They had presumed that the cinematographer had set up the camera incorrectly and had spent a great deal of time correcting Barrett back to a normal color. Roddenberry phoned the development lab out of frustration, only to hear their surprise that the character was supposed to be green. They tried a third time and the same result was received. Once again, when the results were received, she didn't appear green at all. They tried again, applying a much darker shade of green. To the surprise of the production team, Barrett appeared normal flesh colored in all footage.
Those test shots were sent to be developed, and received back the following day. Several different shades of green greasepaint were applied to her, with different camera exposures and lighting settings tested. As an actress had not yet been cast in the role of Vina, Majel Barrett instead stepped in. Fred Phillips conducted makeup tests before the shooting began on the episode. The costume for Vina was designed by William Ware Theiss, with Roddenberry pushing for it to be skimpier.
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Roddenberry had convinced the NBC executives to shoot in color to reduce scenery costs and so that the green skin of the character could be seen on screen. By the time that casting had been sought, it had been decided that the Orion character should be painted green, with the script stating that the character should be "Wild! Green skin, glistening as if oiled". At that stage, there was no further description given, except that they were to be alien in appearance. The first mention of the Orion was in Gene Roddenberry's first draft script for the initial pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series, " The Cage". 1.1 Star Trek: Enterprise and reboot films.Females of the species have become known as Orion slave girls, who have become popular among fans as costumes.
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Orion women have also been seen in the films Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, and the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks features an Orion as a main character.
Male Orions made their first appearance in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode " The Pirates of Orion" but did not appear in live action until the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Borderland", which also featured female Orions. Yvonne Craig, who was considered for the role of Vina, later played an Orion in " Whom Gods Destroy". The footage was subsequently used in the two-part episode " The Menagerie". Susan Oliver portrayed the first Orion seen on screen, when her human character Vina was transformed into one, although it was Majel Barrett who underwent the original makeup test. The Orions are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek, making their first appearance in the initial pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series, " The Cage". " The Cage" ( Star Trek: The Original Series) Susan Oliver as Vina transformed into an Orion slave girl, in a scene used in both the Star Trek episodes " The Cage" and " The Menagerie".
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