Star Trek: Deep Space Nine opening title sequences
The opening title sequences for  consisted mostly of a series of camera pans over the model of the studio model of the Deep Space 9 station.

The sequence was storyboarded by Ricardo Delgado, under the supervision of Dan Curry.

Curry needed to choreograph the camera movements for the sequence before the main model of the station had been built. In order to keep on schedule, Curry built a rough model of the station out of plywood and foamcore, so that the camera movements could be recorded for the motion-control rig, saved on a computer and replayed when the finished model was completed. (The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, p. 158)

The title sequence begins with a shot of a comet, realized via CGI by Santa Barbara Studios. The series title appears above a long shot of the station; a runabout flies past the title and it disappears in a flash of light.  The rest of the sequence consists of a series of pans over different parts of the model, until the final shot of a runabout leaving the station as the Bajoran wormhole opens. The wormhole effect was also CGI, realized by Rhythm & Hues.

The wormhole does not appear in the title sequence for , to maintain the surprise of its first appearance in that episode. It first appears in the title sequence for .

Unlike the three previous series, the title sequence for Deep Space Nine does not have an opening narration.

For DS9 Season 4, the sequence was re-worked to include more ships, including the , and a slightly faster arrangement of Dennis McCarthy's theme.

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