r ath ▁of ▁Khan ▁was ▁more ▁action - orient ed ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁but ▁less ▁cost ly ▁to ▁make . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁Param ount ' s ▁television ▁unit ▁rather ▁than ▁its ▁the atr ical ▁division . ▁Ben nett , ▁a ▁respect ed ▁television ▁veter an , ▁made ▁The ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan ▁on ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 2   mill ion — far ▁less ▁than ▁The ▁Mot ion ▁Pictures ▁$ 4 6   mill ion . ▁The ▁budget ▁was ▁initially ▁lower ▁at ▁$ 8 . 5 ▁million , ▁but ▁it ▁rose ▁when ▁the ▁produ cers ▁were ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁foot age . ▁Meyer ▁used ▁camera ▁and ▁set ▁tr icks ▁to ▁spare ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁large ▁and ▁expensive ▁sets . ▁For ▁a ▁scene ▁taking ▁place ▁at ▁Star f le et ▁Academy , ▁a ▁forced ▁perspective ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁placing ▁scen ery ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁camera ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁sense ▁the ▁set ▁was ▁larger ▁than ▁it ▁really ▁was . ▁To ▁present ▁the ▁ill usion ▁that ▁the ▁Enter pr ises ▁elev ators ▁moved ▁between ▁de cks , ▁cor rid or ▁pieces ▁were ▁whe e led ▁out ▁of ▁sight ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁hall ▁configuration ▁while ▁the ▁lift ▁doors ▁were ▁closed . ▁Background ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁computer ▁terminal s ▁were ▁r ented ▁when ▁possible ▁instead ▁of ▁purchased ▁out right . ▁Some ▁designed ▁props , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁red es igned ▁ph aser ▁and ▁communic ator , ▁were ▁v eto ed ▁by ▁Param ount ▁execut