*The special effects team is responsible for all of the effects that take place on stage. For a show like Star Trek: The Next Generation, these duties will include explosions, blinking lights (on the panels and consoles), smoke, opening and closing of the doors (on the ship), ensuring the graphics are installed into the set pieces correctly, any set lighting effects (such as yellow and red alerts), and any other "gags" (such as polar motion wheels which might be behind a graphic to create a motion effect). *Source: Back of card