Daren Dochterman Daren Ross Dochterman is an American artist and illustrator for Hollywood films . He was a production illustrator on , the pilot episode for . Later , he was the visual effects supervisor involved in the making of the DVD of . Recommended for the position by producer David C . Fein , the director ' s edition project won them both a Video Premiere Award . Aside from his expertise , Fein had an additional reason to recommend him , as he said this of Dochterman , an avid fan , " " If there is anybody who was intimately involved with this as us from beginning to end it has to be Daren . He is truly the keeper of the flame for " STAR TREK " and helped play the role of the fan , as well as the artist and craftsman . We love his work ; he is brilliant and I cannot say enough about him . This project would never have been the same without him . " " ( ) In his turn , Dochterman recommended the Foundation Imaging for the additional and supplementary CGI effects , and , upon approval , subsequently served as the primary liaison between production company Robert Wise Productions and the team of digital modelers at Foundation . ( ) It actually was Dochterman who built and mapped the first version of the CGI refit - " Constitution " - class model for the project in his spare time , but has conceded that he " " ( . . . ) did my best to come up with a workable ship . I used my model in some rough composites as we were storyboarding it and it looked OK . But specifically for end shots it had to be much more detailed . So I handed that model over to the guys at Foundation Imaging . " " ( ) Dochterman was featured in the " Redirecting The Future " documentary on the DVD , in which he , and his co - workers discuss the work they have done for the project . In addition , he and his co - workers were featured in an after - the - fact , separately produced audio commentary , released in 2007 as a podcast on and which , at the time , at the site . Besides the live - action " Star Trek " productions , Dochterman has been a prolific contributor to the popular " " calendar series published by Pocket Books , providing several CGI illustrations for their outings , much of which reproduced in their book derivatives . Among his contributions was included an original CGI " Constitution " - class model , he had constructed as a pitch for what eventually became the 2006 remastered " Original Series " . His pitch not only included the ship , but " all " the visual effects as seen in the original episode , which he single - handedly replaced with CGI versions . His model was ultimately passed over in favor of that of CBS Digital . On 27 September 2009 , Daren Dochterman moderated a media event called the " " Star Trek " Designers Talk Trek History At Art Directors Guild Event " , held at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood , and in which production designers John Jefferies , Joseph R . Jennings , Herman F . Zimmerman , and Scott Chambliss were honored for their " Star Trek " contributions , discussing in depth their work on the franchise . Outside the official " Star Trek " framework , Dochterman also designed the main title sequence for the popular fan - made internet series " Star Trek : New Voyages " , developed by and starring James Cawley . Additionally , Dochterman has constructed a CGI " Phase II " " Constitution " - class model for use in the fan production , premiering in the 2012 vignette " Going Boldly " . In 2015 / 16 Dochterman was again employed by the official franchise when he worked as a prop concept artist on , reuniting him with " Star Trek " veteran John Eaves , with whom he had previously worked on several movie projects . " The Art Trek Song " . While Dochterman was working in art department of " Star Trek " , he soon found out for himself that he was working in a pressure cooker , always under the stress of immutable deadlines and demands . Michael Okuda had once remarked in this regard , " " Herman Zimmerman " [ note : head of the Art Department , to which Okuda ' s Scenic Art Department answered ] " used to remind us that there is always more than one way to solve any particular design challenge . It was his way of telling us not to get too fixated on any particular design element , because there are sooooo many factors that you can ’ t control . Even when you think you understand all the requirements for a design , you ’ re often surprised by a last - minute request from the director , or an unexpected budget problem , or a producer who wants a different approach , or a change in schedule , or any of a hundred things that fall into the category of what we called " oh , by the way . . . " . You ’ d think that this would be frustrating , and at times it was . But the odd thing