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'''Aristomenis "Meni" Tsirbas''' {{born|3|July|1967}} is a digital effects artist who worked on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' at the time employed at [[Station X Studios]].
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'''Aristomenis "Meni" Tsirbas''' {{born|3|July|1967}} is a digital effects artist who worked on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' at the time employed at [[Station X Studios]].
   
 
Tsirbas created the digital model of [[Deep Space 9]] that appeared at the end of {{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}. He commented "''I really appreciated working on the last shot of ''Deep Space Nine''. I had a bit of a crusade to prove to the visual effects community that digital animation could look as good as shooting real models. And the [[space station]] was always a model. But the very last shot on ''Deep Space Nine'' is a pullout from inside the station all the way out, which is impossible to do with the model because if you're in that close the detail just isn't there. So I was tasked to build a digital version of the station and then create this cosmic zoom from inside the station then out through the galaxy until you see a nebula. And that was pretty cool''". [http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/04/aristomenis-tsirbas-interview.php]
 
Tsirbas created the digital model of [[Deep Space 9]] that appeared at the end of {{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}. He commented "''I really appreciated working on the last shot of ''Deep Space Nine''. I had a bit of a crusade to prove to the visual effects community that digital animation could look as good as shooting real models. And the [[space station]] was always a model. But the very last shot on ''Deep Space Nine'' is a pullout from inside the station all the way out, which is impossible to do with the model because if you're in that close the detail just isn't there. So I was tasked to build a digital version of the station and then create this cosmic zoom from inside the station then out through the galaxy until you see a nebula. And that was pretty cool''". [http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/04/aristomenis-tsirbas-interview.php]
   
Tsirbas has also created visual effects in the films ''Conspiracy Theory'', ''Titanic'', ''Dogma'' and ''Hellboy''.
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Tsirbas has also created visual effects in the films ''Conspiracy Theory'', ''Titanic'', ''Dogma'', and ''Hellboy''.
   
 
In 2007, Tsirbas directed, wrote and production designed the film ''Terra''.
 
In 2007, Tsirbas directed, wrote and production designed the film ''Terra''.
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.aristomenis.com/Director/Aristomenis_Tsirbas_Director.html Tsirbas' website]
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* [http://www.aristomenis.com/Director/Aristomenis_Tsirbas_Director.html Aristomenis.com] - official web site
 
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Tsirbas' CGI-rendered Deep Space 9

Aristomenis "Meni" Tsirbas (born 3 July 1967; age 56) is a digital effects artist who worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise at the time employed at Station X Studios.

Tsirbas created the digital model of Deep Space 9 that appeared at the end of DS9: "What You Leave Behind". He commented "I really appreciated working on the last shot of Deep Space Nine. I had a bit of a crusade to prove to the visual effects community that digital animation could look as good as shooting real models. And the space station was always a model. But the very last shot on Deep Space Nine is a pullout from inside the station all the way out, which is impossible to do with the model because if you're in that close the detail just isn't there. So I was tasked to build a digital version of the station and then create this cosmic zoom from inside the station then out through the galaxy until you see a nebula. And that was pretty cool". [1]

Tsirbas has also created visual effects in the films Conspiracy Theory, Titanic, Dogma, and Hellboy.

In 2007, Tsirbas directed, wrote and production designed the film Terra.

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