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Alexander "Alex" M. Jaeger (born 22 March 1973; age 51) is a long-time employee at Industrial Light & Magic. He has worked on two Star Trek films thus far. First, he was the Visual Effects Art Director for concept design and animatics on Star Trek: First Contact. Over a decade later, he served as ILM's Visual Effects Art Director on 2009's Star Trek.

Having studied Automotive Design in Detroit for two years, Jaeger transferred to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, after he got acquainted with the visual effects work of movie production illustrators like Syd Mead, Ron Cobb and ILM's Joe Johnston of Star Wars fame, very much wanting to combine the two crafts and wanting to work in the motion picture industry. He later recalled, "What I knew then of an artist was somebody who lives in a cruddy old loft in New York trying to sell a painting here and there. When I discovered the field of industrial design, I thought here’s a field that allows me to not only do artwork, but it’s practical artwork. I looked around, and didn’t just go into it blindly and said, hey, I’m going to be an artist. I actually looked for fields that would utilize the skills that I would need." [1] Graduating in December 1994, he was hired as model maker and concept/storyboard artist at ILM two months later. After being shown Jaeger's designer portfolio, Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll appointed Jaeger less than a year later as Visual Effects Art Director for the upcoming First Contact feature.

On First Contact, Jaeger was principally responsible for the Borg battle at the beginning of the film. He designed several new CGI models for the film, including the Akira-class, Steamrunner-class, Saber-class, and Norway-class, the first one being his favorite. [2] Jaeger was interviewed for the special feature "Industrial Light & Magic: The Next Generation" on the 2009 DVD release of Star Trek: First Contact.

When Jaeger first joined ILM, he worked as a model maker on such films as Congo (1995) and Mission: Impossible (1996). First Contact was his first project as a Visual Effects Art Director. Jaeger's other credits in this role have included Starship Troopers (1997), Galaxy Quest (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001), and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). More recently, he worked on The Island (2005), Mission: Impossible III (2006), and Transformers (2007), all of which were written by Star Trek scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

Jaegar has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for ILM on films such as Men in Black (1997), Spawn (1997, produced by Todd McFarlane, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). In addition, he was lead concept designer on the 2003 film Hulk (2003), which, like Star Trek, starred Eric Bana.

External links

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ALXArt.com - official site
ALXArtBlog.com - official blog
Alex Jaeger profile at CGsociety.com

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-'''Alex Jaeger''' is a long-time employee at [[Industrial Light & Magic]]. He has worked on two [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]] thus far. First, he was the Visual Effects Art Director for concept design and animatics on {{film|8}}. Over a decade later, he served as ILM's Visual Effects Art Director on {{y|2009}}'s {{film|11}}.
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+| Birth name        = Alexander M. Jaeger
+| Gender            = Male
+| Date of birth     = {{d|22|March|1973}}
+| Place of birth    = Clarion, Pennsylvania
+| Date of death     =
+| Place of death    =
+| Awards for Trek   =
+| Roles             = [[:Category:Special and Visual effects staff|Visual Effects Art Director]]
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+'''Alexander "Alex" M. Jaeger''' {{born|22|March|1973}} is a long-time employee at [[Industrial Light & Magic]]. He has worked on two [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]] thus far. First, he was the Visual Effects Art Director for concept design and animatics on {{film|8}}. Over a decade later, he served as ILM's Visual Effects Art Director on {{y|2009}}'s {{film|11}}.
+Having studied Automotive Design in Detroit for two years, Jaeger  transferred to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, after he got acquainted with the visual effects  work of movie production illustrators like [[Syd Mead]], Ron Cobb and ILM's Joe Johnston of ''[[Star Wars]]'' fame, very much wanting to combine the two crafts and wanting to work in the motion picture industry. He later recalled, "''What I knew then of an artist was somebody who lives in a cruddy old loft in New York trying to sell a painting here and there. When I discovered the field of industrial design, I thought here’s a field that allows me to not only do artwork, but it’s practical artwork. I looked around, and didn’t just go into it blindly and said, hey, I’m going to be an artist. I actually looked for fields that would utilize the skills that I would need.''" [http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/transformers] Graduating in December 1994, he was hired as model maker and concept/storyboard artist at ILM two months later. After being shown Jaeger's designer portfolio, Visual Effects Supervisor [[John Knoll]] appointed Jaeger less than a year later as Visual Effects Art Director for the upcoming ''First Contact'' feature.
 On ''First Contact'', Jaeger was principally responsible for the [[Battle of Sector 001|Borg battle]] at the beginning of the film. He designed several new [[CGI model]]s for the film, including the {{Class|Akira}}, {{Class|Steamrunner}}, {{Class|Saber}}, and {{Class|Norway}}, the first one being his favorite. [http://www.ottens.co.uk/forgottentrek/ds9_5.php] Jaeger was interviewed for the special feature "Industrial Light & Magic: The Next Generation" on the {{y|2009}} [[DVD]] [[Star Trek: First Contact (2009 DVD)|release]] of {{film|8}}.
-When Jaegar first joined ILM, he worked as a model maker on such films as ''Congo'' and ''Mission: Impossible''. ''First Contact'' was his first project as a Visual Effects Art Director. Jaegar's other credits in this role have included ''Starship Troopers'', ''Galaxy Quest'', ''Pearl Harbor'', and ''Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones''. More recently, he worked on ''The Island'', ''Mission: Impossible III'', and ''Transformers'', all of which were written by ''Star Trek'' scribes [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]].
+When Jaeger first joined ILM, he worked as a model maker on such films as ''Congo'' (1995) and ''Mission: Impossible'' (1996). ''First Contact'' was his first project as a Visual Effects Art Director. Jaeger's other credits in this role have included ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), ''[[Star Trek parodies and pop culture references (film)#Galaxy Quest|Galaxy Quest]]'' (1999), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), and ''Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones'' (2002). More recently, he worked on ''The Island'' (2005), ''Mission: Impossible III'' (2006), and ''Transformers'' (2007), all of which were written by ''Star Trek'' scribes [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]].
-Jaegar has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for ILM on films such as ''Men in Black'', ''Spawn'' (produced by [[Todd McFarlane]], and ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''. In addition, he was lead concept designer on the 2003 film ''Hulk'', which, like ''Star Trek'', starred [[Eric Bana]].
+Jaegar has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for ILM on films such as ''Men in Black'' (1997), ''Spawn'' (1997, produced by [[Todd McFarlane]], and ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003). In addition, he was lead concept designer on the 2003 film ''Hulk'' (2003), which, like ''Star Trek'', starred [[Eric Bana]].
 ==Further reading==
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 * [http://www.alxart.com ALXArt.com] - official site
 * [http://www.alxartblog.blogspot.com ALXArtBlog.com] - official blog
+* [http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/transformers Alex Jaeger profile] at [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGsociety.com]
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