is that it sometimes inspired us to stretch ourselves in different directions , and surprisingly , it sometimes even resulted in better work . " " In order to reflect the nature of " Star Trek " s high pressure working environment , Dochterman composed a good - humored song , lamenting the fate of the scenic artists and production illustrators employed in the department , Then co - worker , Scenic Artist Doug Drexler , has stated , not without fondness , " " This song was a favorite pinned to the department " Wall of Shame , " otherwise known as the bulletin board . " " The song has remained on the bulletin board for as long as the television franchise was in production , and was saved by Drexler for posterity when the department closed down after the television productions were suspended in 2005 . Career outside " Star Trek " . Dochterman was raised in New York City , New York , and spent his teenage years in Chicago , Illinois . He attended the University of Southern California from 1985 through 1987 , leaving after being repeatedly rejected by the university ' s prestigious School of Cinema - Television . He then worked independently as a model builder , prop maker , and graphic artist for about a year before landing his first Hollywood job , working as the Assistant to the Art department ( there meeting and befriending fellow New York City film buff David Fein ) on ' s 1989 science fiction film , " The Abyss " . Dochterman even appeared in the film as a new reporter ; TNG guest star Ken Jenkins also had a role . Dochterman next worked as an assistant to production designer Leslie Dilley on 1990 ' s " The Exorcist III " , starring Brad Dourif . His first project as a professional illustrator was the 1991 film " Guilty by Suspicion " , which featured " Voyager " star Roxann Dawson and TNG guest star Robin Gammell . He subsequently served for a brief spell as executive director for David Fein ' s newly - founded company Sharpline Arts , which produced special features for movie home media format releases , but decided to continue his career on his own . Since then , he has worked as a production illustrator on such films as " Sleepless in Seattle " ( 1993 ) , " Se7en " ( 1997 ) , " Down Periscope " ( 1998 , starring Kelsey Grammer ) , " My Favorite Martian " ( 1999 , starring Christopher Lloyd , Wallace Shawn , and Ray Walston ) , " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " ( 2000 ) , " We Were Soldiers " ( 2002 ) , " Clockstoppers " ( 2002 , directed by Jonathan Frakes ) , " Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World " ( 2003 ) , " The Terminal " ( 2004 , featuring Jude Ciccolella and Zoe Saldana ) , " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " ( 2005 ) , " X - Men : The Last Stand " ( 2006 , starring Kelsey Grammer , Famke Janssen , and Patrick Stewart ) , and " Get Smart " ( 2008 , starring Dwayne Johnson ) . He was also an illustrator on the pilot for the cult science fiction series " Earth 2 " , starring Clancy Brown . In addition , Dochterman was a storyboard or effects storyboard artist on films such as " Beverly Hills Cop III " ( 1994 ) , " For Better or Worse " ( 1995 , starring and directed by Jason Alexander ) , " Nixon " ( 1995 , featuring Robert Beltran , bill Bolender , Richard Fancy , Tony Plana , Saul Rubinek , and Paul Sorvino ) , " Multiplicity " ( 1996 , featuring Ann Cusack , John de Lancie , and Harris Yulin ) , " The Nutty Professor " ( 1996 ) , " Courage Under Fire " ( 1996 ) , " Flubber " ( 1997 , featuring Clancy Brown and Wil Wheaton ) , and " How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days " ( 2003 ) . His resume also includes visual effects illustrations for " Addams Family Values " ( 1993 , starring Christopher Lloyd and Carel Struycken ) , property concept art on " Casper " and " Outbreak " ( both 1995 ) , and concept designs for " The Chronicles of Riddick " ( 2004 ) . Most recently , Dochterman worked as a conceptual illustrator on the upcoming remakes for " The Day the Earth Stood Still " and " Creature from the Black Lagoon " . He was also a conceptual illustrator on the 2009 " G . I . Joe " film , starring Rachel Nichols . On the latter project Dochterman worked again with concept designer John Eaves , with whom he became acquainted and had previously worked with on 2005 ' s " Sky High " and 2006 ' s " X - Men : The Last Stand " . Dochterman also collaborated with James Clyne on " X - Men " , as well as " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " and 2006 ' s " Poseidon " . DVD Exclusive Award . Daren Dochterman won the following DVD Exclusive Award ( at the time called Video Premiere Award ) as visual effects supervisor in the category Best New , Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes ,