hi SHADO, I need a map...

Dear Thomas

I am not sure quite what you mean.
If you mean something made up by a fan then I can't help you.
If you mean something made up for publicity purposes or as a prop, ditto.

If you mean something used by the production at the time of the making of
the series as some sort of blueprint for themselves then I suspect you are
out of luck and I doubt there was ever one made.
As you may know, the series was shot in two blocks, one at the MGM-British
studios Borehamwood (now demolished and not to be confused with the two
surviving studios in Borehamwood) and Pinewood Studios. Additionally,
Neptune House, a building at the then ATV Studios (now BBC Studios)
Borehamwood was used as a location exterior for the admin block of
"Harlington Straker" studios.

I very much doubt that the production ever thought it necessary to draw up,
for their own purposes, a map of "Harlington Straker" studios as initially
they probably just worked on the basis that HS studios was mainly like MGM,
as that is where they were shooting. I assume that they used Neptune House
as the admin block for HS studios because it looked more modern than the
1930s block at MGM (which can however be seen in one early episode as a
hospital exterior.)

The closing of MGM and the move to Pinewood would have made things slightly
more complicated but for anyone who knows Pinewood, or knows what MGM looked
like, it is apparent that they seemed to avoid shooting any particularly
distinctive buildings at these studios (a rare exception being Pinewood's
lodge gate in Timelash being used as a neat visual device for going from
night to day). By using the more generic film studio buildings it wouldn't
be apparent to most viewers that they were looking at different studios.

Incidentally, many of the major buildings you see in an episode like
Timelash such as L and M Stages, the large viewing theatre and the covered
area behind B and C stage, are still there at Pinewood (although not the
street sets). There is no longer a props store at the studio since it went
"4 wall" some years ago. Some of the buildings you see in UFO (and in Man in
a Suitcase which was also shot at Pinewood) are now painted white - rather
than the reddish brown of the 1960s.
Some of the backlot you see is now covered by the 007 stage and the more
recent Stanley Kubrick building.

Regards
John

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HI Shado!!! I need a Harlington Straker Film Studios´ map, please !!!
Thank you!!!


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Hi jks!!
Thank you for your help!!!
Timelash´scene in Pinewood?Map?
Thank jks.
I like it Timelash´serie!!!!

JKS <[hidden email]> escribió:
Dear Thomas

I am not sure quite what you mean.
If you mean something made up by a fan then I can't help you.
If you mean something made up for publicity purposes or as a prop, ditto.

If you mean something used by the production at the time of the making of
the series as some sort of blueprint for themselves then I suspect you are
out of luck and I doubt there was ever one made.
As you may know, the series was shot in two blocks, one at the MGM-British
studios Borehamwood (now demolished and not to be confused with the two
surviving studios in Borehamwood) and Pinewood Studios. Additionally,
Neptune House, a building at the then ATV Studios (now BBC Studios)
Borehamwood was used as a location exterior for the admin block of
"Harlington Straker" studios.

I very much doubt that the production ever thought it necessary to draw up,
for their own purposes, a map of "Harlington Straker" studios as initially
they probably just worked on the basis that HS studios was mainly like MGM,
as that is where they were shooting. I assume that they used Neptune House
as the admin block for HS studios because it looked more modern than the
1930s block at MGM (which can however be seen in one early episode as a
hospital exterior.)

The closing of MGM and the move to Pinewood would have made things slightly
more complicated but for anyone who knows Pinewood, or knows what MGM looked
like, it is apparent that they seemed to avoid shooting any particularly
distinctive buildings at these studios (a rare exception being Pinewood's
lodge gate in Timelash being used as a neat visual device for going from
night to day). By using the more generic film studio buildings it wouldn't
be apparent to most viewers that they were looking at different studios.

Incidentally, many of the major buildings you see in an episode like
Timelash such as L and M Stages, the large viewing theatre and the covered
area behind B and C stage, are still there at Pinewood (although not the
street sets). There is no longer a props store at the studio since it went
"4 wall" some years ago. Some of the buildings you see in UFO (and in Man in
a Suitcase which was also shot at Pinewood) are now painted white - rather
than the reddish brown of the 1960s.
Some of the backlot you see is now covered by the 007 stage and the more
recent Stanley Kubrick building.

Regards
John

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HI Shado!!! I need a Harlington Straker Film Studios´ map, please !!!
Thank you!!!


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I was referring to the Timelash episode of UFO if that wasn't clear.

