Changes: Paramount Stage 8

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The current Paramount Pictures logo

Paramount Stage 8 is located on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood, California.

Stage 8 was used in most Star Trek productions including the first seven feature films, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.

It was used through the four year run of Star Trek: Enterprise, and most recently for the 2009 film Star Trek.

1978

File:Voyager6.jpg

Interior V'ger

According to blueprints published in the book Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series ^{(citation needed • edit)} by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, sets intended for use in Phase II were to have been built on Stage 8.

Although sets were built and screen tests carried out, when that series gave way to production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, they were revamped, and the stage provided additional several key locations. [1]^(X)

The office of Admiral Nogura, the interior sets of V'ger (which included the full-size mock up of the Voyager 6 probe), and the refit Enterprise rec deck were all built within Stage 8.

The rec deck set was so large that it occupied the entire stage and had to be struck to make room for other sets.

Paramount Stage 9 housed most of the remaining Enterprise interiors used in the first six feature films.

1988-1994

Galaxy class bridge, 2364 — Main bridge from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*

Probert Enterprise bridgeplan — Floor plan

Beginning with the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stage 8 housed several key sets that stood for the duration of that series and the next, and that also served in the production of several feature films.

While in season one, Stage 6 contained the USS Enterprise-D's main bridge, captain's ready room, and living quarters sets, those sets were moved to the larger Stage 8 where the ship's observation lounge and Ten Forward lounge could be added. ([2]^(X) ; Memories of the Future, Volume 1, p.14)

Despite the additional room provided by the new stage, however, the observation lounge set could not be attached to the bridge and was positioned a few feet away from the bridge's starboard side.

Ten Forward was constructed across the corridor from the existing living quarters sets, which featured wild walls that could be moved to create different spaces to represent different quarters.

The observation lounge set was redressed in 1990 for use in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as the USS Enterprise-A's mess hall. The Ten Forward lounge was also redressed for use as the UFP President's office. Both were later restored for the rest of TNG, the observation lounge with minor changes.

A scene shot for the movie included actually blowing the set up. It has been rumored that the set was so severely damaged that it could not be rebuilt exactly as it had been in TNG and so a new wall was built to replace the original design.

Also in 1990, on 7 December, Stage 8 was used for second unit and insert shots for the episodes "Data's Day" and "Devil's Due". The sets included the shuttle interior, the holodeck, the Atheneum, and the computer display scenes in the replicating center.

The next major redress of the sets in Stage 8 came in 1994 for the following motion picture, Star Trek Generations. The redress included minor changes made to the main bridge for its transition to the big screen.

Stage 9 housed the remaining Enterprise-D interiors used in TNG and Generations.

1994-2001

After its use in Generations, the Enterprise bridge set was struck and a new set was constructed in its place.

Voyager Bridge — Main bridge from *Star Trek: Voyager*

Roughly the same size as the original set, the bridge for the USS Voyager featured two additional sets, the ship's briefing room and captain's ready room, [3] attached to and flanking its port and starboard sides.

Both sets, however, featured elements left over from the old Ten Forward set, which itself was heavily modified to become the Voyager mess hall.

The living quarters and corridor outside of the mess hall remained mostly unchanged, the most significant modification being made to the shape and design of the windows so that they would match the exterior model.

The quarters doubled as Chakotay's and Tuvok's respective offices.

In 1997, Voyager's observation lounge and ready room interiors underwent temporary modification for the ninth Star Trek feature, Star Trek: Insurrection. The sets became Commander Riker's quarters and Counselor Troi's office, respectively.

Stage 9 housed the remaining Voyager interiors used in VOY.

2001-2005

NX class sickbay — Sickbay from *Star Trek: Enterprise*

In 2001, following the end of Voyager's final season, Stage 8 underwent its most significant reconstruction in recent years. All of the sets used in Voyager were struck and replaced for the next series, Enterprise.

Rather than housing the main bridge, however, Stage 8 was occupied by Enterprise's sickbay, crew quarters, mess hall, and captain's dining room, as well as a complex of corridor sets constructed in two concentric rings representing the structure of Enterprise NX-01's saucer section. All of these sets were connected as they were supposed to be on the "real" starship allowing for longer, continuous scenes to be shot within the stage. Paramount Stage 18 housed the remaining NX-01 interior sets used in Enterprise.

