Harry E . Otto Harry Earl Otto is a Set Designer and Art Director for film and television productions . He worked as Senior Set Designer on ' s and as Art Director on its sequel . For his work on both films , Otto earned ADG Excellence in Production Design Award nominations in the category Fantasy Film . More recently , Otto worked as Art Director on the sequel . On " Into Darkness " , Otto worked on the technical drawings of the bridge and on the refuse chute , the bridge reconstruction , the circuation lobby and corridor sets and the security area including the prisoners holding cell aboard the . Otto received a CSU International Program from the Danish Royal Academy in Copenhagen , Denmark and earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona , California . He made his first steps into the entertainment industry by working as set designer on the television series " Seinfeld " , " Caroline in the City " , " The Single Guy " , " Ally McBeal " , and " ER " . Otto was nominated for an Excellence in Production Design Awards from the Art Directors Guild for his work on the Steven Spielberg films " A . I . Artificial Intelligence " and " Minority Report " . Otto and and set designer Martha Johnston were nominated for an Excellence in Production Design Award for their work on the 2003 film " The Last Samurai " , which was written by " Nemesis " scribe John Logan . Otto and Johnston then won an Excellence in Production Design Award for their work on Spielberg ' s " The Terminal " , with Jude Ciccolella and Zoë Saldana . He received another ADG Award nomination in 2012 for his work on the science fiction western " Cowboys & Aliens " , written by Roberto Orci , Alex Kurtzman , and Damon Lindelof . Otto previously worked under " Star Trek " s supervising art director , Keith P . Cunningham , on the films " Van Helsing " and " Rent " . In addition , Otto and fellow " Star Trek " set designers Kevin Cross , Andrea Dopaso , and Anne Porter all worked on the 2007 film " Spider - Man 3 " , which starred James Cromwell and Kirsten Dunst . Otto also worked with Kevin Cross on " Rent " and with Andrea Dopaso on " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " and " Van Helsing " . He worked with " Star Trek " art director Luke Freeborn on " Van Helsing " , as well ; Otto and Freeborn also collaborated on " Minority Report " and " The Terminal " . Other " Star Trek " set designers and art directors Otto has worked with include Curt Beech ( on " Failure to Launch " ) , Dawn Brown Manser ( on " A . I . Artificial Intelligence " ) , and Andrew Reeder ( on " Imposter " ) . Otto was an art director for the first ten episodes of the 2007 season of the hit Fox series " 24 " . Alexander Siddig was a recurring guest star on the series at this time . He also worked on " Castle " between 2009 and 2010 , as assistant art director on the 2008 action comedies " Tropic Thunder " ( featuring Reggie Lee ) and " Bedtime Stories " ( featuring Paul Dooley and Keri Russell ) , and as additional photography art director on the science fiction project " John Carter " ( 2012 ) . More recently , Otto was a set designer on the sequel " The Hunger Games : Catching Fire " ( 2013 ) and the music drama " Jersey Boys " ( 2014 ) , art director on the mystery drama " Transcendence " ( 2014 ) and on the action drama " American Sniper " ( 2014 ) , assistant art director and set designer on the comedy sequel " Horrible Bosses 2 " ( 2014 , starring Chris Pine ) , and set designer on the television series " Secrets & Lies " ( 2014 , along with Timothy M . Earls ) . Tetsuo " Tex " Kadonaga is a visual effects artist and digital set designer who worked as digital set designer on ' s and its sequel . External links . On 2009 ' s " Star Trek " , Kadonaga designed the digital sets aboard the " Narada " including the bridge , the cargo bay and the torture chamber . On " Into Darkness " , he worked closely with James Clyne and Kasra Farahani on the 3D models of the bridge including its consoles and the corridor consoles , the " Vengeance " exterior look , the initial concept model of the K ' normian trading ship interior , and the garbage barge look for the climatic fight