Here is a link to a modern map of Pinewood.
http://www.pinewoodshepperton.com/html/stages/PStage-N-P.htm#

And arial photo
http://www.pinewoodshepperton.com/html/stages/pages/pw_loc_aerialone_lg[1]_jpg_jpg_jpg.htm

The stages seen most in Timelash were (I think) then called J and K. They
are now HDTV studios and so aren't listed on the map - which is of the film
stages. They are two of the 4 buildings in a row between D and 007 on the
map. On the photo you can see the large white 007 stage at the top right,
straight down from that are two brown brick stages side by side - those were
J and K stages. The flat rooftop was can be seen on the right of the stages
in the photo.

The mid-air chair and the low wall behind which Straker shelters from
gunfire was, I think, outside L and M. On the photo look to the left of J
and K on the other side of the lot, there are 2 similar brick stages - those
are L and M. The wall was built for the scene.

The crash of Patrick Allen's car into the boxes was I think in the
horizontal road above A stage - or possibly the row above.
In the photo, stages A, B , C, and D are the large white blocks across the
middle of the site.
The covered area where the cars race is the area immediately to the right on
the map(behind in the photo) of B and C which doesn't look covered but is.

The backlot and the exterior sets were largely where 007, R and S stages and
the building to the left of them are now.

The viewing theatre is in the building like a wrong way round "C", 2
buildings straight down from E on the map. (It's interior can also be seen
in an episode of the Persuaders set at a film festival - the one with Larry
Storch).

The double lodge gate is below and slightly to the right of the curved "L"
shaped building (which wasn't there in the 60s) at the bottom left.

Many of the buildings are now painted white where they were once
reddish-brown.

Additionally, on the photo you can see the old house at the bottom of the
picture. In the 1960's it wasn't painted white and the ugly extension on the
front wasn't there (built for The Great Gatsby). The gardens have also been
seen in many films and TV episodes, the UFO episode with Stuart Damon where
he is wearing a Straker wig for one.

Incidentally, on the left is the paddock tank with it's sky backing, used
for many films but I can't remember if it appeared or was used in UFO.

Regards
John


----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas cooper" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] hi SHADO, I need a map...Timelash´scene please, map !!


Hi jks!!
Thank you for your help!!!
Timelash´scene in Pinewood?Map?
Thank jks.
I like it Timelash´serie!!!!

JKS <[hidden email]> escribió:
Dear Thomas

I am not sure quite what you mean.
If you mean something made up by a fan then I can't help you.
If you mean something made up for publicity purposes or as a prop, ditto.

If you mean something used by the production at the time of the making of
the series as some sort of blueprint for themselves then I suspect you are
out of luck and I doubt there was ever one made.
As you may know, the series was shot in two blocks, one at the MGM-British
studios Borehamwood (now demolished and not to be confused with the two
surviving studios in Borehamwood) and Pinewood Studios. Additionally,
Neptune House, a building at the then ATV Studios (now BBC Studios)
Borehamwood was used as a location exterior for the admin block of
"Harlington Straker" studios.

I very much doubt that the production ever thought it necessary to draw up,
for their own purposes, a map of "Harlington Straker" studios as initially
they probably just worked on the basis that HS studios was mainly like MGM,
as that is where they were shooting. I assume that they used Neptune House
as the admin block for HS studios because it looked more modern than the
1930s block at MGM (which can however be seen in one early episode as a
hospital exterior.)

The closing of MGM and the move to Pinewood would have made things slightly
more complicated but for anyone who knows Pinewood, or knows what MGM looked
like, it is apparent that they seemed to avoid shooting any particularly
distinctive buildings at these studios (a rare exception being Pinewood's
lodge gate in Timelash being used as a neat visual device for going from
night to day). By using the more generic film studio buildings it wouldn't
be apparent to most viewers that they were looking at different studios.

Incidentally, many of the major buildings you see in an episode like
Timelash such as L and M Stages, the large viewing theatre and the covered
area behind B and C stage, are still there at Pinewood (although not the
street sets). There is no longer a props store at the studio since it went
"4 wall" some years ago. Some of the buildings you see in UFO (and in Man in
a Suitcase which was also shot at Pinewood) are now painted white - rather
than the reddish brown of the 1960s.
Some of the backlot you see is now covered by the 007 stage and the more
recent Stanley Kubrick building.


The then ATV Studios:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fanderson.org.uk/images/bbcelstree.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://www.fanderson.org.uk/prodguides/locationguide.html&h=212&w=332&sz=28&tbnid=qb6uzBO849X0GM:&tbnh=73&tbnw=115&hl=en&start=9&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dstudio%2Bborehamwood%26svnum%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26newwindow%3D1%26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3DGGLC,GGLC:1970-01,GGLC:en%26sa%3DG


Regards
John

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Subject: [SHADO] hi SHADO, I need a map...


HI Shado!!! I need a Harlington Straker Film Studios´ map, please !!!
Thank you!!!


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