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| − | Under supervision of Brick Price '''Don Loos''' build the model of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in employ of "Brick Price's Movie Miniatures" (subcontracted by [[Magicam, Inc]]) for the ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' television project, based on the design sketches provided by [[Matt Jefferies]]. He was pulled from the project when a new model was deemed necessary to meet movie requirements when ''Phase II'' became {{film|1}}. |
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| + | | Birth name = Donald Loos |
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| + | | Place of birth = USA |
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| + | | Roles = [[:Category:Special and Visual effects staff|Model Maker]] |
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| + | '''Donald "Don" Loos''' was a model and prop builder who worked on ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' television project. Under the supervision of [[Brick Price]], Loos was the lead model maker on the build of the [[Constitution class model (refit)#.22Phase II.22 model|''Enterprise'' ''Phase II'' studio model]] while in employ of [[WonderWorks Inc.|Brick Price Movie Miniatures]], a company sub-contracted by [[Magicam]]. This work was based on the design sketches provided by [[Matt Jefferies]] for the project. Loos' ''Enterprise'' [[studio model]] was three quarters complete, and he "''(...)had the engine pods finished, and was working on the [[Nacelle pylon|strut]]s(...)''" as Jefferies recalled ({{STTM|2|8|84}}), adding that Loos and Price "did a beautiful job", but was pulled from the project in early December 1977 when a new, larger model was deemed necessary to meet movie requirements when ''Phase II'' became {{film|1}}. (''[[Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series]]'', pp. 27, 72) |
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| + | Model Shop Supervisor [[Jim Dow]] of Magicam, to which the build of the [[Constitution class model (refit)#Eight-foot refit model|new ''Enterprise'' model]] reverted, considered Loos' work somewhat sub-par, "''Don Loos is a very fine model maker, but his techniques were a bit antiquated and his model was made for television.''" (''[[Starlog (magazine)|Starlog]]'', issue 27, p. 27) This however, solicited a response from Loos' employer, Brick Price, who felt that his employee was being short-changed by Dow, "''Loos is doing a lot of work with us now on various models for [[NASA]] and I have the greatest respect for his ability. He does not use "antiquated" techniques as Dow says unless it is for the best.''" (''Starlog'', issue 30, p. 8) |
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| + | For almost two decades, Don Loos had been the subject of one of the most persistent myths in ''Star Trek'' lore for being attributed the build of the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''{{'}} original [[Constitution class model (original)#Eleven-foot model|eleven-foot ''Enterprise'' studio model]]. The misconception originated from an off-hand remark Jim Dow had made in the interview for the above-referenced 1979 ''Starlog'' magazine issue, specifically mentioning Loos as the one "who made the original one for TV" (p. 27) Unthinkingly, Dow's remark, misinterpreted as being the ''Original Series'' one, was propagated by authors ever since for the next two decades in every subsequent [[reference work]], such as ''[[Cinefantastique]]'' magazine (Vol 17 #2, 1987), ''Starlog'' magazine itself, ''[[The Special Effects of Trek]]'' (1993), and even officially licensed books like ''[[The Art of Star Trek]]'' (1995). However, what each and every single author of these works had failed to grasp was that Dow was not referring to the ''Original Series'', but to the abandoned ''Phase II'' television project. Only in 1996 was the mistake rectified by author Daniel Fiebiger in an article for ''Cinefantastique'' (Vol 27 #11), identifying the real builders of the ''Original Series'' filming models. |
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| + | While still in the employ of Price, Don Loos, has only one other recorded motion picture "model construction" credit to his name, for the movie ''Lifepod'' (1981). The reason for this was quite simple as Loos had been a technician at NASA in daily life, building models for wind tunnel tests, relating that he had received a lot of "strange looks" from his colleagues when they became aware of his side project. (''[[The Special Effects of Trek]]'', p. 14) As indicated by Price, Loos reciprocally brought in Price's company to work for NASA, when he returned to work for his regular employer. |
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Revision as of 07:35, 10 October 2014
Template:Realworld Donald "Don" Loos was a model and prop builder who worked on Star Trek: Phase II television project. Under the supervision of Brick Price, Loos was the lead model maker on the build of the Enterprise Phase II studio model while in employ of Brick Price Movie Miniatures, a company sub-contracted by Magicam. This work was based on the design sketches provided by Matt Jefferies for the project. Loos' Enterprise studio model was three quarters complete, and he "(...)had the engine pods finished, and was working on the struts(...)" as Jefferies recalled (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 8, p. 84), adding that Loos and Price "did a beautiful job", but was pulled from the project in early December 1977 when a new, larger model was deemed necessary to meet movie requirements when Phase II became Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series, pp. 27, 72)
Model Shop Supervisor Jim Dow of Magicam, to which the build of the new Enterprise model reverted, considered Loos' work somewhat sub-par, "Don Loos is a very fine model maker, but his techniques were a bit antiquated and his model was made for television." (Starlog, issue 27, p. 27) This however, solicited a response from Loos' employer, Brick Price, who felt that his employee was being short-changed by Dow, "Loos is doing a lot of work with us now on various models for NASA and I have the greatest respect for his ability. He does not use "antiquated" techniques as Dow says unless it is for the best." (Starlog, issue 30, p. 8)
For almost two decades, Don Loos had been the subject of one of the most persistent myths in Star Trek lore for being attributed the build of the Star Trek: The Original Series' original eleven-foot Enterprise studio model. The misconception originated from an off-hand remark Jim Dow had made in the interview for the above-referenced 1979 Starlog magazine issue, specifically mentioning Loos as the one "who made the original one for TV" (p. 27) Unthinkingly, Dow's remark, misinterpreted as being the Original Series one, was propagated by authors ever since for the next two decades in every subsequent reference work, such as Cinefantastique magazine (Vol 17 #2, 1987), Starlog magazine itself, The Special Effects of Trek (1993), and even officially licensed books like The Art of Star Trek (1995). However, what each and every single author of these works had failed to grasp was that Dow was not referring to the Original Series, but to the abandoned Phase II television project. Only in 1996 was the mistake rectified by author Daniel Fiebiger in an article for Cinefantastique (Vol 27 #11), identifying the real builders of the Original Series filming models.
Career outside Star Trek
While still in the employ of Price, Don Loos, has only one other recorded motion picture "model construction" credit to his name, for the movie Lifepod (1981). The reason for this was quite simple as Loos had been a technician at NASA in daily life, building models for wind tunnel tests, relating that he had received a lot of "strange looks" from his colleagues when they became aware of his side project. (The Special Effects of Trek, p. 14) As indicated by Price, Loos reciprocally brought in Price's company to work for NASA, when he returned to work for his regular employer.
External link
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