10 Best Uses Of Special Effects In Star Trek

5. Prepare For Ramming Speed

Like Star Trek: Insurrection before it, Star Trek: Nemesis contained primarily digital effects - contributed by Digital Domain - though some key scenes were realised with a combination of digital and practical methods. To achieve the collision seen near the film's climax, Digital Domain had to create a new version of the Enterprise-E, one separate from those used in First Contact and Insurrection.

For the collision, a 17-foot-long section of the Enterprise-E's saucer was constructed, as was an equally enlarged portion of the Scimitar. The Enterprise was mounted on a dolly rig and then crashed into the Reman vessel at about 20 miles per hour, filmed upside down so that the debris would 'float' in space.

Once the practical effect was captured, Digital Domain painted additional debris and miniatures into the scene. Lighting played a key element, so the models were flooded with additional light to capture everything. This footage was then combined with the photorealistic work created by the company to seamlessly blend everything back together.

For its faults, Star Trek: Nemesis looks great, even now more than twenty years later.