Editing Star Trek: First Contact (section)

===Costumes and makeup===
The [[Starfleet uniforms]] were redesigned for the film by the ''Star Trek'' costumer [[Robert Blackman|Bob Blackman]] to give a more militaristic feel, with grey padded shoulders, black torso/sleeves/leggings and colored undershirts/stripe cuffs. Since Blackman was also handling the costumes for the television series, non-Starfleet design clothes were delegated to [[Deborah Everton]],{{sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=325}} a newcomer to ''Star Trek'' who was responsible for more than 800 costumes during production.{{sfn|Kaplan|1996|p=28}} Everton was tasked with updating the Borg's costumes to something new, but reminiscent of the television series. The bulky suits were made sleeker and outfitted with [[fiber optic]] lights.{{sfn|Kaplan|1996|p=24}} The time-travel aspect of the story also required period costumes for the mid 21st century and the 1940s "Dixon Hill" nightclub holodeck recreation. Everton enjoyed designing Woodard's costumes because the character went through many changes during the course of the film, switching from a utilitarian vest and pants in many shots to a glamorous dress during the holodeck scene.{{sfn|Kaplan|1996|p=28}}

Everton and makeup designers [[Michael Westmore]], [[Scott Wheeler (makeup artist)|Scott Wheeler]], and [[Jake Garber]] wanted to upgrade the pasty white look the Borg had retained since ''The Next Generation''{{'}}s second season, born out of a need for budget-conscious television design. "I wanted it to look like they were [assimilated or "Borgified"] from the inside out rather than the outside in," Everton said.{{sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=325}} Each Borg had a slightly different design, and Westmore designed a new one each day to make it appear that there was an army of Borg; in reality, between eight and twelve actors{{sfn|Frakes|2005}}{{sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=330}} filled all the roles as the costumes and makeup were so expensive to produce. Background Borg were simulated by half-finished [[mannequin]]s.{{sfn|Braga|Moore|2005}} Westmore reasoned that since the Borg had traveled the galaxy, they would have assimilated other races besides humans. In the television series, much of the Borg's faces had been covered by helmets, but for ''First Contact'' the makeup artist removed the head coverings and designed assimilated versions of familiar ''Star Trek'' aliens such as Klingons, [[Bolians]], Romulans, [[Bajoran]]s, and [[Cardassian]]s. Each drone received an electronic eyepiece. The blinking lights in each eye were programmed by Westmore's son to repeat a production member's name in [[Morse code]].{{sfn|Kaplan|1996|p=24}}

The makeup time for the Borg expanded from the single hour needed for television to five hours, in addition to the 30&nbsp;minutes necessary to get into costume and 90&nbsp;minutes to remove the makeup at the end of the day.{{sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=330}} While Westmore estimated that a fully staffed production would have around 50 makeup artists, ''First Contact'' had to make do with fewer than ten people involved in preparation, and at most 20 artists a day.{{sfn|Kaplan|1996|p=24}} Despite the long hours, Westmore's teams began to be more creative with the prosthetics even as they decreased their preparation times. "They were using two tubes, and then they were using three tubes, and then they were sticking tubes in the ears and up the nose," Westmore explained. "And we were using a very gooey caramel coloring, maybe using a little bit of it, but by the time we got to the end of the movie we had the stuff dripping down the side of [the Borg's] faces—it looked like they were leaking oil! So, at the very end [of the film], they're more ferocious."{{sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=330}}

The Borg Queen was a challenge because she had to be unique among Borg but still retain human qualities; Westmore was conscious of avoiding comparisons to films like ''Alien''.{{sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=325}} The final appearance involved pale gray skin and an elongated, oval head, with coils of wire rather than hair.{{sfn|Kaplan|1996|p=24}} Krige recalled the first day she had her makeup applied: "I saw everyone cringing. I thought, great; they made this, and they've scared themselves!"<ref name=improved/><ref name="BBC-Krige">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Alice Krige: First Contact's Borg Queen |website=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/krige/printpage.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020220032947/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/st/interviews/krige/printpage.html  |archive-date=February 20, 2002 |access-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref> Frakes noted that the Queen ended up being alluring in a disturbing way, despite her evil behavior and appearance.<ref name="making"/> Zimmerman, Everton and Westmore combined their efforts to design and create the Borgified sections of the ''Enterprise'' to build tension and to make the audience feel that "[they are being fed] the Borg".{{sfn|Frakes|2005}}