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<\/a>As I originally pondered this I wondered what was a real-world visual correlate to spaceships being destroyed. To me, the best comparison was a huge military ship in combat. I most often thought of the Bismarck sinking in 1941.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After a massive battle, the Bismarck roll over onto its side and sank.<\/p>\n
This is an example of how an artist\u2019s life experiences can affect their work. My awareness of the Bismarck capsizing is a direct result of building a model for a middle school history class. I proudly showed my model of the Bismarck to my instructor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Being a typical young teenager I had not done my research and had constructed the model sinking by the bow like the Titanic. My instructor complimented my model and then informed me that the Bismarck actually sank by rolling over or capsizing. My embarrassment etched the experience into my memory for me to draw up many years later for Star Trek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To better dramatize the destruction I would violate the glass tabletop and tilt the ships over as if they were capsizing.<\/p>\n My two favorite examples are from \u201cValiant\u201d episode number 146 and \u201cSacrifice of Angels\u201d episode number 130.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When the ships were hit they would roll over like a dying dreadnought on the high seas.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Previously I wrote about the glass tabletop approach to spaceship shots on Star Trek where the ships were filmed predominantly level for maximum readability and recognition.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n