Scott Schneider Scott M . Schneider is a model maker and digital set designer whose first professional job in the motion picture industry was as model maker in 1987 and 1988 in the employment of Gregory Jein , Inc . At the end of season 1 of , by the time the " D ' deridex " - class studio model was under construction in for , he left the company to start working as a freelancer . As a freelance model maker he later on shortly worked again for Gregory Jein , Inc . on the " K ' t ' inga " - class model , seen in " The Next Generation " fifth season episode in and as model maker on . Between and , Schneider worked as vehicle and special digital set designer for Paramount Pictures on in Los Angeles . More recently , Schneider worked between and as Specialist Set Designer on the design development on the sequel . As Concept Set Designer , Schneider returned to the " Star Trek " television franchise the subsequent year , credited as such for fifteen episodes of the first season of and has returned for the second season of Star Trek : Discovery . Career . Schneider was born in San Jose , California . In 2005 he won a Visual Effects Society Award in the category Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture for the XF11 crash in the drama " The Aviator " which he shared with Matthew Gratzner and Leigh - Alexandra Jacob . He received three more VES Award nominations in 2007 in the category Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program for the Dodge Fairy , shared with Matthew Gratzner , in 2008 for his work on the action sequel " Live Free or Die Hard " , and in 2011 for his work on the thriller " Shutter Island " , also shared with Matthew Gratzner . Early in his career , Schneider worked as production assistant for the model shop on the thriller " The Hunt for Red October " ( 1990 , again with Greg Jein , but now hired by Boss Film Studios ) and the science fiction thriller " Solar Crisis " ( 1990 ) . Among his many credits as model maker are the fantasy film " Edward Scissorhands " ( 1990 ) , the horror sequel " Freddy ' s Dead : The Final Nightmare " ( 1991 , with Mark Stetson ) , the fantasy comedy " Bill & Ted ' s Bogus Journey " ( 1991 , with Matthew Yuricich ) , the comic adaptation " Batman Returns " ( 1992 , with Craig Barron , Robert Spurlock , and Jim Rygiel ) , the comedy " Honey I Blew Up the Kid " ( 1992 ) , the blockbuster " Jurassic Park " ( 1993 ) , the fantasy comedy " Hocus Pocus " ( 1993 , with Craig Barron and Krystyna Demkowicz ) , the science fiction comedy " Coneheads " ( 1993 ) , the thriller " On Deadly Ground " ( 1994 ) , the comic adaptation " The Shadow " ( 1994 ) , the fantasy drama " Interview with the Vampire : The Vampire Chronicles " ( 1994 ) , the comic adaptation " Batman Forever " ( 1995 ) , the science fiction adventure " Waterworld " ( 1995 ) , the mystery thriller " The Relic " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction blockbuster " Men in Black " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction sequel " Alien : Resurrection " ( 1997 ) , the mystery thriller " The X - Files " ( 1998 ) , the comic adaptation " Blade " ( 1998 ) , the science fiction film " Mission to Mars " ( 2000 , with John Knoll , Tony Meininger , and Pat Sweeney ) , the fantasy film " The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring " ( 2001 ) and its sequels " The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers " ( 2002 ) and " The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King " ( 2003 ) , the fantasy adventure " The Scorpion King " ( 2002 ) , the science fiction sequel " Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines " ( 2003 ) , the sport drama " Seabiscuit " ( 2003 ) , the science fiction thriller " The Forgotten " ( 2004 ) , and the fantasy film " The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe " ( 2005 ) . In the more recent years , Schneider worked as digital set designer and miniature effects designer for New Deal Studios on the science fiction sequel " X - Men : The Last Stand " ( 2006 , starring Patrick Stewart and Famke Janssen ) , the science fiction thriller " I Am Legend " ( 2007 ) , the comic adaptation " Iron Man " ( 2008 ) , the comic adaptation " The Dark Knight " ( 2008 ) , the fantasy sequel " The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor " ( 2008 ) , the comic adaptation " Watchmen " ( 2009 ) , and the thriller " Inception " ( 2010 ) . He also worked as digital set designer and set designer on the fantasy sequel " Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian " ( 2009 ) , the science fiction film " I Am Number Four " ( 2011 ) , the science fiction film " Cowboys and Aliens " ( 2011 , earning him a 2012 Excellence in Production Design Award nomination , shared with among others Scott Chambliss , James Clyne , and Chris Ross ) , the science fiction sequel " Men in Black 3 " ( 2012 ) , the comic adaptation " The Avengers " ( 2012 , starring Chris Hemsworth ) , and the science fiction sequel " G . I . Joe : Retaliation " ( 2012 ) . Scheider was featured in the 2011 documentary " Sense of Scale " , in which several model makers discussed their craft , and which also featured Ron Gress , Greg Jein , Bruce MacRae , Eugene P . Rizzardi and Pat McClung . Most recent projects as Digital Set Designer include the short horror film " The Mill at Calder ' s End " ( 2014 ) , the action adventure " Insurgent " ( 2015 , set design by Tim Croshaw and Sam Page ) , the science fiction film " Tomorrowland " ( 2015 , produced and co - written by Damon Lindelof , music by Michael Giacchino , and production design by Scott Chambliss ) , and the comic adaptation " Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice " ( 2016 ) .