kmoses87's review
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.75
It was very interesting to see the behind the scenes of what went on behind one of the episodes of Voyager and one of DS9. I also enjoyed watching the corresponding episode afterwards to see it all put together. I didn't find the section about the movie Insurrection as interesting. Since the movie hadn't yet come out when the book was published, they didn't give much background information and only focused on a short scene that was mostly CGI made.
sfian's review
informative
medium-paced
3.5
First off, this book has a horrible dust-jacket, made out of some sort of acetate (I think). I'm not sure of the the point of it - it's semi-transparent allowing you to vaguely see the lovely cover photo underneath, but it's noisy and ultimately unappealing.
The contents, though, are pretty good. A breakdown of the amount of work that goes into a single scene of an episode of DS9, Voyager and Insurrection, the latter in not quite so much detail as the film hadn't been released when the bok was published and spoilers were deliberately avoided.
Incredibly detailed, sometimes over technical, the text and accompanying diagrams and photos show how it can take months and dozens of people to make just a few seconds of video. Not necessarily a book you can dip in and out of, but one that is fascinating all the same.
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