Daren Dochterman has been working in the motion picture industry for over 30 years. Lately Daren’s been working as a Production Designer for the Roddenberry Archive. His design work was featured on HBO’s acclaimed Westworld series, and his Concept Designer credits include Star Trek Picard, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Independence Day: Resurgence, Passengers, and Star Trek Beyond. His Inglorious Treksperts podcast is a fan favorite…and now he is doing the Weirded Beardos podcast with past WF guest Kirk Thatcher!!

Daren may be best known for his work as Visual Effects Supervisor for Robert Wise on the Director’s Edition of Star Trek The Motion Picture, where he was once again part of the team to upgrade the movie to 4K video!

Daren’s career started at the bottom…of the ocean! He worked in the art department on The Abyss when he was just 20 years old. In the years since, he’s worked in the art departments of more than 75 feature film projects, such as Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, TRON: Legacy, Iron Man 2, Addams Family Values, The Grinch, The Chronicles of Riddick, Exorcist III, and too many others to list here.

He’s also the co-host of the podcast, “The 4:30 Movie,” in which a band of experts curate dream movie theme weeks in homage to the classic ABC 4:30 Movie.

Learn more at his website: www.betafive.com