read book The Music of Star Trek written by and published by Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC. This book was released on 1999 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the music for star trek