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Creating the Red Planet (HD, 8 min.) – J.J. Abrams explains that he wanted the movie's opening scene to look like a "classic Star Trek set." In brief snippets, we see the production design team paint trees, makeup artists create the alien natives, and the costume designer fashion Spock's volcano-proof uniform. Attack on Starfleet (HD, 5 min.) – Stunts, explosions, and destroying the set. Interestingly, Abrams strove to use as many practical props and effects as he could, even though he intended to smother them all in CGI later anyway. Seems wasteful, if you ask me. The Klingon Home World (HD, 8 min.) – Building and lighting a huge set, plus designing a new look for the Klingon makeup. The production crew wanted to, "Do something new, but don't violate the lore." Whoops. The Enemy of My Enemy (HD, 7 min.) – Abrams tries to explain why he used Khan in this movie, and why he cast Benedict Cumberbatch despite the actor being completely inappropriate for the role. In the nicest, friendliest, most pleasant way possible, he essentially tells fans concerned with things like continuity or logical coherence that they can go screw themselves because he's going to do what he wants to do anyway. Ship to Ship (HD, 6 min.) – Pre-viz VFX, greenscreen, shooting in a warehouse, and wire stunts. Brawl by the Bay (HD, 6 min.) – Fight training, the garbage scow set, and the actors blather a little about being true to their characters. Continuing the Mission (HD, 2 min.) – In one of the final scenes of the movie, some background extras were played by military veterans who belong to a community service group. Well, that's nice, I guess. It has next to nothing to do with 'Star Trek', of course, but it's nice. The Mission Continues (HD, 2 min.) – A commercial for the above-mentioned community service group. Yes, a commercial. That's what Paramount considers a "Special Feature." UltraViolet Digital Copy – Should you choose to redeem through iTunes, you can also download an exclusive "Enhanced Commentary" version of the movie that includes an audio commentary, picture-in-picture elements, and shifting aspect ratios. Because the download wasn't available before release date, and because I refuse to have anything to do with iTunes, I wasn't able to view this. |
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