Curt McAloney Curtis " Curt " A . McAloney ( born ) is a cinematographer who has , around 2005 , embarked on a mission to digitally restore film clippings that originated from the production of . At the time that the " Original Series " was in production , 1966 - 1969 , it was in the entire motion picture industry neither commonplace to save or archive shot footage , that was either edited out in post - production , or never intended to be released in the first place , nor was it customary to record or save production history for posterity . The latter case was left to individuals , working on the production , to do so on their own accord if they were so inclined , like background performer William Blackburn , or Producer Robert Justman . This footage usually consisted of deleted scenes , test shots , bloopers , outtakes and rare production behind - the - scenes footage . Clippings of these were simply discarded , at least according to then Executive Producer Gene Roddenberry , resulting in that published behind - the - scenes visuals of the production , those in color in particular , are relatively rare , in comparison with the later franchise productions . In those years however , Roddenberry , habitually collected , or stole as it turned out later , these clippings whenever he was able to and later , after production had wrapped , sold them , often cut up as framed production stills , in the late 1960s , early 1970s as merchandise through his company Lincoln Enterprises at " Star Trek " convention s . ( " " , 1997 , pp . 400 - 401 ) Two exceptionally rare reels of non - cast production behind - the - scenes footage , featuring the filming of eleven foot " Enterprise " model , the D7 class model , as well as the model , have been sold on 23 April 2003 as in the Profiles in History ' s " " The Ultimate Sci - Fi Auction " " for US $ 1 , 000 , having had an estimate of US $ 1 , 000 - $ 1 , 500 . It should be noted that virtually all known color behind - the - scenes imagery of the " Original Series " originated from these clippings . It is perhaps insufficiently realized by post - World War II generations , reinforced by the increasing trend to digitally color movies and historical footage that were originally shot in black and white , that , while color still photography was around since 1900 , it was at that time a costly proposition for the vast majority of ordinary consumers , due to the cost of chemical processes involved in developing a color film , as indeed it was for most television studios ( though in all fairness there was no need for it as color television sets only became widely affordable from the mid - 1960s onward ) , " The Original Series " being one of the first television series in full color , as it was emphatically marketed at he time . Of Robert Justman , for example , is known that he took behind - the - scenes pictures on a regular basis – most published behind - the - scenes pictures stemming from this era were from his collection – , but these , like other still photographs taken at the time , were all in black and white . It was not until the early 1970s that still color photography became more affordable for the " masses " and that color pictures became norm , rather than exception . It is exactly this color production material , McAloney specializes in , or as he had put it on an older version of his website , " " The goal for this web page is to create a repository of restored images showing the production aspects of the original Star Trek series . This would include out takes , deleted scenes , close - ups of props , effects scenes and publicity photos . ( . . . ) These behind the scenes aspects of the series should be preserved for posterity before they disappear . " " As cinematographer , McAloney is acutely aware that the film material of the 1960s deteriorates over years . On his website , " StarTrekHistory . com " , he invites owners of these clippings to submit their material for restoration for free . As form of payment , McAloney reserves the publication rights of the restored versions of the material that " can be used as startrekhistory . com sees fit , such as posting on the internet or used for any other venture " . Several clip owners have taken up McAloney ' s offer , and his website currently features a growing library of unique " Original Series " production material . McAloney has been joined by partners Dave Tilotta and Dave Rolf . Tilotta , who contributed many film clippings , is in daily life a professor of chemistry at North Carolina State University ( an useful skill in restoring old film clips ) , whereas Rolf is the site ' s resident " Star Trek " history interviewer , researcher and video editor . It was on Rolf ' s initiative that the website was started to bring the work to the attention of the public at large . Like McAloney , both men volunteer their efforts to the undertaking . In recent years , their work has been discovered by licensed publishers . Their restored material , usually fully credited , has appeared in , among others : The article for " Star Trek Magazine " 120 was well received by its then Chief Editor John Freeman , who recalled , " " My favourite feature this issue is probably our revamped Flashback feature , which covers the making of the ST : TOS episode and features some great behind the scenes visual effects images . Some of these have appeared online but a guy called Curt McAloney has digitally restored them and they look terrific . " " Actually , in more than one way , McAloneys ' s " remaster ing " efforts " did " resemble those of Gerald Gurian ( who , likewise had contributed as such to " The Original Series 365 " ) , but it should however , concurrently be noted that both efforts are in " no way " whatsoever connected with each other . A project on personal title , McAloney , works in daily life as Art Director , Graphic Designer , and Cinematographer , operating his own company , " Curt ' s Media , Inc . " , mostly for Internet publishers and corporations .