Star Trek Production Designer Speaks Out

In the not yet released issue #17 of Star Trek Magazine the production designer for JJ Abrams Star Trek Scott Chamblis talked about the film, working with JJ Abrams and the new sets. Although the magazine doesnt hit store shelves for a week we have some exerpts from the interview courtesy of the magazine publisher;

On working with J.J. Abrams:

J.J. often uses the word accessible when we work together. No matter how crazy ­ Star Trek, outer space, future ­ he wants it to be accessible to the audience so it makes sense. Things like military transport shuttles, you
believe that's a military bus taking you some place. It¹s got the textures, it's got a little bit of peeling paint, the safety bars and the seatbelts that you just know makes sense in the world now, so will makes sense 200
years from now. I loved doing those little sets because they were so small, like little jewel boxes.

On his favorite sets from the movie:

I was really happy with the way the Bridge turned out. I guess I have three favorite sets: the Bridge, the whole Narada interior, which is minimalist, with excessive detail, and brutalist, and the Jellyfish, Nimoy¹s little ship. That has a wonderful inside thing from J.J. and my years of working together. In the containment field in the ship is a big red ball. The ³big red ball² has a lot of resonance for J.J. and I: we have one in virtually everything we do. It started with the Alias pilot. I always look at a script and wonder what the big red ball is going to be this time.

The entire interview can be read in Star Trek Magazine issue #17 - US - On-sale March 24 - UK - On-sale April 9