Additional room in Stage 8 was used for temporary swing sets needed for various episodes, such as:

Turbolift interior (ENT: "Terra Nova")
Atrium, doorway, and corridor at the monastery at P'Jem (ENT: "The Andorian Incident")
T'Pol's quarters (ENT: "Breaking the Ice")
Curio shop and Akaali city streets (ENT: "Civilization")
Admiral Maxwell Forrest's office, Jonathan Archer's quarters, the bridge of the ECS Fortunate, and the Nausicaan ship bridge (ENT: "Fortunate Son")
Shuttlepod interior and the balconies of Jonathan Archer's and Keyla's apartments on Risa (ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")
Vulcan auxiliary control room (ENT: "Impulse")

Paramount Stage 8 housed the control room of the computers that ran the display screens in sickbay. It was also the place where a tiny office for the assistant directors and a small storage room of the sound department was located. ("The Andorian Incident", text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD special feature)

Following the end of Enterprise's fourth season, the NX-01 interiors were struck and, for the first time in more than a decade, non-Star Trek productions began filming within Stage 8.

2007-2008

In May 2007, The Trek Movie Report website reported that J.J. Abrams' 2009 film, Star Trek, would – in part – be filmed on Paramount's Stage 8.

Set construction reportedly began in July 2007, utilizing other "historic" Star Trek sound stages including Stages 9, 11, 14, 15, and 18. [4] The film wrapped production on 27 March 2008. [5]

Productions

Paramount stages

1 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 25 • 29 • 31 • 32 • M

Sources

External links

Paramount Pictures – official website
StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
Coordinates

