2003 News Archive

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  Date Time Subject 28th Feb 2003 18:32:16 MOTH The website has now been updated with a selection of digital photographs taken by Clifton Stewart (Writer), Simon Corris (Director) and Alison Reddihough (Producer). These photographs were taken during pre-production and production, official production stills will follow shortly. Also Tom Grant, who doubled for Tommy, has written a special poem as a memento of his time on set. We have the great pleasure of publishing it here on our website for all to read. Just follow the link to the "Moth" pages for Tom's poem and photographs.

  Date Time Subject 25th Feb 2003 18:34:11 MOTH We collected the final set of rushes today at Panavision in West London and our Production office is now back in East Grinstead. Over the next few weeks we'll be updating the website with photographs of the production week. For further details, photographs, cast and crew lists follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 23rd Feb 2003 23:16:19 MOTH Production was completed successfully last night with a unit wrap at 6:55pm on location at Twickenham Green. Today the strike of the equipment and set began at Shepperton Studios. By tomorrow afternoon we anticipate the closing of the production office at Shepperton. A BIG thank you to all our crew who worked so professionally and with much energy during the production week - we appreciate your time and commitment and look forward to seeing you all again soon.

  Date Time Subject 17th-22nd Feb 2003 22:01:49 MOTH Production, at Shepperton Film Studios and on location in Twickenham Green. Apologies for the lack of news during production week but hard work and long hours may well keep us busy.

  Date Time Subject 15-16th Feb 2003 14:03:45 MOTH Pre-light and dressing of the set all day today. Needless to say it was a long weekend at Shepperton in preparation for the start of principal photography on Monday. For further details, photographs, cast and crew lists follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 14th Feb 2003 23:17:43 MOTH The camera equipment arrives from Panavision, construction of the set is completed and the furniture and props are delivered. The set is carpeted and the Art Department finish painting and dressing the set for tomorrows pre-light. For further details, photographs, cast and crew lists follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 13th Feb 2003 14:43:34 MOTH The Production Office continues to keep the production on track and the Art Department are hard at work painting and dressing the set ahead of Saturday's pre-light. For further details, photographs, cast and crew lists follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 12th Feb 2003 19:42:21 MOTH Meeting today on the set with Tim Palmer (DoP) for a preliminary walk through of each setup and a look at the set as it currently stands. Toby Hefferman (1st AD) continues to work on the schedule and the Production Office continue their quest to crew the film. For further details, photographs and the crew list follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 11th Feb 2003 22:00:14 MOTH The build of the set progresses nicely and the production team, Alison Reddihough (Producer), Richard Dunmore (Production Manager), Cate Arbeid (Production Coordinator) and Simon Windsor (Production Accountant) are now established in the Production Office next to the stage. For further details and for some photographs of the set build and production in progress, follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 10th Feb 2003 19:01:23 MOTH The Production Office moved into Shepperton Studios today as construction started on the sound stage.

  Date Time Subject 9th Feb 2003 21:31:09 MOTH Rehearsals continued today at Ealing Studios. Simon Corris (Director) worked through the whole script with the actors, blocking basic movement and action and continuing work on yesterday's improvisations.

  Date Time Subject 8th Feb 2003 23:17:16 MOTH Rehearsals, costume fittings and make up tests took place today at Ealing Film Studios. Getting the cast together for the first time for a read through is always an exciting time. The actors also had the opportunity to meet the make up and costume departments and start the process of understanding their characters. Rehearsals today took the form of a read through and discussion in the morning, with costume fittings and make up tests in between. After lunch we concentrated on improvisations based around the unwritten sections of the script. We also took the opportunity to schedule a Production Meeting in the evening for all our key crew. Again this was an ideal time for them to meet and we worked through the whole script with contributions from all departments. For further details follow the link to the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 7th Feb 2003 21:38:04 MOTH Casting is now complete with the confirmation that "Bill" will be played by Brett Fancy. Brett has a wide range of experience in television, theatre and film and we're thrilled to have him on board. Rehearsals start tomorrow with an excellent cast in place. We also finalised our location for the 22nd Feb. We'll be shooting hallway and landing scenes at a house in Twickenham Green. Preparatory work commenced today on the set build at Shepperton and crewing continues to progress successfully. Further details and Brett's biography can be found in the "Moth" pages.

  Date Time Subject 5th Feb 2003 23:18:29 MOTH Our shoot dates are now confirmed for 17th-21st February at Shepperton Film Studios and the 22nd February on location in West London. Pre-production has been gathering pace throughout January and we are now very well placed to move the Production Office over to Shepperton on Monday 10th for the start of set construction.

  Date Time Subject 4th Feb 2003 23:18:29 GHOSTHUNTER Tonight we we're invited to screen "Ghosthunter" at the first Rocliffe New Film Forum. Our film was screened alongside two other shorts after a rehearsed reading of early drafts of the scripts. Following the screening was a Q&A session with the writers, producers and directors of the three films. The event was extremely well attended and a very enjoyable evening.

  Date Time Subject 3rd Feb 2003 18:24:11 MOTH We're delighted to announce that Julia Ford will be playing the part of "Angela". Julia is a lovely actress and brings a great deal of experience to the production. For Julia's biography visit the "Moth" pages.