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echo: startrek
to: BOB KOHL
from: ALEX GREEN
date: 1997-11-24 16:41:00
subject: Re: TNG trivia

 > During the filming (on the lot) of FC, you had the following
 > going on:
 >
 > Voyager getting ready to start up for the new season in
 > stages 8, 9 and the overflow stage (16). In stage 9 the area
 > for the Hollodeck and cargo bay (the doors of which came from
 > the "D"), was also used for storgage of the extra Borg
 > equipment (mainly made from plastic). On stage 16 was the
 > half remaining bridge set from the Excelsior from the
 > "Flashback" epsiode of Voyager. They were deciding on
 > shipping it to Vegas for the "Trek experience" and then
 > decided to film a CD and rebuilt it. The only "talent" used
 > on this CD was John DeLancy and it was shot pure Video.. not
 > film.
 >
 > And.. it memory serves they were doing something on stage 10
 > that had to do with Voyager..  but I might be running this
 > together from some other time.
 > It was a planet set. The last project on that set was from
 > JAG and it was an aircraft carrier's conning tower.
 >
 > DS-9 was gearing up for the season start.. and they had
 > already filmed the "Defiant" scenes from the beginning of FC.
 > After they did, they pulled some of the set parts to use in
 > the movie on the "E". The Defiant set was then
 > rebuilt/recarpeted. DS-9 also uses three stages, stage 17-18
 > and 7 I think it is.
 >
 > Over in the stage where the original TOS and MI series were
 > filmed, they were building and then shot the Bridge for the
 > "E". This seemed to be the first filming they did when they
 > got back from location. On stage 14 was the "E" engine room,
 > most of the corridors, the interior of the Phoenix, the set
 > used where Picard shows that they're in outer space, etc etc.
 > On stage 15 was the deflector dish (I had a conversation
 > standing on the edge of it while they were building it).
 >
 > Patrick Stewart's dressing room was located right outside 14
 > under the "Ubu" basketball hoop.
 >
 > At that time most of the lot was pure Trek and it was an
 > exciting time! :)
 >
 > One month before the release of FC, they pulled the "E"'s
 > corridors back from storage and did some second unit filming
 > at the last moment. This was on stage 29 if I remember
 > correctly. I do tend to run some of this stuff together.. but
 > I hope this was insightful for you.
Quite.
... Have a nice DOS!
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