10 Best CGI Effects In Star Trek
1. Star Trek Beyond's Warp Effect
Star Trek Beyond included one of the most realistic depictions of warp travel that we've ever seen in Trek.
Warp drive works by creating a sort of protective "bubble" around the ship, then contracting the space in front of the ship and expanding the space behind it, effectively allowing the ship to travel faster than light without actually accelerating at all. Many believe that this is the only way faster-than-light travel could be possible, given the limitations of Einstein's theory of relativity.
Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Chiang came up with the idea to bend light around the warp bubble, creating a gravitational lensing effect similar to what you'd see around the edges of a black hole or other massive objects. Just like a black hole, the warp effect distorts light by curving the space it travels through.
The warp effect in Beyond not only looks cooler than any used in the past, but is also way more scientifically accurate.