[Director] Cut.
The storybook episode was like
a giant, highly-produced, adult version
of a game of dress-ups.
We had a blast turning the ship
into just a fairytale.
It was really fun for all of us
to play other versions of our characters.
And, you know, it's like we're at a costume ball
and the set looks amazing.
They do such amazing work here.
When I walked through the sets, it was just...
I was in a different place,
I was in a different world,
and it definitely carried me.
All hail!
The king!
What the hell?
Is this some kind of a joke, Captain?
If it is jokes you desire,
I could summon the court jester.
Summon the court jest--!
No!
We got this script about how the Enterprise gets taken
over by an alien entity and turns it into a fantasy world.
And we all sat around just shaking our heads
for a while, thinking why--
what's this all about?
Amanda Row, who was the director of that was great.
She loved the whole fairy tale thing.
And we came up with a way of bringing the fairy tale world
to the Enterprise in a pretty fulsome way.
So the corridor set behind me was
actually completely turned into a forest,
apart from the floor.
The cargo bay became Queen Neve's palatial chamber
with huge red banners and great flaming torches
on stands and massive red carpet.
And so it was completely bonkers.
It was really great fun.
It was very humorous too.
And Bernadette's costumes for that were spectacular.
So when it all came together,
these were great days on set, I have to say.
Full-on TOS.
Welcome to my kingdom.
Now, kneel before me.
Yes, of course.
I always wanted to play an evil queen.
I think that there's so much fun in there.
And, of course, the fantasmal aspects with costumes
and the set and getting to play
in this beautiful, beautiful gown and my crown,
it was all just like,
I'm even doing her mannerisms right now.
It's like, it was really, really fun.
[Queen Neve laughing]
The storybook fantasy episode was my favorite episode
by far to design for.
It was like my inner child,
like, kind of bursting out.
Did you think your crimes would go unpunished, wizard?
I'm not a wizard.
Hemmer gets transformed into a wizard,
which was awesome.
As soon as I saw the character sketch,
I just about squealed.
Hemmer was one of my favorite characters
to design for in this episode.
We wanted to create something that really looked good
with his prosthetic, his hair, and this color
and these fabric combinations just is like so magical.
We 3D-printed this medallion here.
This is like a little macrame collar.
This was all done by Jen in the atelier.
She kind of molded this leather.
So in this graphic, it's a vinyl adhesive.
So it gets cut out in this beautiful kind of design
and it's heat-pressed on the fabric.
Bruce is such a wonderful actor
and he really loved putting this on.
Release Caster the Wizard at once.
We don't answer to you, false king.
The Queen's guards was the most complicated
and time-consuming costume we've ever done
on Strange New Worlds.
There's about 150 pieces of leather
that makes up this armor.
Everything's foiled and then broken down.
J.J., our Key Effects Builder, was responsible for this.
J.J., take us through it.
Each of these finger pieces of leather were laser cut
and then assembled, and then brought over
to our breakdown team and painted and foiled.
There was 10 of these outfits made.
We tried to make it as articulate and comfortable
for the actors as possible
because there are fight scenes involved.
There were several stunts.
And as you can see, this is actually foam,
so it's safe for stunts.
So if there was a falling-like action moment
that's exactly what this is built for.
Daddy, you made it.
And here we have Anna, who's our Key Breakdown Artist,
and she ombre’d this magical dress.
And she did all the beautiful beadwork that we see here.
So Anna's gonna take you through some of the processes here.
So this is a silk organza with a plastic weft.
And we did an ombre, double ombre dye
on this, about 21 yards.
It was a massive job.
The beading was quite the labor of love
but it really shows it's nice to have a very handmade piece.
She said it was the most magical thing she's ever worn.
She was so like, swept away.
She just loved it.
Remember I told you you could
write your own story someday.
Maybe that someday is now.
And M'Benga is the king
so we wanted to make something really regal.
We wanted to pay tribute to his Nigerian roots.
This is some coral down here.
And this beautiful brass medallion, it's an antique.
And the fabric was another really cool detail.
Heather, tell us about that.
It's 3D-printed, like our Starfleet uniforms.
Jen Bowen, our Digital Graphics Artist made a print
and got it 3D-printed onto the fabric.
And the crowning glory, this is 3D-printed.
And it was based off a Nigerian king's crown.
If we couldn't 3D-print,
we couldn't have this level of detail, that's for sure.
I don't go on and on about costumes
but I kept telling the Costume Designer,
"Oh my God, oh my God!"
Because everybody just looked sensational.
You did such a good job.
Did you have fun?
I did.