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-{{realworld}}
+{{real world}}
 [[File:Paramount logo.jpg|thumb|The current Paramount Pictures logo]]
 '''Paramount Stage 8''' is located on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot in Hollywood, California.
-Stage 8 was used in most ''[[Star Trek]]'' productions including the first seven [[Star Trek films|feature films]], ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]''.
+Stage 8 was used in most ''[[Star Trek]]'' productions including the first seven [[Star Trek films|feature films]], {{s|TNG}} and {{s|VOY}}.
-It was used through the four year run of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', and most recently for the {{y|2009}} film {{film|11}}.
+It was used through the four year run of {{s|ENT}}, and most recently for the {{y|2009}} film {{film|11}}.
 ==1978==
-[[File:Voyager6.jpg|thumb|Interior ''V'Ger'']]
+[[File:Voyager6.jpg|thumb|Interior ''V'ger'']]
-According to blueprints published in the book ''[[Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series]]'' by [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]], sets intended for use in ''Phase II'' were to have been built on Stage 8.
+According to blueprints published in the book ''[[Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series]]''{{incite|page number needed}} by [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]], sets intended for use in ''Phase II'' were to have been built on Stage 8.
-It is unclear as to whether any construction actually took place, but when that series gave way to production of {{film|1}}, the stage provided several key locations.
+Although sets were built and screen tests carried out, when that series gave way to production of {{film|1}}, they were revamped, and the stage provided additional several key locations. {{bl|www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9513.html}}
-The office of Admiral [[Nogura]], the interior sets of ''[[V'Ger]]'' (which included the full-size mock up of the ''[[Voyager 6]]'' probe), and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|refit ''Enterprise'']] [[Recreation deck|rec deck]] were all built within Stage 8.
+The office of Admiral [[Nogura]], the interior sets of ''[[V'ger]]'' (which included the full-size mock up of the ''[[Voyager 6]]'' probe), and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|refit ''Enterprise'']] [[Recreation deck|rec deck]] were all built within Stage 8.
 {{bginfo|The rec deck set was so large that it occupied the entire stage and had to be struck to make room for other sets.|[[Paramount Stage 9]] housed most of the remaining ''Enterprise'' interiors used in the first six feature films.}}
 == 1988-1994 ==
-[[File:Galaxy class bridge, 2364.jpg|thumb|Main bridge from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'']]
+[[File:Galaxy class bridge, 2364.jpg|thumb|Main bridge from {{s|TNG}}]]
 [[File:Probert Enterprise bridgeplan.jpg|thumb|Floor plan]]
 Beginning with the [[TNG Season 2|second season]] of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Stage 8 housed several key sets that stood for the duration of that series and the next, and that also served in the production of several feature films.
-While in [[TNG Season 1|season one]], [[Paramount Stage 6|Stage 6]] contained the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s [[main bridge]], [[captain's ready room]], and [[living quarters]] sets, those sets were moved to the larger Stage 8 where the ship's [[observation lounge]] and [[Ten Forward|Ten Forward lounge]] could be added.
+While in [[TNG Season 1|season one]], [[Paramount Stage 6|Stage 6]] contained the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s [[main bridge]], [[captain's ready room]], and [[living quarters]] sets, those sets were moved to the larger Stage 8 where the ship's [[observation lounge]] and [[Ten Forward|Ten Forward lounge]] could be added. ({{bl|www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9513.html}}; ''[[Memories of the Future, Volume 1]]'', p.14)
 Despite the additional room provided by the new stage, however, the observation lounge set could not be attached to the bridge and was positioned a few feet away from the bridge's [[starboard]] side.
 Ten Forward was constructed across the corridor from the existing living quarters sets, which featured wild walls that could be moved to create different spaces to represent different quarters.
-The observation lounge set was redressed in {{y|1990}} for use in the film {{film|6}} as the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|''Enterprise''-A]]'s [[mess hall]]. The Ten Forward lounge was also redressed for use as the [[President of the United Federation of Planets|UFP President's office]].  Both were later restored for the rest of TNG, the observation lounge with minor changes.
+The observation lounge set was redressed in {{y|1990}} for use in the film {{film|6}} as the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}'s [[mess hall]]. The Ten Forward lounge was also redressed for use as the [[President of the United Federation of Planets|UFP President's office]]. Both were later restored for the rest of TNG, the observation lounge with minor changes.
 {{bginfo|A scene shot for the movie included actually blowing the set up. It has been rumored that the set was so severely damaged that it could not be rebuilt exactly as it had been in TNG and so a new wall was built to replace the original design.}}
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 Also in 1990, on [[7 December]], Stage 8 was used for second unit and insert shots for the episodes {{e|Data's Day}} and {{e|Devil's Due}}. The sets included the shuttle interior, the holodeck, the [[Atheneum]], and the computer display scenes in the [[replicating center]].
-The next major redress of the sets in Stage 8 came in {{y|1993}} for the following motion picture, {{film|7}}.  The redress included minor changes made to the main bridge for its transition to the big screen.
+The next major redress of the sets in Stage 8 came in {{y|1994}} for the following motion picture, {{film|7}}. The redress included minor changes made to the main bridge for its transition to the big screen.
 {{bginfo|Stage 9 housed the remaining ''Enterprise''-D interiors used in TNG and ''Generations''.}}
 ==1994-2001==
 After its use in ''Generations'', the ''Enterprise'' bridge set was struck and a new set was constructed in its place.
-[[File:Voyager_Bridge.jpg|thumb|Main bridge from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'']]
+[[File:Voyager_Bridge.jpg|thumb|Main bridge from {{s|VOY}}]]
-Roughly the same size as the original set, the bridge for the {{USS|Voyager}} featured two additional sets, the ship's briefing room and [[captain's ready room]], {{stala|9448}} attached to and flanking its port and [[starboard]] sides.
+Roughly the same size as the original set, the bridge for the {{USS|Voyager}} featured two additional sets, the ship's [[briefing room]] and [[captain's ready room]], {{stala|9448}} attached to and flanking its port and [[starboard]] sides.
 Both sets, however, featured elements left over from the old Ten Forward set, which itself was heavily modified to become the ''Voyager'' mess hall.
