I've taken a deep dive down the rabbit hole of "how to fake optical compositing in After Effects". These are some of the results.
USS Jacoby model by me
Spacedock by @misterwilde.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/o_ZY0vYuDEw

More shots to follow? Maybe?
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