Complex sentence: The ship was designed by director Joss Whedon, production designer Carey Meyer, and visual effects supervisor Loni Peristere: the collaborative design led to a greater consistency between the live-action and digital effects representations of "Serenity" than in other science-fiction works.
Split into simpler sentences: The ship was designed by director Joss Whedon, production designer Carey Meyer, and visual effects supervisor Loni Peristere. The collaboration led to more consistency between the live-action and digital effects representations of "Serenity" than is usual in science-fiction works.