How Star Trek Uses Virtual Sets

Behind the Scenes

Published Apr 5, 2021

How Star Trek Uses Virtual Sets

Visual Effects Supervisor Jason Zimmerman gives an overview of how Discovery takes advantage of cutting-edge technology

Visual Effects Supervisor Jason Zimmerman gives an overview of how Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 takes advantage of cutting-edge technology with an AR wall, a 270-degree backdrop made of LED panels that lets actors and other production crew experience imaginary landscapes as they film.

Star Trek: Discovery currently streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. Internationally, the series is available on Paramount+ in Australia, Latin America, the UK, and South Korea, as well as on Pluto TV in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland on the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel. It will also stream exclusively on Paramount+ in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria later this year. In Canada, it airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave. Star Trek: Discovery is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.