Editing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (section)

==Production==
[[File:QTXP 20121019 Destination Star Trek London MG 2144.jpg|alt=Avery Brooks|thumb|Avery Brooks directed several episodes in addition to his lead role of Sisko.]]
The series was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller at the request of [[Brandon Tartikoff]] and was produced by [[Paramount Television]].<ref name="ErdmannP3">Edrmann and Block (2000) page 3</ref> The original ''Star Trek'' series had been pitched as the science-fiction equivalent to [[Westerns on television|television Westerns]] such as ''[[Wagon Train]]'', and ''DS9'' was instead analogous to shows like ''[[The Rifleman]]'', featuring a town or trading post right on the edge of the frontier.<ref name="ErdmannP3"/> As overall head of ''Star Trek'' production, Berman served as executive producer for the entire series. Piller initially served as second executive producer and showrunner, but left the series in 1995 to manage ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. Writer [[Ira Steven Behr]] was promoted by Berman to replace Piller as showrunner and held that role for the remainder of the series. In addition to Berman, Piller, and Behr, key writers included [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[Peter Allan Fields]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], [[Hans Beimler (screenwriter)|Hans Beimler]], and [[René Echevarria]].

Several actors also directed episodes, including Avery Brooks, who directed and starred in the critically acclaimed episode "Far Beyond the Stars".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bastién |first=Angelica Jade |date=2018-01-19 |title=Deep Space Nine Is TV's Most Revolutionary Depiction of Black Fatherhood |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/deep-space-nine-revolutionary-depiction-of-black-fatherhood.html |website=Vulture.com |access-date=2021-10-21 }}</ref>

''DS9'' was the first television series in the ''Star Trek'' franchise to use [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) for exterior space shots. Although a few other television series, such as ''[[Babylon 5]]'', were using CGI exclusively to avoid the high expense of model photography, the ''Star Trek'' franchise continued to primarily use physical models for exterior space shots because producers decided models provided more realism. ''DS9'' continued using models where needed, such as the fourth-season premiere and the alternate-universe episode "Shattered Mirror".<ref>Season 4 DVD Special Effects commentary</ref> During the battle sequences between the Federation and Klingon fleets, the effects department used [[Playmates Toys|Playmates]] toys, [[Ertl Company|Ertl]] model kits, and [[Hallmark Cards|Hallmark]] Bird-of-Prey Christmas ornaments in the background to keep production costs down.<ref name="ErdmannP265">Edrmann and Block (2000) page 265</ref>

The [[USS Defiant|USS ''Defiant'']] was the first full-fledged starship in the ''Star Trek'' franchise to have a CGI model used in regular production. It was first built and animated by VisionArt, which was responsible for the [[morphing]] of Odo. The CGI ''Defiant'' was featured heavily in the fourth-season episode "[[Starship Down]]", where it battled a CGI [[Jem'Hadar]] ship in a CGI gas giant's atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/1930/ds9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022202214/http://geocities.com/Hollywood/1930/ds9.html |archive-date=October 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |title=Deep Space Nine |access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref><ref name="ErdmannP335">Edrmann and Block (2000) [https://books.google.com/books?id=kDe3VS07YSMC&pg=PA335 page 335] "most people don't know it's CG. Even people in our Art Department"</ref>

The series started using [[Foundation Imaging]] and Digital Muse in 1997 (seasons 6 and 7) for its effects as part of the ongoing storyline of the Dominion occupation of the station. The station itself remained a physical model throughout the series' seven-year run, except for the final scene of the series. In October 2006, the physical model of the station was sold for $132,000 in an auction at [[Christie's]] auction house in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 October 2006 |title=DEEP SPACE NINE MODEL |url=https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-deep-space-nine-model-4780057/ |website=40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection |publisher=[[Christie's]] }}</ref>

The opening sequence was likewise modified in the fourth season, most notably by the introduction of CGI inserts of construction work being performed on the station's exterior by suited maintenance crews, and more docking and launching activity by ships, along with subtle colored wisps of [[nebula]]e added to the background starfield. Accordingly, the solo [[trumpet]] (preceded by a solo [[French horn]]) featured prominently in the main theme by [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]] to accentuate the isolation of the outpost was augmented by a chorus of brass as the station attained a more bustling atmosphere following the presence of the wormhole.

The digital effects were rendered in standard definition and while the series could be released in a high-definition format, the studio preferred recreating the visual effects, rather than upscaling them.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitbrook|first1=James|title=The Detailed, Depressing Reason Deep Space Nine and Voyager May Never Get Full HD Versions|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-detailed-depressing-reason-deep-space-nine-and-voy-1791962332|website=[[io9]]|date=February 3, 2017 |publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>