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| - In 1993 Alba joined the Star Trek visual effects staff. His tenure on Star Trek constituted his first professional job, and he has remarked, "I held a swing position on postproduction. At the time we were shooting The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and I worked for both productions. Star Trek was my first TV show and my first visual effects job, so I always say that TNG and DS9 were my film school, since I never actually went to one. I learned a lot about teamwork and what a collaborative art form filmmaking is, even at TV level. My mentors Dan Curry and Rob Legato and Gary Hutzel were all generous with their time and willing to teach me. I was in a very unique situation–a very young kid who was allowed to learn all of this stuff at the beginning, before computer graphic imaging was
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| - In 1993 Alba joined the Star Trek visual effects staff. His tenure on Star Trek constituted his first professional job, and he has remarked, "I held a swing position on postproduction. At the time we were shooting The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and I worked for both productions. Star Trek was my first TV show and my first visual effects job, so I always say that TNG and DS9 were my film school, since I never actually went to one. I learned a lot about teamwork and what a collaborative art form filmmaking is, even at TV level. My mentors Dan Curry and Rob Legato and Gary Hutzel were all generous with their time and willing to teach me. I was in a very unique situation–a very young kid who was allowed to learn all of this stuff at the beginning, before computer graphic imaging was everywhere." (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 500) During his Star Trek tenure, he received Emmy Award certificates for his contributions to "All Good Things..." and "Caretaker" . At this time he used the name Frederick G. Alba; in later work, he used (and continues to use) the name Eric Alba. More recently, Alba, a prolific still photographer, has contributed to the 2012 book, Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, providing privately shot behind-the-scenes photographs for publication therein, he took when he was employed by the franchise. On he occasion of the passing of his former Star Trek VFX Supervisor Hutzel in February 2016, Alba posted a large behind-the-scenes photo album on his Facebook page
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