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[[Paramount Stage 18]] is located on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot in Hollywood, California.
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'''Paramount Stage 18''' is located on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot in Hollywood, California. It's noted for a number of famous productions, including {{w|Billy Wilder}}'s 1950 film, ''Sunset Blvd.'' (where it was seen as {{w|Cecil B. DeMille}}'s soundstage), the classic western ''[[Shane]]'' (1953), and {{w|Alfred Hitchcock}}'s 1954 ''Rear Window''. [http://www.paramountstudios.com/stages-backlots/stages/stage-18.html]
   
 
Stage 18 was used for temporary swing sets in all seven seasons of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', as well as the motion picture {{film|9}}.
 
Stage 18 was used for temporary swing sets in all seven seasons of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', as well as the motion picture {{film|9}}.
   
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It was used through the four year run of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' and most recently for the {{y|2009}} film, ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]''.
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It was used through the four year run of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' and most recently for the {{y|2009}} film, {{film|11}}.
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According to [[James Mees]], the space underneath Stage 18 was used as a warehouse for ''Trek'' props and set pieces following their move from the warehouse in Burbank. The space was 12.000 square feet. ("Inside Starfleet Archives Year Six - Sets & Props", [[TNG Season 6 DVD]] special feature)
   
 
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==1992-1999==
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[[Image:Danube-73918-cockpit.jpg|thumb|Runabout interior from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'']]
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[[File:Danube 73918 cockpit.jpg|thumb|Runabout interior from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'']]
 
For the new production, ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', more space at Paramount Studios was allotted to the ''Star Trek'' franchise.
  
For the new production, ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', more space at Paramount Studios was allotted to the ''Star Trek'' franchise.
   
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The stage also housed two permanent standing sets, the interior of the [[Danube class|runabout]] and the [[holosuite]] set.
  
The stage also housed two permanent standing sets, the interior of the [[Danube class|runabout]] and the [[holosuite]] set.
   
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The Temple of [[Masaka]] from the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 7|seventh season]] episode {{e|Masks}} was built on Stage 18. The set was later put to good use as [[the Albino]]'s fortress in {{DS9|Blood Oath}}. TNG's own [[Paramount Stage 16|Stage 16]] was not free, as the village from {{e|Thine Own Self}} was built on it. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
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In later years, DS9's version of "[[Paramount Stage 16|Planet Hell]]" - an interior planet cave set - was constructed on Stage 18, as well sets representing the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|''Defiant'']] bridge and [[engineering|engine room]], though the latter would be torn down to make room for a [[Klingon]] starship interior and generic Cardassian setting.
  
   
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In later years, DS9's version of "[[Paramount Stage 16|Planet Hell]]" - an interior planet cave set - was constructed on Stage 18, as well sets representing the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} bridge and [[engineering|engine room]], though the latter were torn down to make room for a [[Klingon]] starship interior and generic Cardassian setting. The stage also hosted the sets for [[Kasidy Yates]]' [[freighter]] ''[[Xhosa]]'' and a [[Bajoran]] [[temple]]. [http://www.yourprops.com/view_item.php?movie_prop=24145]
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{{bginfo|[[Paramount Stage 4|Paramount Stages 4]] and [[Paramount Stage 17|17]] housed the primary sets used in DS9.}}
  
   
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{{bginfo|[[Paramount Stage 4|Paramount Stages 4]], [[Paramount Stage 7|7]], and [[Paramount Stage 17|17]] housed other primary sets used in DS9.}}
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==1998==
  
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In {{y|1998}}, Stage 18's cave set was significantly expanded for use in the feature film {{film|9}}.
  
   
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The caves represented those on the [[Ba'ku]] planet and included multiple levels.
  
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In {{y|1998}}, Stage 18's cave set was significantly expanded for use in the feature film {{film|9}}. The caves represented those on the [[Ba'ku]] planet and included multiple levels.
   
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The modifications were left mostly intact for the remainder of the set's use in DS9 and were prominently featured in the series finale, {{e|What You Leave Behind}}, as the [[fire caves|Bajoran fire caves]].
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The modifications were left mostly intact for the remainder of the set's use in DS9 and were prominently featured in the series finale, {{e|What You Leave Behind}}, as the Bajoran [[Fire Caves]].
   
 
{{bginfo|[[Paramount Stage 5|Paramount Stages 5]] and [[Paramount Stage 15|15]] contained the primary interior sets for ''Insurrection''.}}
  
{{bginfo|[[Paramount Stage 5|Paramount Stages 5]] and [[Paramount Stage 15|15]] contained the primary interior sets for ''Insurrection''.}}
   
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==2001-2005==
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== 2001-2005 ==
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In {{y|2001}}, Stage 18 became the primary home of the most recent series, ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
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In {{y|2001}}, Stage 18 became the primary home of the most recent series, ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
   
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[[Image:NX_Main_Engineering.jpg|thumb|Engineering from ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'']]
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[[File:NX Main Engineering.jpg|thumb|Engineering from ''Star Trek: Enterprise'']]
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Three large sets were built within the stage and would be central most locations aboard the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|NX-01]]: the bridge, engineering and [[launch bay]] interiors.
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Three large sets were built within the stage and were central to most locations aboard the {{EnterpriseNX}}: the [[bridge]], [[engineering]], and [[launch bay]] interiors. [[Paramount Stage 8]] housed the remaining NX-01 interiors used in ''Enterprise''.
   
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The sets were constructed side-by-side, with engineering in the center - that set also included a small network of [[corridor]]s, the [[transporter|transporting device]] and [[decon|decon chamber]].
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The sets were constructed side-by-side, with engineering in the center; that set also included a small network of [[corridor]]s, the [[transporter|transporting device]], and [[decon|decon chamber]]. The corridors that lined engineering were referred to in blueprints as the "Engineering Corridor".
   
