STAR TREK: 45 Years of Designing the Future September 27, 2009

The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society and American Cinematheque (AC) will honor the talented designers who helped to create the futuristic world of Star Trek with Star Trek: 45 Years of Designing the Future, featuring four Production Designers whose work helped bring the science fiction classic to life.

John Jefferies, Joseph R. Jennings, Herman Zimmerman and Scott Chambliss will participate in a panel discussion to be moderated by Production Illustrator Daren R. Dochterman, featuring video clips from their work on Star Trek, as well as a screening of the Director's Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Clips from the following Star Trek series will be shown:

-Star Trek: The Original Series
-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
-Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine & Enterprise
-Star Trek: 2009 Release

Just prior to the screening of the Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, documentary video clips of the late Harold Michelson, discussing his work as Production Designer on this film, will be shown.