@@ Line 50: / Line 50: @@
 The quarters doubled as [[Chakotay]]'s and [[Tuvok]]'s respective offices.
-In {{y|1997}}, ''Voyager''{{'}}s observation lounge and ready room interiors underwent temporary modification for the ninth ''Star Trek'' feature, {{film|9}}.  The sets became [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]]'s quarters and [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]]'s office, respectively.
+In {{y|1997}}, ''Voyager''{{'}}s observation lounge and ready room interiors underwent temporary modification for the ninth ''Star Trek'' feature, {{film|9}}. The sets became [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]]'s quarters and [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]]'s office, respectively.
 {{bginfo|Stage 9 housed the remaining ''Voyager'' interiors used in VOY.}}
 == 2001-2005 ==
-[[File:NX Sickbay.jpg|thumb|Sickbay from ''Star Trek: Enterprise'']]
+[[File:NX class sickbay.jpg|thumb|Sickbay from ''Star Trek: Enterprise'']]
 In {{y|2001}}, following the end of ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[VOY Season 7|final season]], Stage 8 underwent its most significant reconstruction in recent years. All of the sets used in ''Voyager'' were struck and replaced for the next series, ''Enterprise''.
-Rather than housing the main bridge, however, Stage 8 was occupied by ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[sickbay]], crew [[quarters]], [[mess hall]], and [[captain's dining room]], as well as a complex of corridor sets constructed in two concentric rings representing the structure of the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|NX-01]]'s [[saucer section]]. All of these sets were connected as they were supposed to be on the "real" starship allowing for longer, continuous scenes to be shot within the stage. [[Paramount Stage 18]] housed the remaining NX-01 interior sets used in ''Enterprise''.
+Rather than housing the main bridge, however, Stage 8 was occupied by ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[sickbay]], crew [[quarters]], [[mess hall]], and [[captain's dining room]], as well as a complex of corridor sets constructed in two concentric rings representing the structure of {{EnterpriseNX}}'s [[saucer section]]. All of these sets were connected as they were supposed to be on the "real" starship allowing for longer, continuous scenes to be shot within the stage. [[Paramount Stage 18]] housed the remaining NX-01 interior sets used in ''Enterprise''.
-Additional room in Stage 8 was used for temporary swing sets needed for various episodes, such as the [[shuttlepod]] interior and the balconies of [[Jonathan Archer]]'s and [[Keyla]]'s appartments on [[Risa]] in the episode {{e|Two Days and Two Nights}}.
+Additional room in Stage 8 was used for temporary swing sets needed for various episodes, such as:
+* [[Turbolift]] interior ({{ENT|Terra Nova}})
+* [[Atrium]], doorway, and [[corridor]] at the [[monastery]] at [[P'Jem]] ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}})
+* [[T'Pol]]'s [[quarters]] ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice}})
+* [[Curio shop]] and [[Unnamed settlements#Akaali homeworld|Akaali city streets]] ({{ENT|Civilization}})
+* [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]]'s [[office]], [[Jonathan Archer]]'s quarters, the bridge of the {{ECS|Fortunate}}, and the [[Nausicaan ship]] [[bridge]] ({{ENT|Fortunate Son}})
+* {{dis|Shuttlepod|22nd century}} interior and the balconies of [[Jonathan Archer]]'s and [[Keyla]]'s apartments on [[Risa]] ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
+* [[Vulcan]] [[auxiliary control room]] ({{ENT|Impulse}})
+Paramount Stage 8 housed the control room of the computers that ran the display screens in [[sickbay]]. It was also the place where a tiny office for the assistant directors and a small storage room of the sound department was located. (''{{e|The Andorian Incident}}, [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]] special feature'')
 Following the end of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[ENT Season 4|fourth season]], the NX-01 interiors were struck and, for the first time in more than a decade, non-''Star Trek'' productions began filming within Stage 8.
 ==2007-2008==
-In {{m|May|2007}}, The Trek Movie Report website reported that [[J.J. Abrams]]' {{y|2009}} film, {{film|11}}, would - in part - be filmed on Paramount's Stage 8.
+In {{m|May|2007}}, The Trek Movie Report website reported that [[J.J. Abrams]]' {{y|2009}} film, {{film|11}}, would &ndash; in part &ndash; be filmed on Paramount's Stage 8.
-Set construction reportedly began in {{m|July|2007}}, utilizing other "historic" ''Star Trek'' sound stages including Stages 9, [[Paramount Stage 11|11]], [[Paramount Stage 14|14]], [[Paramount Stage 15|15]], and [[Paramount Stage 18|18]]. [http://trekmovie.com/2007/05/03/trek-xi-update-no-confirmed-cast-some-shooting-at-universal/]  The film wrapped production on {{d|27|March|2008}}. [http://trekmovie.com/2008/03/27/star-trek-wraps-principal-photography/]
+Set construction reportedly began in {{m|July|2007}}, utilizing other "historic" ''Star Trek'' sound stages including Stages 9, [[Paramount Stage 11|11]], [[Paramount Stage 14|14]], [[Paramount Stage 15|15]], and [[Paramount Stage 18|18]]. {{TrekMovie.com|2007/05/03/trek-xi-update-no-confirmed-cast-some-shooting-at-universal/}} The film wrapped production on {{d|27|March|2008}}. {{TrekMovie.com|2008/03/27/star-trek-wraps-principal-photography/}}
 ==Productions==
 *''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]''
 *{{film|1}}
+*{{s|TNG}}
-*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
 *{{film|6}}
 *{{film|7}}
+*{{s|VOY}}
-*''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
 *{{film|9}}
+*{{DS9|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges}}
-*''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
+*{{s|ENT}}
 *{{film|11}} ({{y|2009}})
 {{paramount stages}}
 ==Sources==
 *[[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]], ''[[Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series]]''
-*[[Stephen Edward Poe]],  ''[[A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager]]''
+*[[Stephen Edward Poe]], ''[[A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager]]''
-*[[Michael Okuda]], ''A Brief History of Paramount Stages 8 & 9'', [[StarTrek.com]]
-*[[Wil Wheaton]], {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}} episode review, [http://www.tvsquad.com TVsquad.com]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.paramount.com/ Paramount Pictures] - official website
+* [http://www.paramount.com/ Paramount Pictures] &ndash; official website
 * {{startrek.com}}
-* [http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/03/star-trek-the-next-generation-encounter-at-farpoint-part-i/ TVsquad.com] - ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'': "Encounter at Farpoint (Part I)" review by Wil Wheaton
 * [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?language=en&params=34_5_9.47_N_118_19_5.39_W Coordinates]
 [[Category:Filming locations|Paramount Stage 08]]