sequence . For this work , Kadonaga received an ADG Excellence in Production Design Award nomination in the category Fantasy Film in which he shared with Scott Chambliss , Ramsey Avery , James Clyne , Lauren Polizzi , Kasra Farahani , Michael E . Goldman , Harry E . Otto , Andrew E . W . Murdock , Jason Baldwin Stewart , Natasha Gerasimova , Steve Christensen , Andrea Dopaso , John Eaves , Nathan Schroeder , Ryan Church , Christopher Ross , Victor Martinez , Steven Messing , Karl Strahlendorf , John Chichester , Kevin Cross , Andrew Reeder , Anne Porter , Jane Wuu , Richard F . Mays , Allen Coulter , Karl Martin , Scott Schneider , Lorrie Campbell , Easton Smith , Tammy Lee , Tim Croshaw , Clint Schultz , and Karen Manthey . Kadonaga worked as Set Designer on the sequel under production designer Scott Chambliss . Career . 1980s – 2009 . Kadonaga graduated with an Industrial Design Major from the Ontario College of Art in Ontario , Canada in 1988 and with a Production Design Major from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , California in 1990 . Throughout the 1990s he worked for the effects companies Commotion , Inc . and Landmark Entertainment Group before he joined Rhythm & Hues as CG Artist , Art Director and Designer in 1993 . Since 2002 he is also working as Art Director for Electronic Arts located in Redwood City , California . As part of Rhythm & Hues he worked on concept art for the " " shuttle in , but the contract was awarded to another visual effects company . Other projects as 3D modeler , art director , and artist as part of Rhythm & Hues include the adventure " Babe " ( 1995 , with James Cromwell ) and its sequel " Babe : Pig in the City " ( 1998 ) , the comedy " The Associate " ( 1996 , with Whoopi Goldberg ) , the fantasy comedy " Mystery Men " ( 1999 ) , the science fiction comedy " What Planet Are You From ? " ( 2000 ) , the science fiction thriller " The Sixth Day " ( 2000 ) , the comedies " Cats & Dogs " ( 2001 ) and " Scooby - Doo " ( 2002 ) , the action sequel " The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift " ( 2006 ) , the adventure comedy " Night at the Museum " ( 2006 ) , the comedy sequel " Evan Almighty " ( 2007 ) , the comedy remake " Land of the Lost " ( 2009 ) , and the fantasy film " Cirque du Freak : The Vampire ' s Assistant " ( 2009 ) . Early in his career , Kadonaga worked at Arcca Animation on the television series " Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future " ( 1987 - 1988 ) . His credits as art director include the video games " Race for Atlantis " ( 1998 ) , " The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers " ( 2002 ) , and " Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 " ( 2004 ) . 2010 – today . Kadonaga worked as costume modeler on the science fiction sequel " TRON : Legacy " ( 2010 ) and as digital set designer on the drama " 2012 " ( 2009 ) , ' s science fiction blockbuster " Avatar " ( 2009 ) , the comic adaptation " Thor " ( 2011 , starring Chris Hemsworth ) , the science fiction film " Cowboys & Aliens " ( 2011 ) , the drama " Real Steel " ( 2011 ) , the thriller " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo " ( 2011 ) , and the fantasy film " Oz : The Great and Powerful " ( 2013 ) . In 2010 he received an ADG Excellence in Production Design Award from the Art Directors Guild in the category Fantasy Film for his work on " Avatar " . He shared this award with fellow " Trek " artists Robert Stromberg , Dorian Bustamante , Ryan Church , James Clyne , Paul Ozzimo , Daphne Yap , C . Scott Baker , Scott Herbertson , Joseph Hiura , Karl J . Martin , Andrew Reeder , and Gregory Jein . In 2012 he received another nomination in the category Fantasy Film for his work on " Cowboys & Aliens " and won an ADG Award in the category Contemporary Film for his work on the mystery drama " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo " . More recent credits as Set Designer include the animated movie " Legends of Oz : Dorothy ' s Return " ( 2013 ) and the science fiction film " Tomorrowland " ( 2015 , written and produced by Damon Lindelof , music by Michael Giacchino , and production design by Scott Chambliss ) . official site