Chris Evans ( visual effects specialist ) Christopher " Chris " Leith Evans ( born ) is a motion picture visual effects artist , specialized as matte painter , who has contributed to four " Star Trek " feature films . As a member of Industrial Light & Magic ' s ( ILM ) matte department , Evans worked as matte painting artist on and , and as matte painting supervisor on . While at Matte World he worked as chief digital matte artist on . A remarkable contribution Evans made , was the very first digital matte painting for the " Star Trek " franchise , having used one of the earliest paint computer programs that had been developed in - house in 1981 by Thomas Porter at ILM . It was the completed planet surface view , seen in the closing pull - away sequence of the " Genesis Demo " in " The Wrath of Khan " . ( " American Cinematographer " , October 1982 , p . 1050 ) Evans graduated from Bay Shore High School in 1972 and moved to Santa Monica , California , where he attended the University of California , Los Angeles , graduating with a major in Arts . Before joining ILM , Evans was eaking out a living as portraits and landscapes painter . In 1980 he was hired at the company and has specialized there as a matte painter . While employed at ILM he has worked as matte artist on " Dragonslayer " ( 1981 ) , " E . T . the Extra - Terrestrial " , " The Dark Crystal " ( both 1982 ) , " Star Wars : Episode VI – Return of the Jedi " ( 1983 ) , " The Never Ending Story " , " Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom " , the television movie " Ewok Adventures – Caravan of Courage " ( winning him a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award , shared with among others Michael Pangrazio ) , " Starman " " ( those 1984 ) , " The Goonies " , " Cocoon " , the science fiction feature " Enemy Mine " ( those 1985 ) , " The Golden Child " ( 1986 ) , " * batteries not included " ( 1987 ) , with the 1988 fantasy feature " Willow " ( earning him an Academy Award nomination ) and the 1990 science fiction movie " The Abyss " as his last work for ILM . Around 1992 Evans followed former ILM colleagues Craig Barron and Michael Pangrazio ( together with Effects Producer Krys Demkowicz ) , in order to join their company , Matte World , where he would stay until that company ' s demise in 2012 . It was there that Evans made the backdrop matte painting of the forest backdrop where the " " landed , as seen in " Star Trek : First Contact " . Apart from this he worked upon a slew of other productions the company was involved with , including such features as " Avalon " ( 1990 ) , " Hook " ( 1991 ) , " Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York " , " Memoirs of an Invisible Man " , " Batman Returns " ( 1992 ) , " Jurassic Park " ( 1993 ) , " The Shadow " ( 1994 ) , " Casino " ( 1995 ) , " Diabolique " , " Broken Arrow " , " Dunston Checks In " ( 1996 ) , the block buster " Titanic " ( 1997 ) , " The Truman Show " , " Great Expectations " ( 1998 ) , " The Green Mile " ( 1999 ) , " Dr T and the Women " ( 2000 ) , " Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back " , " Jurassic Park III " , " The Mummy Returns " , " Antitrust " , " The Majestic " ( 2001 ) , " The Ring " ( 2002 ) , " Down with Love " ( 2003 ) , " Catwoman " , " The Alamo " ( 2004 ) , " The Golden Compass " , " Zodiac " ( earning him a Visual Effects Society Award nomination shared with among others Craig Barron ) , " Invincible " , " Greece : Secrets of the Past " ( 2006 - 2007 ) , " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " ( 2008 ) , and the 2009 - 2010 productions " Alice in Wonderland " , " Terminator Salvation " , " X - Men Origins : Wolverine " as his latest recorded credits .