The Roddenberry Archive and Los Angeles-based cloud graphics company OTOY collaborated on the project, so it will be no surprise to hear that it was a joint effort. They are engaged in a multi-year effort to visually memorialize Gene Roddenberry's lifetime of work and art, according to a press release.
What does a hologram recreation of a TV pilot look like? The below video shows off the virtual sets, costumes, characters, and props, as well as some insight into how they were created. The director of The Cage shared behind-the-scenes materials as well as offered his personal confirmation that the virtual recreation matched the actual set he worked on. He is now 97 years old.
The Roddenberry Archive has created a full-sized model of the ship as seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The art and curation team is working to document behind the scenes genes, prototypes, and designs of each artifact stored in the archive. Digital models are being complemented by scans of original costumes, props, fabrics, and materials.
Sandy Gimpel, who played the alien in The Cage, and Jeffrey Hunter, son of Chris Hunter, are other first-timers. Gene Roddenberry created an entirely new way of seeing the world, pushing us to explore the limits of space, technology, and what it means to be, according to the company's founder and CEO. New archival tools and media formats are changing how we experience history. The mission of the Roddenberry Archive is to use the tools at our disposal to create a living, breathing history of Roddenberry.
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