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An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: First Contact, featuring rare and previously unseen production art and new and exclusive cast and crew interviews.

Twenty-five years ago, Star Trek: First Contact saw Picard, Data, and the Enterprise crew go back in time to stop the Borg before they could prevent Earth’s first contact with an alien species and assimilate the entire planet.

Celebrate this landmark anniversary by taking a deep dive into the stories behind this beloved film. This beautiful coffee-table book is full to the brim of archival material, behind-the-scenes photography, concept art, production designs, and much more, and includes new and exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including Jonathan Frakes, Alice Krige, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Marina Sirtis, Herman Zimmerman, and Michael Westmore.

Review

This is a great picture book, with many very large hi resolution photos. It covers 160 pages, but I would have preferred if it had been around 200 pages , with all the additional material being text. The book breaks down the movie into the different settings, ships, or aliens that had to be designed, such as the new Enterprise, the improved Borg, the Montana launch site, etc. In each case they talk a lot about the design themes, the book shows the evolution of design sketches, and interview the artists behind the scenes like John Eaves. But the book is lacking in much discussion about actual filming. There are few comments from most of the TNG cast which is disappointing. Overall it’s good, but it could have been even better.

Joe Fordham has been writing full-time for Cinefex since 2001. Before that, he worked in visual effects, special effects, makeup effects, miniature effects, animation and editing in LA and in London.