Editing Star Trek: Insurrection (section)

===Costumes and make-up===
Make-up supervisor Michael Westmore aimed to create a look for the Son'a that was not exaggerated. He consulted several sculptors; [[Dean Jones (designer)|Dean Jones]], who was on the production staff for ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', created the look. The prosthetics for Ru'afo consisted of overlapping layers that were stretched over Abraham's head. Westmore said Abraham's prosthetics was "like a rubber band, F. Murray Abraham could turn his head and the skin would look translucent. It was so thin, and the layers were pulling on each other."<ref name="nemecek336" /> The two other aliens on the Son'a vessels also had specific prosthetic make-up designs created. The Tarlac's look was based on reptilian skin, while the Ellora required only nose and forehead prosthetics.<ref name="nemecek336" />

The film also gave costume designer [[Robert Blackman]] an opportunity to address issues with the Starfleet dress uniforms, which Blackman had changed on several occasions during ''The Next Generation''.<ref name="nemecek336" /> The uniforms appeared for the first time in the episode "[[Lonely Among Us]]", and were based on the 18th century designs for the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="nemecek39">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 39</ref> For ''Insurrection'', Blackman initially thought of creating a uniform with short jackets in blue, red and gold, which he later said was "not a good idea".<ref name="nemecek336" /> His eventual design minimized the use of division-specific colors. Blackman said, "No matter what, white over black has a formal look to it."<ref name="nemecek336" /> Sanja Milkovic Hayes created the remaining new costumes for the film. She avoided making the Ba'ku look too cute, and used material made from cellulose fiber specifically created for ''Insurrection''. She said it was organic, and was simply cooked and then glued together.<ref name="nemecek336" /> The Son'a costumes were made from layers of crushed velvet and metal strips. The female bodysuits were made of latex; Hayes wanted them to appear "sexy, but not vulgar" and described the outfits as "very conservative".<ref name="nemecek336" />