Photo Gallery from V The Original Mini-Series The Shoot... First day of filming, Newsman Howard K Smith & Jeanne Byrd, script supervisor Howard in the Newsroom set Visitor Commandant Richard Herd prepares to shock the world Shooting the opening firefight at Indian Dunes Stunt Coordinator David Ellis & Buddy Joe Hooker Chuck Tamburro pilots the chopper Chopper communication The L.A. Sheriff's heliport becomes the U.N. roof Johnny & Camera Assistant Bob Stuard help line up a shot Kenny & the camera crane crew are hanging four stories over the street Jenny Sullivan & Marc We come in peace. Yeah, right. Hood-mounting the camera on Michael Durrell Camera operator (now ace cinematographer) Rick Gunter frames it up Visual Effects Supervisor Bob Bailey (kneeling) helps set the sho The first safety meeting at the Mountain Camp Posing for Rodin Setting the scene for Faye Richie Forrest, 2nd A.D. with another good idea Special Effects Wizard Joe Goss & Chief Tom Ryba Michael & his dying wife, Penny Windust Best Boy Grip Billy Record helps with the set-up Staging Tommy & Faye The Archetypal Heroine John McPherson counseling Dominique discovers her mother is lost, one of many scenes that were reshot with Blair Tefkin after Dominique's tragic death. The Haines Steam Plant in Long Beach Neva Patterson & Andy Prine On the Chapman Jason Bernard and Robert Englund Jack Schlosser's electrical crew climbed the stacks to place those lights Jack & Johnny shooting at Haines Marc with stand-in Pam Rexroad (later Mrs. John McPherson) & in the BG: Joanna Kerns 2nd A.D. Alisa Matlovsky with Ron Record The Visitors landing in the Pacific Palasaides Lining up in the neighborhood