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'''David Armstrong Stipes''' (born {{y|1948}}) is a visual effects expert who has worked, predominently as visual effcts supervisor, on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' spinoff series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. |
'''David Armstrong Stipes''' (born {{y|1948}}) is a visual effects expert who has worked, predominently as visual effcts supervisor, on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' spinoff series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. |
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+ | Stipes was one of the very first members of ''Star Trek''s production team to fully realize the potential of [[CGI]] and, being its strongest advocate, has been instrumental in the transition from miniature photography to CGI in the franchise, already supervising one of its earliest applications in the episode {{e|Emergence}}. Stipes has cited overwhelmingly practical reasons for his stance, "''When I started at Star Trek in 1992, by the third script I saw that I could not deliver what the writers were asking for using the established approach to the visual effects. The approach to the visual effects work was based upon models and motion control photography. We were limited by track lengths and sizes of the models. I began looking at the software available at the time. As I remember, the leading software was about $40,000 a module and you needed three or four different modules to possibly do any film quality work.''" [http://makingfx.net/archives/139] [[David Stipes (Starfleet)|His name]] appeared on several set artwork throughout the series. |
His work on ''Star Trek'' has earned him the two [[Emmy Award]]s and two nominations, as well as an International Monitor Award in {{y|1998}}. |
His work on ''Star Trek'' has earned him the two [[Emmy Award]]s and two nominations, as well as an International Monitor Award in {{y|1998}}. |
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Template:Realworld David Armstrong Stipes (born 1948) is a visual effects expert who has worked, predominently as visual effcts supervisor, on the Star Trek spinoff series The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise.
Stipes was one of the very first members of Star Treks production team to fully realize the potential of CGI and, being its strongest advocate, has been instrumental in the transition from miniature photography to CGI in the franchise, already supervising one of its earliest applications in the episode "Emergence". Stipes has cited overwhelmingly practical reasons for his stance, "When I started at Star Trek in 1992, by the third script I saw that I could not deliver what the writers were asking for using the established approach to the visual effects. The approach to the visual effects work was based upon models and motion control photography. We were limited by track lengths and sizes of the models. I began looking at the software available at the time. As I remember, the leading software was about $40,000 a module and you needed three or four different modules to possibly do any film quality work." [1] His name appeared on several set artwork throughout the series.
His work on Star Trek has earned him the two Emmy Awards and two nominations, as well as an International Monitor Award in 1998.
For the publication Star Trek: The Magazine, Stipes has authored a series of articles, explaining to its readership, the various aspects of the creation of visual effects.
Prior to his Star Trek work Stipes worked on science fiction television shows such as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Galactica 1980 and V: The Final Battle (1984). His motion picture credits include Equinox (1970), Caveman (1981), Creepshow (1982), The Stuff (1985), Real Genius (1985), Night of the Creeps (1986), Deadly Weapon (1989), Arena (1989), Ernest Goes to Jail (1990), and The Lawnmower Man (1992). From 1981 through 1992, Stipes worked as an independent contractor while operating his own company, "David Stipes Productions". The movie Template:IMDb-name, on which he worked as visual effects supervisor, provided some unexpected after-the-fact Star Trek connections. Apart from having worked with Ron Thornton and Steve Burg, the studio model of the alien spacecraft, used in he movie, would three years later be loaned out to The Next Generation for use as the Cleponji in "Booby Trap". The model ended up in the possession of the Stipes family.
Currently only sporadically working for the motion picture industry, Stipes primary occupation is as teacher at the Art Institute of Phoenix, Arizona.
Star Trek credits
- TNG:
- "Conspiracy" - Stop Motion Control Artist (TNG Season 1, uncredited)
- "Realm of Fear" - Visual Effects Supervisor (Season 6)
- "Relics" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "True Q" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "A Fistful of Datas" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Chain of Command, Part I" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Ship in a Bottle" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Face of the Enemy" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Birthright, Part I" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Starship Mine" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "The Chase" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Suspicions" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Second Chances" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Descent" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Liaisons" - Visual Effects Supervisor (Season 7)
- "Gambit, Part I" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Phantasms" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Attached" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Inheritance" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "The Pegasus" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Sub Rosa" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Thine Own Self" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Eye of the Beholder" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Journey's End" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "Bloodlines" - Visual Effects Supervisor
- "All Good Things..." - Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Trek awards
Emmy Awards
Stipes received the following Emmy Award wins and nominations in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects:
- 1994 Emmy Award win for TNG: "All Good Things...", shared with Dan Curry, Michael Backauskas, Scott Rader, Adam Howard, and Erik Nash
- 1995 Emmy Award win for VOY: "Caretaker", shared with Michael Backauskas, Joe Bauer, Edward L. Williams, Dan Curry, Joshua Cushner, Don B. Greenberg, Scott Rader, Adam Howard, Don Lee, John Parenteau, Joshua Rose, and Robert Stromberg
- 1999 Emmy Award nomination for DS9: "What You Leave Behind", shared with Robert Bonchune, David Lombardi, Kevin P. Bouchez, Adam Howard, Greg Rainoff, Adam Buckner, Arthur J. Codron, Judy Elkins, Dan Curry, Steve Fong, Don Greenberg, Paul Hill, Davy T. Nethercutt, Sherry Hitch, Gary Hutzel, Paul Maples, Gary Monak, and Larry Younger
- 2002 Emmy Award nomination for ENT: "Breaking the Ice", shared with Adam Buckner, John Gross, Steven Rogers, Paul Hill, Adam Howard, Greg Rainoff, Fred Pienkos, and Eddie Robison
International Monitor Awards
- 1998 International Monitor Award win in the category Film Originated Television Series - Electronic Visual Effects for DS9: "Call to Arms", shared with Dan Curry, Adam Buckner, Steve Fong, Kevin Bouchez, Davy Nethercutt, and Don Greenberg
Star Trek interview
Stipes was interviewed for the special:
- 1994 VOY Season 1 special feature "Red Alert: Visual Effects - Season One"
Bibliography
- "The Odo Morph Effect", Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 11, March 2000, pp. 88-93
- "Motion Control on the Set", Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 15, July 2000, pp. 54-58
- "Odo gets some new threads: Morphing Clothes", Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 22, February 2001, pp. 93-95
- "Behind the Scenes: Elements for Enterprise", Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 1, May 2002, pp. 84-87
- "Behind the Scenes: Animatics for Enterprise", Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 11, March 2003, pp. 66-69
External links
- DavidStipes.com - official site
- Stipes' Universe - official blog
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