In
November 2003, science
fiction retailer 10th Planet celebrated the 40th Anniversary of
Doctor Who with a mammoth signing session with Paul McGann
for the celebratory audio story Zagreus. Joining Paul were
India Fisher (companion Charley), writers Alan Barnes and Gary
Russell and producer Jason Haigh-Ellery. This project was a seven
minute promo video covering the weekend's events.
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With
Robin Prichard acting as cameraman, interviews were conducted
with the guests and fans, which were edited into a selection of
snappy soundbite montages around key questions, incorporating
cutaways and general material shot throughout the day. A two minute
music montage from the final photocall provided a closing sequence.
To
open the video, the audio-only trailer for Zagreus was
combined with scenes from the 1996 Doctor Who movie to
create an abstract, nightmarish prologue. The images were graded
in Adobe Premiere to an unnatural blend of blues and greens matching
the CD cover graphics. The video's opening titles blended classic
title sequences from the show to create a different take on the
familiar signature images. Finally, a selection of photographs
from the day were placed in montage, with Premiere used to introduce
subtle rotation.
Featuring
Paul McGann, India Fisher, Gary Russell, Alan Barnes, Jason Haigh-Ellery,
Nicholas Courtney, Wanda Ventham, Donald Pickering and Trevor
Martin. Camera by Robin Prichard. Graphics and Editing by Stuart
Manning
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