Michael Backauskas Michael John Backauskas is a ( VFX ) editor , coordinator , and supervisor , who has contributed as such to several " Star Trek " live - action productions . In 1979 he had already chalked up an early contribution as one of the visual effects editors to , while employed at Future General Corporation , the company of that movies ' VFX producer , Douglas Trumbull . Backauskas ' work on " Star Trek " earned him and his team two visual effects Emmy Award s . Years later , Michael Backauskas joined the " Star Trek " spin - off television franchise , starting out as a VFX coordinator on the pilot episode , , serving on the VFX team of Robert Legato and Gary Hutzel . He subsequently , now teamed up with VFX Supervisor Ronald B . Moore , transferred to , coordinating the effects for the show ' s final season . During his tenure at that season , Backauskas was given the opportunity to flex his muscles as VFX supervisor for two episodes only , and , but was never permanently elevated into the position . He continued coordinating the effects for the pilot episode , and the even - numbered episodes of " Voyager " ' s first season ( a few of which were held over for airing as part of the second season ) . During the transition from " The Next Generation " to " Voyager " , Backauskas was provisionally assigned to the VFX team of David Stipes and Joe Bauer for the last episode of the former and the first five episodes of the latter , as Ron Moore was temporarily unavailable to the television franchise due to his work on . From episode six , , onward , Backauskas was again teamed up with Moore as one of the alternating VFX teams for the remainder of " Voyager " s first season . Upon completion of that season , Backauskas left the franchise . His vacancy was filled by Mitch Suskin , who came over from digital VFX company Foundation Imaging . Career outside " Star Trek " . Upon completion of " The Motion Picture " , his first professional employment in the motion picture industry , Backauskas remained a few years in the employ of Trumbull ' s company , Entertainment Effects Group ( EEG ) , working as VFX editor or assistant editor on their productions , such as the science fiction films as " Blade Runner " ( 1982 , which featured Joanna Cassidy ) , " Brainstorm " ( 1983 , directed by Trumbull and starring Louise Fletcher ) , and " Poltergeist II : The Other Side " ( 1986 , after EEG became Boss Film Studios ) . As free - lancer Backauskas has worked on the productions " Masters of the Universe " ( 1987 , featuring Anthony De Longis , Meg Foster , Frank Langella and Robert Duncan McNeill ) . He also did VFX optical line - up for such period films as " Big Trouble in Little China " ( 1986 , starring Kim Cattrall ) , " The Hidden " ( 1987 , starring Michael Nouri ) , " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " ( 1988 , featuring Joanna Cassidy and Christopher Lloyd ) , " The Abyss " ( 1989 , featuring Ken Jenkins ) , and Paramount Pictures ' " The Hunt for Red October " ( 1990 , featuring Timothy Carhart , Daniel Davis , Gates McFadden , and Ned Vaughn ) . After his tenure on the " Star Trek " television franchise , Backauskas was a VFX editor for Digital Domain on the Academy Award - winning blockbuster Paramount film " Titanic " ( 1997 , which featured David Warner ) . More recently , Backauskas has worked for Rhythm & Hues as a visual effects editor on such films as " Babe : Pig in the City " ( 1998 ) , " Scooby - Doo " ( 2002 ) , " The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe " ( 2005 ) , " Night at the Museum " ( 2006 ) , " The Golden Compass " ( 2007 ) , " Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Squeakquel " ( 2009 ) , " Percy Jackson & the Olympians : The Lightning Thief " ( 2010 ) , " Little Fockers " ( 2010 ) , " Red Riding Hood " ( 2011 ) , " Moneyball " ( 2011 ) , " Alvin and the Chipmunks : Chipwrecked " ( 2011 ) , and " Chronicle " ( 2012 ) , but found himself unemployed when Rhythm & Hues went bankrupt in February 2013 . Emmy Awards . Backauskas received the following Emmy Awards in the category " Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects " :