Re: Studios and locations
Posted by
Rob Neal on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Studios-and-locations-tp1510449p1510454.html
MGM became EMI. Elstree is a small village on the outskirts of
Borehamwood. I have no idea why it was ever used as a namesake, but
they can be assumed to be one and the same. However, there were two
studios within 5 mins walk of each other in Borehamwood, one for TV,
and one film. Star Wars was filmed at the MGM/EMI site. I know because
I worked on "Empire strikes back". Elstree has one pub and about ten
houses. :o)
Rob
> The first batch of UFO episodes was not shot at EMI, but at MGM
> Borehamwood, which closed down in 1970 and is now a housing
> development. The STAR WARS movies were not filmed at the
> same studio, but were filmed at Elstree. (I've never been
> there, so I don't know how close these two studios were to
> each other).
>
> There are several web pages which detail the histories of these
> various studios. For example:
>
>
http://www.freewebs.com/elstreecalling/abriefhistory.htm>
> Marc
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