Bill Taylor

William "Bill" Taylor was a special and visual effects artist specialized in matte paintings. In 1983 he formed with Syd Dutton the effects company Illusion Arts, Inc., located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, which provided matte paintings to several Star Trek projects. The company was closed in 2009. As part of Illusion Arts, Inc., Taylor worked on several episodes of , , , and , and five .
During his time on Star Trek Taylor earned two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects:
* Emmy Award nomination for the episode , shared with Gary Hutzel, Robert Legato, David Takemura, Michael Okuda, Don Greenberg, Erik Nash, Steve Price, Robert Stromberg, Syd Dutton, and Don Lee
* Emmy Award nomination for the episode , shared with Robert Legato, Gary Hutzel, David Takemura, Patrick Clancey, Steve Price, Michael Okuda, Erik Nash, Syd Dutton, and Don Lee
In 1985, Taylor won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for the television mini-series A.D., shared with Syd Dutton and Albert Whitlock. In 1976 he received the Golden Scroll for Best Special Effects from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for his work on the science fiction thriller Dark Star, shared with Douglas Knapp. In 1992 he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Special Effects for his work on the horror film Frankenstein Unbound, shared with Syd Dutton. Prior to this, Taylor won a Technical Achievement Award at the 1982 Academy Awards for the concept and specifications for a Two Format, Rotating Head, Aerial Image Optical Printer. Since 2006, Taylor is a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Visual Effects Branch). 
Prior to the founding of Illusion Arts, Inc., Taylor worked as matte photographer on projects such as (1975), (1977), (1979), (1980), (1981), (1981), (1982), and (1982).
Together with Dutton and the staff of Illusion Arts, Inc., he worked as special visual effects supervisor, artist, and matte painter, photographer and camera operator on projects such as (1984), (1985), (1986), (1986), (1987), (1987), (1990), (1991), (1991), (1993), (1994), (1994), (1994), (1995), (1996), (1998), (1998), (1999, with Wyatt Weed), (2000), (2000), (2001), (2001), (2002), (2002), (2003), (2004), (2005), (2005), (2006), (2006), the final cut edition of (2007), and (2008).
Following the abandonment of his company, Taylor worked as visual effects supervisor on the action film Black Jacques (2011) and (2012, with Mark Stetson).
== Star Trek work ==
(This list is currently incomplete.)
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** – Yosemite National Park landscapes
** – Camp Khitomer landscape
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** – Picard/ Borg cube pull back reveal
** – Romulus surface and buildings
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** – Ligon II surface (Season 1)
** – Angel I surface
** – Velara III surface
** – Darwin Genetic Research Station (Season 2)
** – Borg cube interior
** – Tau Cygna V landscape (Season 3)
** – Qo'noS surface
** – Matte Cameraperson
** – Jouret IV surface (Season 4)
** – La Barre landscape
** – Ventax II surface
** – Qo'noS surface (Season 5)
** – Romulus landscape
** – Romulus landscape
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** – Moab IV surface
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** – Starfleet Academy
** – Arkaria Base (Season 6)
** – Ohniaka III Research Station
** – Moon landscape (Season 7)
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** – Bajor landscapes (Season 1)
** (Season 3)
** – Starfleet Headquarters (Season 4)
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** – Ferenginar landscape (Season 5)
** – Sappora VII surface (Season 7)
** – destroyed San Francisco landscape/ Bajor landscape
** – Cardassia Prime surface/ Fire Caves exterior
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** – underground city (Season 1)
** – surface
** – Starfleet Headquarters (Season 2)
** – Mars outpost landscape
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** – Qo'noS surface (Season 1)
== External links ==
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Category:Special and Visual effects staff
Category:Emmy Award nominees