Adam Howard Adam Howard is a special and visual effects artist who worked on all four spin - off " Star Trek " television series , and two feature films for the companies Digital Magic and Pacific Ocean Post . He was interviewed for the special " " in on which he also worked as digital compositor . During his time on " Star Trek " , Howard earned four Emmy Award s ( his first two both in 1992 ) , and an additional five Emmy Award nominations for his work on " Star Trek " , spanning all the television shows , he worked on . A native of Melbourne , Australia , Howard started working as graphic designer in the art department on the Australian television shows " Countdown " , " Australia You ' re Standing in It " ( 1983 - 1984 ) , " The Gillies Report " ( 1984 - 1985 ) , " The Fast Lane " ( 1986 - 1987 ) , " The Gillies Republic " ( 1986 ) , " The Factory " ( 1987 - 1988 ) , " The D Generation " ( 1986 - 1987 ) , and " The Gary Connolly Show " ( 1988 ) . He also worked as graphic designer on the television comedy " A Matter of Convenience " ( 1987 ) and the television drama " Darlings of the Gods " ( 1989 ) . Howard continued working as special effects animator on the Australian television series " While You ' re Down There " ( 1986 ) , " Fame and Misfortune " ( 1986 ) , and " Round the Twist " ( 1989 ) before he movied to California . He started to work for Digital Magic as digital compositor and visual effects animator on the television series " Baywatch " , " The Simpsons " , " Northern Exposure " , " Dark Justice " , " Dinosaurs " ( with puppeteer Michelan Sisti ) , " MacGyver " , " The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles " ( 1992 - 1993 ) , " Bill & Ted ' s Excellent Adventures " ( 1992 ) , and " Dr . Quinn , Medicine Woman " ( starring Joe Lando , Chad Allen , Erika Flores , Barbara Babcock , Frank Collison , and Hélène Udy ) and on the animated movie " Bébé ' s Kids " ( 1992 ) , the comedy " Mastergate " ( 1992 ) , ' s horror film " Dracula " ( 1992 ) , the television drama " The Jacksons : An American Dream " ( 1992 ) , the fantasy comedy " Toys " ( 1992 ) , the science fiction film " Journey to the Center of the Earth " ( 1993 , along with Don Greenberg , Laurie Resnick , Scott Rader , Simon Holden , Greg Stuhl , Brannon Wright , and Joe White ) , the family comedy " The Sandlot " ( 1993 ) , the action thriller " Cliffhanger " ( 1993 ) , the fantasy film " Super Mario Bros . " ( 1993 ) , the horror film " Warlock : The Armageddon " ( 1993 , with Robert D . Bailey , Dave Gregory , Simon Haslett , and Peter W . Moyer ) , the television thriller " Running Delilah " ( 1993 ) , and the science fiction comedy " Coneheads " ( 1993 ) . Further credits as visual effects artist include the television series " The Adventures of Brisco County Jr . " ( 1993 - 1994 ) and " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( starring Teri Hatcher ) , the science fiction film " Philadelphia Experiment II " ( 1993 , with Janet Muswell ) , the action thriller " Blown Away " ( 1994 ) , the science fiction film " Alien Nation : Dark Horizon " ( 1994 , with Don Greenberg , Stephen Lebed , and Bill Millar ) , the comedy " Dumb & Dumber " ( 1994 ) , the television series " Viper " and " Tales from the Crypt " ( 1993 and 1995 , along Chad Taylor ) , the science fiction film " Evolver " ( 1995 ) , ' s comic adaptation " Batman Forever " ( 1995 ) , ' s drama " Apollo 13 " ( 1995 ) , the action thriller " Broken Arrow " ( 1996 ) , the action thriller " Volcano " ( 1997 ) , the superhero sequel " Batman & Robin " ( 1997 ) , the thriller " The Devil ' s Advocate " ( 1997 ) , ' s blockbuster " Titanic " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction film " Starship Troopers " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction film " Armageddon " ( 1998 ) , the television series " Will & Grace " , " Angel " ( 2001 ) , and " Titus " ( 2000 ) , the fantasy comedy " Monkeybone " ( 2001 ) , the crime thriller " Along Came a Spider " ( 2001 ) , the horror comedy " Elvira ' s Haunted Hills " ( 2001 ) , the comedy " My Big Fat Greek Wedding " ( 2002 ) , the television series " The Outer Limits " ( 1995 - 2002 , along with Joe Farrell ) , the science fiction mini series " Children of Dune " ( 2003 ) , and the drama " Seabiscuit " ( 2003 ) . Between 2003 and 2006 Howard worked for Industrial Light & Magic on such projects as the war drama " Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World " ( 2003 ) , the fantasy film " Peter Pan " ( 2003 ) , the fantasy film " Van Helsing " ( 2004 ) , the science fiction film " The Day After Tomorrow " ( 2004 ) , the action comedy " The Pacifier " ( 2005 ) , the action thriller " xXx : State of the Union " ( 2005 ) , ' science fiction film " Star Wars : Episode III – Revenge of the Sith " ( 2005 ) , the science fiction remake " War of the Worlds " ( 2005 ) , the science fiction thriller " The Island " ( 2005 ) , the war drama " Jarhead " ( 2005 ) , the fantasy adventure " The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe " ( 2005 ) , the comedy sequel " Cheaper by the Dozen 2 " ( 2005 ) , J . J . Abrams ' action sequel " Mission : Impossible III " ( 2006 ) , the fantasy sequel " Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man ' s Chest " ( 2006 ) , and the fantasy film " Eragon " ( 2006 ) . Since October 2006 Howard is working as freelance visual effects artist and worked as visual effects supervisor on the comedy " Moola " ( 2007 ) , the action comedy " Rush Hour 3 " ( 2007 ) , the action thriller " Punisher : War Zone " ( 2008 , along with Jamie Baxter , Sarah Coatts , Michael Shelton , and Robert Short ) , and the superhero movie " X - Men Origins : Wolverine " ( 2009 ) . Emmy Awards . Howard received the following Emmy Award wins and nominations in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects / Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for his work on " Star Trek " :