Die Kommunikatoren von Star Trek

Today we're talking about communicators, Wah Ming Chang, and a bill for $1,019.20. Wah Ming Chang didn't just create an iconic design with his communicators; he invented a gesture that has shaped Star Trek for decades. From the first pilot episode to the feature films and TNG: I'll be looking at how the communicator came about, why it briefly disappeared in the first film, and what idea Gene Roddenberry had that changed everything. And we'll find out if the communicator really was the inspiration for cell phones. Wah Ming Chang didn't just create an iconic design with his communicators; he invented a gesture that has defined Star Trek for decades. Become a channel member and get exclusive benefits:    / @hineingestolpert   Follow me on: Twitch:   / hineingestolpert   Hineingespielt:    / @hineingespielt   Discord:   / discord   Instagram:   / hineingestolpert   Sources: Paula M. Block & Terry J. Erdmann - Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 Jeff Bond & Gene Kozicki - Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Inside the Art & Visual Effects Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens - Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Generation, Heyne Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens - Star Trek Design, Heyne Michael Westmore et al. - Star Trek: Masks, Make-Up & Costumes, Heel Audible Range Blog - “Kittens, Kisses, And Razorblades: Behind Star Trek’s Iconic Sounds” (2016) Hollywood Reporter - Obituary Douglas Grindstaff, July 31, 2018 San Jose Inside - Interview Martin Cooper, May 14, 2021 CBR.com - “Did Star Trek Communicators Inspire the Invention of the Cell Phone?”, January 6, 2019 designingsound.org - “Ben Burtt Special: Star Trek” (2009)