THE ELSTREE PROJECTStories from Britain’s studio townThe Elstree Project
6 January 2026We are delighted to have been able to acquire a paper archive from the life and work of film editor Richard Best, who worked at Elstree Studios in the 1950s and 60s. The papers include studio contracts, correspondence, pay slips, rate cards, and more. Richard worked as an editor on a number of productions including […]
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31 May 2025Yesterday, the project team recorded our latest interview for The Elstree Project with Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Stephenson, whose career began at Elstree Studios on three truly extraordinary films: The Dark Crystal, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, and Return to Oz. John reflected on the groundbreaking puppetry and character work that defined The Dark Crystal, […]
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26 March 2025The Elstree Project recorded it’s 76th interview, and on this occasion our guest at Elstree Studios, was the prolific record producer, musician and songwriter Trevor Horn CBE — formerly of The Buggles. Most famously known for their song Video Killed the Radio Star, which also had this distinction of being the first played video on […]
Read story ↗On Sunday 7th, Bob and I travelled into London to record our 55th interview as a project! We are so lucky to have had the opportunity to film with Louise Gold. We spent just over two hours with her, and asked her about her time working at ATV Studios in Borehamwood when she worked on […]
Read story ↗Yesterday we visited Elstree Studios to record an interview with actor Simon Pegg – star of the Star Trek and Mission: Impossible franchises. We had a great time talking about the filming of The World’s End – the final film in the unofficial “Cornetto trilogy” – which was made locally in Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City, and used Elstree […]
Read story ↗This week the trailer for Howard Berry’s documentary for the centenary of filmmaking in Borehamwood and Elstree went online. From Borehamwood to Hollywood: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Elstree tells the story of the studios in the two towns from the opening of Neptune Studios in 1914 right through to the present day […]
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