On the last day of shooting, one scene was left to be filmed - the climactic fusing of Decker and V'Ger. The script prescribed a heavy emphasis on lighting, with spiralling and blinding white lights. Stephen Collins was covered in tiny dabs of cotton glued to his jacket; these highlights were designed to create a body halo. Helicopter lights, 4000-watt lamps and wind machines were used to create the effect of Decker's fusion with the living machine. The first attempts at filming the scene became a nightmare for the crew. The extreme lighting caused normally invisible dust particles in the air to be illuminated, creating the appearance that the actors were caught in a blizzard. During the retakes throughout the week, the crew mopped and dusted the set constantly, and this required later technical work to completely eliminate the dust in the final print.

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