According to director David Livingston, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was budgetarily designed to have five or six location shoots per year. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion) Livingston also mentioned that location shootings were always considered as "play days" or "picnics" by the crew and cast. ("New Life and New Civilizations", TNG Season 4 DVD special feature) Among the location managers and scouts who worked on Star Trek productions are Rhonda Baer, Rick Byrum, Lisa White, and Claudia Eastman.