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A small area between engineering and the launch bay was reserved for temporary swing sets, like the [[shuttlepod]] interiors in the episode {{e|Two Days and Two Nights}} and the ''[[Seleya]]'' [[sickbay]] in {{e|Impulse}}.
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{{bginfo|The corridors that lined engineering were referred to in blueprints as the "Engineering Corridor".}}
  
   
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Other sets which were built on Stage 18 include the "sun porch" set during the flashbacks in the pilot episode {{e|Broken Bow}}, filmed on {{d|1|June|2001}}.
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A small area between engineering and the launch bay was reserved for temporary swing sets.
  
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{{bginfo|[[Paramount Stage 8]] housed the remaining NX-01 interiors used on ENT.}}
  
   
 
==2007-2008==
  
==2007-2008==
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According to a {{m|May|2007}} news item from ''The Trek Movie Report'' website, [[J.J. Abrams]]' 2009 film, ''Star Trek'', was - in part - filmed on Paramount's Stage 18.
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According to a {{m|May|2007}} news item from ''The Trek Movie Report'' website, [[J.J. Abrams]]' 2009 film, {{film|11}}, was - in part - filmed on Paramount's Stage 18.
   
 
Set construction reportedly began in {{m|July|2007}}, utilizing other "historic" ''Star Trek'' sound stages including Stages 8, [[Paramount Stage 9|9]], [[Paramount Stage 11|11]], [[Paramount Stage 14|14]], and 15. [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 8, [[Paramount Stage 9|9]], [[Paramount Stage 11|11]], [[Paramount Stage 14|14]], and 15. [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/]
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*''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
  
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*{{film|11}} ({{y|2009}})
   
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==Sources==
  
==Sources==
 
*[[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] & [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]], ''[[The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
  
*[[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] & [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]], ''[[The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
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==External links==
  
==External links==
 
* [http://www.paramount.com/ Paramount Pictures] - official website
  
* [http://www.paramount.com/ Paramount Pictures] - official website
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* [http://www.startrek.com/ StarTrek.com] - official ''Star Trek'' website
  
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Revision as of 20:12, 16 January 2016

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Paramount logo

Paramount logo found at the intro of many Star Trek films

Paramount Stage 18 is located on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood, California. It's noted for a number of famous productions, including Billy Wilder's 1950 film, Sunset Blvd. (where it was seen as Cecil B. DeMille's soundstage), the classic western Shane (1953), and Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 Rear Window. [1]

Stage 18 was used for temporary swing sets in all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as the motion picture Star Trek: Insurrection.

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

According to James Mees, the space underneath Stage 18 was used as a warehouse for Trek props and set pieces following their move from the warehouse in Burbank. The space was 12.000 square feet. ("Inside Starfleet Archives Year Six - Sets & Props", TNG Season 6 DVD special feature)

1992-1999

Danube 73918 cockpit

Runabout interior from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

For the new production, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, more space at Paramount Studios was allotted to the Star Trek franchise.

Stage 18 was first used in the pilot episode of DS9 for the various temporary sets needed for that production, including the main bridge of the USS Saratoga and Cardassian ship, and the Bajoran monastery.

The stage also housed two permanent standing sets, the interior of the runabout and the holosuite set.

The Temple of Masaka from the Star Trek: The Next Generation seventh season episode "Masks" was built on Stage 18. The set was later put to good use as the Albino's fortress in DS9: "Blood Oath". TNG's own Stage 16 was not free, as the village from "Thine Own Self" was built on it. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)

In later years, DS9's version of "Planet Hell" - an interior planet cave set - was constructed on Stage 18, as well sets representing the USS Defiant bridge and engine room, though the latter were torn down to make room for a Klingon starship interior and generic Cardassian setting. The stage also hosted the sets for Kasidy Yates' freighter Xhosa and a Bajoran temple. [2]

Paramount Stages 4, 7, and 17 housed other primary sets used in DS9.

1998

In 1998, Stage 18's cave set was significantly expanded for use in the feature film Star Trek: Insurrection. The caves represented those on the Ba'ku planet and included multiple levels.

The modifications were left mostly intact for the remainder of the set's use in DS9 and were prominently featured in the series finale, "What You Leave Behind", as the Bajoran Fire Caves.

Paramount Stages 5 and 15 contained the primary interior sets for Insurrection.

2001-2005

In 2001, Stage 18 became the primary home of the most recent series, Star Trek: Enterprise.

File:NX Main Engineering.jpg

Engineering from Star Trek: Enterprise

Three large sets were built within the stage and were central to most locations aboard the Enterprise NX-01: the bridge, engineering, and launch bay interiors. Paramount Stage 8 housed the remaining NX-01 interiors used in Enterprise.

The sets were constructed side-by-side, with engineering in the center; that set also included a small network of corridors, the transporting device, and decon chamber. The corridors that lined engineering were referred to in blueprints as the "Engineering Corridor".

A small area between engineering and the launch bay was reserved for temporary swing sets, like the shuttlepod interiors in the episode "Two Days and Two Nights" and the Seleya sickbay in "Impulse".

Other sets which were built on Stage 18 include the "sun porch" set during the flashbacks in the pilot episode "Broken Bow", filmed on 1 June 2001.

2007-2008

According to a May 2007 news item from The Trek Movie Report website, J.J. Abrams' 2009 film, Star Trek, was - in part - filmed on Paramount's Stage 18.

Set construction reportedly began in July 2007, utilizing other "historic" Star Trek sound stages including Stages 8, 9, 11, 14, and 15. [3] The film wrapped production on 27 March 2008. [4]

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