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'Andrew Probert' (born 1946 in Independence, Missouri) is an artist who is best known for designing the USS ''Enterprise'' for and the ''Enterprise''-D for ''.
After spending some time in the US Navy, Probert studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California[1].
His first film/TV work was on Glen A. Larson's 1978 ABC miniseries ''Battlestar Galactica'', for which he was recommended by artist Ralph McQuarrie1. For ''Galactica'', Andy contributed the design for the Cylon Centurions1 as well as building one of the physical spaceship models for the "rag tag fleet", seen in the opening title sequence of each episode of the series.
In 1978 he went to work for Robert Abel and Associates working on '', where he worked as a concept designer/illustrator[2]. When Abel's group was fired, Andrew survived the transition to the group of new effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull. Andrew was primarily responsible for designing the human and Vulcan space technology seen in the film, including the refitted starship Enterprise, space drydock, orbital office complex, travel pod, Work Bee support vehicles, and a two-part Vulcan long range shuttlecraft[3]. His concept for the bridge set of the Klingon battlecruiser set the style for all future Klingon ship interiors.
In 1984 he worked on ''Back to the Future'', initially drawing storyboards but then continuing the design of the Delorean time machine that had been started by Ron Cobb[4].
In 1986 he joined the staff of the then new show '' where he was initially hired to design the bridge of the new starship, the ''Enterprise''-D [2] However, after the show's producers saw a speculative Enterprise sketch that Probert had produced he was tasked with designing the starship's exterior as well. [2]. During his one season stint on the ''The Next Generation'', he also designed the exteriors of virtually every other space vehicle seen in the first year of the show, including the Romulan Warbird[2]
His film and television work also includes stints on ''Airwolf'', ''Streethawk'', ''
★ batteries not included'', ''Space Camp'', ''Mask'', ''Tron'', and ''The Philadelphia Experiment''. He worked for a period at Walt Disney Imagineering.
On February 6, 2006, Perpetual Entertainment and CBS Media announced that Probert had been employed as a design consultant for the upcoming MMOG ''Star Trek Online''[8].
1. Exclusive 1999 interview with Andrew Probert Greg Tyler
2. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
3. Exclusive 2005 interview with Andrew Probert Greg Tyler
4. An Interview with Production Designer Andrew Probert Tom Silknitter
5. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
6. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
7. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
8. Perpetual Announces Addition of Visionary Star Trek Artist Andrew Probert
★ Official site
After spending some time in the US Navy, Probert studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California[1].
His first film/TV work was on Glen A. Larson's 1978 ABC miniseries ''Battlestar Galactica'', for which he was recommended by artist Ralph McQuarrie1. For ''Galactica'', Andy contributed the design for the Cylon Centurions1 as well as building one of the physical spaceship models for the "rag tag fleet", seen in the opening title sequence of each episode of the series.
In 1978 he went to work for Robert Abel and Associates working on '', where he worked as a concept designer/illustrator[2]. When Abel's group was fired, Andrew survived the transition to the group of new effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull. Andrew was primarily responsible for designing the human and Vulcan space technology seen in the film, including the refitted starship Enterprise, space drydock, orbital office complex, travel pod, Work Bee support vehicles, and a two-part Vulcan long range shuttlecraft[3]. His concept for the bridge set of the Klingon battlecruiser set the style for all future Klingon ship interiors.
In 1984 he worked on ''Back to the Future'', initially drawing storyboards but then continuing the design of the Delorean time machine that had been started by Ron Cobb[4].
In 1986 he joined the staff of the then new show '' where he was initially hired to design the bridge of the new starship, the ''Enterprise''-D [2] However, after the show's producers saw a speculative Enterprise sketch that Probert had produced he was tasked with designing the starship's exterior as well. [2]. During his one season stint on the ''The Next Generation'', he also designed the exteriors of virtually every other space vehicle seen in the first year of the show, including the Romulan Warbird[2]
His film and television work also includes stints on ''Airwolf'', ''Streethawk'', ''
★ batteries not included'', ''Space Camp'', ''Mask'', ''Tron'', and ''The Philadelphia Experiment''. He worked for a period at Walt Disney Imagineering.
On February 6, 2006, Perpetual Entertainment and CBS Media announced that Probert had been employed as a design consultant for the upcoming MMOG ''Star Trek Online''[8].
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References
1. Exclusive 1999 interview with Andrew Probert Greg Tyler
2. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
3. Exclusive 2005 interview with Andrew Probert Greg Tyler
4. An Interview with Production Designer Andrew Probert Tom Silknitter
5. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
6. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
7. Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the resume Salvador Nogueira
8. Perpetual Announces Addition of Visionary Star Trek Artist Andrew Probert
External links
★ Official site
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