The man responsible for giving the show the creatively unique dramatic lighting and camera angles was Gerald Perry Finnerman. He was directed by Bob Justman to light the sets with wild colors like magenta, red, green and any other color he could find. Bob Justman told Jerry to "go overboard". Backlight the women and make them more beautiful. Take some chances. Throw those wild colors behind the actors, especially when they're in a close shot.
William Ware Theiss was the shows costume designer. Bill designed clothes only as he didn't "do monsters" but he was challenged enough in that he couldn't simply buy clothes for the actors off the rack. Instead he lived in a small apartment one block from the studio where all his creations were put together by an army of seamstresses. Said seamstresses worked throughout the night and the costumes were carried to the set just in time for the actors to shoot their morning's work. Since the Desilu studio gave Bill very little money, he was hard-pressed in finding interesting fabrics within his price range for his other-worldly creations.
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They really had small budgets in those days. Brent Spiner cracked a gag on the BBC that the original series costumes were actually made by the actors mothers! He had everyone in stitches. In the end though he had to come clean. Read my post on Brent Spiners BBC Interview on Star Treks 40th. I'm going into battle now, wish me luck. Kapla!!
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