Michael Westmore
Need some Klingon ridges? As Make Up chief, Michael Westmore is your man. In this interview he describes the arduous process the stars undergo to become Star Trek's aliens, and just why the Ferengi became known as Buttheads.

Make-up on Next Gen
  How did you you start working on the Next Generation?

Modern make-up
  What technical resources do you have available to you now that weren't available to the original series?

DS9 vs Next Gen
  Are the aliens in The Next Generation different from those on Deep Space Nine or Voyager?

Morn
  How a head became a regular character

Types of alien
  What's the easiest way to turn a human into an alien, is it with the ears or the nose?

Voyager
  What look did you create for Voyager?

Klingons
  Prehistoric Klingons

Borg
  How has the Borg make-up evolved?

The Jem'Hadar
  Where did the Jem'Hadar come from?

Actors and make-up
  How did the actors respond to the make-up process?

Gossip
  William Shatner said that the make-up room was always the social hub of the programme. Is this true?

Cardassians
  Inspired by modern art

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