Michael Okuda
Michael H. Okuda is a designer and has been the Artistic Director and Scientific Advisor (Scenic Art Supervisor - chief designer) for Star Trek .
He is from Hawaii , where he graduated from Roosevelt High School and studied communication at the University of Hawaii at Manoa .
Michael Okuda developed the user interface ( LCARS ), alien fonts and equipment for four Star Trek series and seven Star Trek films. He has been nominated three times for an Emmy (category Best Visual Effects ) for his work .
He has already shown his talent in other films and series - for example:
For NASA he developed the logo for the Mars program Constellation , the logos of the Ares rockets , the Altair lunar module and the Orion spacecraft . For this he received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Public Service in 2009 .
literature
- Michael Okuda, Rick Sternbach: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Technical Manual. Pocket Books, 1991 ISBN 0-671-70427-3 .
- Denise Okuda, Michael Okuda, Debbie Mirek: The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books, 1999 ISBN 0-671-53609-5 .
- Denise Okuda, Michael Okuda: Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. Pocket Books, 1996 ISBN 0-671-53610-9 .
Web links
- Michael Okuda in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Michael Okuda in the Star Trek Wiki Memory Alpha
- More about Michael Okuda
- Image by Michael Okuda
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okuda, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Okuda, Michael H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Artistic Director and Scenic Art Supervisor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |