Crew Set Course For The 22nd Century

Although it's Game Over for Voyager's cast, many of the crew will continue playing on the set of the next series, Enterprise.

Veteran Trek director James L. Conway will be directing the pilot episode, entitled 'Broken Bow.' Conway has helmed many episodes of the various series, including TNG's 'Frame Of Mind,' DS9's 'The Way Of The Warrior' and Voyager's 'Deathwish,' as well as the computer game, 'Star Trek: Borg.' An established director, Conway has worked in the industry for many years, serving on series such as Legend, MacGyver, and Charmed.

Working alongside Conway and future directors will be Jerry Fleck as First Assistant Director, and Michael DeMeritt as Second Assistant Director. Aside from serving in this role on Voyager, Fleck has worked on The Next Generation and two of the Trek feature films, as well as on the movies 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Beetlejuice.' In addition to Voyager, DeMeritt worked on the film 'Winding Roads.'

Marvin V. Rush will be filling the indispensible role of Director of Photography on Enterprise. He has been a member of the Trek production team since The Next Generation's third season, and worked on both Deep Space Nine and Voyager. His other work includes the films 'Meet the Hollowheads' and 'Archibald the Rainbow Painter.'

Joining Rush are Doulgas Knapp as Camera Operator and William Peets as Chief Lighting Technician. Prior to Voyager, Knapp was Camera Operator on the comedy series Murphy Brown and the film 'Beetlejuice.' Peets worked on Deep Space Nine and Voyager and the movie 'A Family for Joe.'

In the production department, Brad Yacobian returns to the role of Unit Production Manager, which he also held on Voyager and The Next Generation. Yacobian has had a large amount of television experience, including serving on the series Little House on the Prarie and Highway to Heaven as second assistant director. On Enterprise, he will report to Supervising Producer Merri D. Howard.

Emmy award-winning FX wizard Ronald B. Moore will be behind Enterprise's visual effects. He has also had a long association with Trek, working on The Next Generation and Star Trek: Generations as well as Voyager. Moore and his team have been nominated for Emmys for many episodes, winning for Voyager's 'Dark Frontier' and the TNG finale, 'All Good Things.'

Louise Dorton started on Voyager as Set Designer, before becoming Assistant Art Director. On Enterprise, she will be performing the role of Art Director.

In the makeup department, Suzanne Westmore will work closely with her father-in-law, Michael Westmore, as a Makeup Artist, a role she has filled on Voyager for the past three years. Next door, Charlotte A. Parker will be returning as Hair Stylist. She has also worked on films such as 'The Out-of-Towners' and 'Jade'.

No stranger to the world of gold pips and tight-fitting uniforms, Carol Kunz is continuing as Costume Supervisor, a role she has filled since The Next Generation. She also worked on the film 'Masters of the Universe,' which featured Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris).

Although Tuvok won't be patrolling Voyager's corridors anymore, security guards Lazard 'L.Z.' Ward and Steve D'errico will be around to keep everything in line.

The full report can be found here at StarTrek.com.

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