tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post8249043859306458885..comments2024-03-26T20:31:26.349-04:00Comments on Simon St. Laurent, Squibber: Douglas Trumbull (1942 - 2022)Simon St. Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-37978270991586769522022-02-09T16:07:13.242-05:002022-02-09T16:07:13.242-05:00The 'motion picture Enterprise' never impr...The 'motion picture Enterprise' never impressed me, actually. Mr Trumbull had nothing to do with the miniature's design, as that had been done before he was convinced by the studio to help save its butt. I've never liked those nacelles, and the swept-back pylons... which were conceived, it should be noted, by original series designer Walter "Matt" Jefferies when he was hired as a consultant to the planned new tv series in the mid-seventies.<br /><br />There is no denying, however, that the sequence is lovely to look at... even if it takes five minutes of looking. (Is this sequence too long? It's a matter of opinion, of course.) Trumbull makes a very funny note towards the end of the video. "Stop talking for a while!" Exactly: "And just let it all flow."<br /><br />Trumbull is correct about composer Goldsmith's music. (It's one of the great motion picture scores. Unfortunately, it has a connection with an okay movie.)Simon St. Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.com