On April 17th, The Elstree Project team, including Paul Welsh MBE and Bob Redman from Elstree Screen Heritage, and Howard Berry, Kim Akass and three students from the BA (Hons) Film and Television programme in the School of Creative Arts, spent a day filming at both Elstree Studios and BBC Elstree Centre with actress Barbara Windsor MBE. The morning was Continue Reading
We’re progressing well with the centenary celebratory documentary, From Borehamwood to Hollywood. Last week we confirmed an interview with the Senior Curator of Silent Film at the BFI and also the possibility of including clips from some very early silent films from Neptune Studios. We have contacted several cast and crew members from productions made at the studios of Elstree Continue Reading
Yep, you read that correctly! We are into production on a very special documentary – celebrating the centenary of filmmaking in Elstree and Borehamwood. The film will be called From Borehamwood to Hollywood: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Elstree. We are aiming for a 90-minute film, which will tell the story from the opening of the first studio in 1914 Continue Reading
Here’s a nice mid-week treat for you all – a five minute excerpt from our interview with Walter Murch. Walter directed Return to Oz for Disney at Elstree Studios in the early 1980s. Michael Sundin, who was the World Trampolining Champion at the time, was cast to perform as Tik-Tok – actually physically operating the robot character from inside. In Continue Reading
we’ve just received a whole bunch of lovely badges!
We are preparing a fourth Elstree Film Season with UH Arts. Starting in February, we are screening three films all having a special anniversary during this centenary year for Elstree and Borehamwood. The films are: A Shot in the Dark – 50th Anniversary Screening Murder on the Orient Express – 40th Anniversary Screening Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of Continue Reading
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