On December 1st, The Elstree Project were proud to be part of the unveiling of the renewed lobby of the REEL Cinema in Borehamwood’s high street. Supported by funding from Hertsmere and Elstree & Borehamwood councils, the cinema now has an exhibition of film and television heritage from local productions.

The Elstree Project is featured in its own booth, with an interactive iPad kiosk and headphones, where visitors can go and select clips from over 20 interviews. We also feature on a special interactive poster with QR codes, where the voices of our contributors can be heard! Six students from the University of Hertfordshire worked with Howard to make the clips – creating transcripts, editing and curating the content.

Project founder Howard Berry also designed a 7+ meter long timeline of all eight studios in the two towns, which gained considerable interest. It’s the most in depth display of its kind produced for the local studios.

At the launch, Howard was invited to host the festivities – introducing the mayors, deputy mayors, councillors, cinema staff and guest of honour Michelle Collins (Cindy Beale from local production EastEnders).

The exhibition is intended to be permanent, so if you have an opportunity to visit the high street, do take a look and catch up on some Elstree history!