thumb|left|High cliffs and areas like this in Valley of Fire State Park served as the alien planet Veridian III.|alt=A view of worn, red, orange, and white rocks clustered together, with a few small outgrowths of vegetation scattered among them. Despite the budget cuts, Generations shot many scenes on location. The rushed pace of filming meant that not all locations had been selected before the start of principal photography, and the production was still scouting locations until two weeks before the final scenes. The production exhausted possible options within Los Angeles' studio zone and looked up to away for suitable locations. The Enterprise-D promotion ceremony on the holodeck was filmed on , a full-scale replica of the first American sailing ship to visit Japan. Carson fought hard to keep the shoot during budget trims, deciding to sacrifice other days in the schedule to keep the scene. Lady Washington was anchored at Marina del Rey and sailed out a few miles from shore over five days of shooting. Some of Lady Washington crew appeared amongst Enterprise crew members.
thumb|left|High cliffs and areas like this in Valley of Fire State Park served as the alien planet Veridian III.|alt=A view of worn, red, orange, and white rocks clustered together, with a few small outgrowths of vegetation scattered among them. Despite the budget cuts, Generations shot many scenes on location. The rushed pace of filming meant that not all locations had been selected before the start of principal photography, and the production was still scouting locations until two weeks before the final scenes. The production exhausted possible options within Los Angeles' studio zone and looked up to away for suitable locations. The Enterprise-D promotion ceremony on the holodeck was filmed on , a full-scale replica of the first American sailing ship to visit Japan. Carson fought hard to keep the shoot during budget trims, deciding to sacrifice other days in the schedule to keep the scene. Lady Washington was anchored at Marina del Rey and sailed out a few miles from shore over five days of s:hooting. Some of Lady Washington crew appeared amongst Enterprise crew members.