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	Elstree Calling \| An unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios
		Welcome to Elstree Calling, which is my unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios, a busy and historic film and TV studio facility which is located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, close to Central London.
		Elstree Studios has long been the home of some of the very-best film and television productions made in this country and this website celebrates it's long history.
		It was founded and is run by the film and television historian Paul Burton, and is in no-way connected to Elstree Studios Ltd. or the current owners of the studios, Hertsmere Borough Council.
	www.freewebs.com /elstreecalling (658 words)

	Elstree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elstree is a small village in Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London.
		Elstree is also the title of a song by The Buggles on their 1979 album "The Age of Plastic".
		Elstree School, a boys' preparatory school was initially situated in Elstree, Herts.; however, it relocated to its current site in Woolhampton, Berks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elstree (179 words)

	Elstree Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The largest facilities were the MGM-British Studios and the Associated British Pictures Corporation studio - later known as Elstree Studios.
		Property developers bought the studios for redevelopment but despite some reduction in size they are still flourishing and producing many films known around the world -quite erroneously- as "Hollywood" productions.
		Before ATV the studios were known as the British National Studios and, in the fifties, several big series were made there for American television - including the Douglas Fairbanks Presents series and the Alfred Hitchcock tv series.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elstree_Studios (751 words)

	Encyclopedia: Elstree Studios (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Since the acquisition of the Studios, nearly 40 tenants, representing various aspects of the industry, have taken up residence creating the nucleus of a 'film village' that puts Elstree firmly back in the spotlight as the global film industry focuses on Britain again.
		Elstree was also at the forefront of another important development in film during the 1930s when Ludwig Blattner developed many sound techniques here.
		The world-renowned Elstree Studios is located on a 15.5 acre site at the heart of Borehamwood and it occupies an important place in the British film industry.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Elstree-Studios (2315 words)

	BBC - London - Entertainment - Films - Latest Cinema Releases - Elstree Studios and Star Wars
		Elstree Studio named one its new sound stages "The George Lucas Stage" in recognition of his work.
		Elstree was started in 1914 by Percy Nash and John East, who decided that the location was close to London but far enough away to escape the smog.
		In 1996 facing financial difficulties and the threat of closure looming, the studio was bought by Hertsmere Borough Council.
	www.bbc.co.uk /london/entertainment/films/starwars_elstree.shtml (1262 words)

	Elstree TV Archive (Site not responding. Last check: )
		However, partly due to the growth generated by the studio Borehamwood flourished throughout the thirties and forties becoming a built-up area far larger than its adjacent cousin; despite this the complex was always referred to as Elstree studios.
		Elstree was no exception and towards the end of the year matters got worse when MGM decided that it no longer needed a British production centre.
		MGM withdrew from Elstree, leaving the studio executives to make a painful decision and in November the permanent staff was reduced from four hundred and seventy nine employees to two hundred and fifty six.
	www.elstreefilmtv.com /html/FilmArchive/a-zTV/made.htm (4730 words)

	The Shining
		Shot during 1978 the entire film was made at Elstree, with the exception of a few external location shots by a second unit in Oregon.
		The BIP studios eventually became the EMI studios where The Shining was filmed.
		Elstree owes gratitude of debt to Stanley Kubrick.
	www.elstree.co.uk /shining.html (265 words)

	Elstree Studios Biography - Page 2
		As World War II broke out, the Elstree studios were requisitioned and used in some form or another throughout the duration, primarily by the Royal Army Ordinance Corps.
		With peace in 1945, came a change of role for the studio, movie-making had changed; many of the old film hands and actors were not to return, many of the old studios had closed never to open again.
		The studios were to be renamed EMI-MGM Elstree Studios Ltd in return for a guaranteed annual subside from M.G.M.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /studios/elstree/biog01.html (573 words)

	UK Film Council US - Production Services (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nowadays the studios do mainly television work, but more and more features are starting to use their facilities.
		Three Mills Studios is situated on a 20 acre site at Bow, East London, Three Mills is within spitting distance of the City and Canary Wharf and makes an ideal base for London filming.
		Cheltenham was Recently launched to meet the demand for studio space in the west country, Cheltenham is within easy reach of London, and yet close to some spectacular countryside.
	www.britfilmusa.com /d_film_services.php (1358 words)

	Elstree & Borehamwood Official Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The studio was purchased by the BBC in the early 1980’s and today is best known as the home of ‘Eastenders’;.
		Stage One at Elstree Film and Television Studios opened by HRH The Prince Charles in 1999 and subsequently named in the presence of George Lucas in honour of this legendary film maker’s long connection with the Studio since ‘Star Wars’; in 1976.
		Elstree Studios saw the screen beginnings of many stars including Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Audrey Hepburn, and Richard Todd, as well as the final screen appearances of Gary Cooper and Ralph Richardson.
	www.town-guides.com /councils/elstree/studios.html (803 words)

	HERTSMERE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Originally a small rural hamlet, it was the construction of the Midland Railway and the opening of Elstree Station in 1868 that led to the expansion of Borehamwood.
		Elstree forge dates from C.1878 and other late medieval houses and buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries can also be found in the High Street.
		Elstree parish included the whole of Borehamwood until the daughter church, All Saints, was built in 1909.
	www.townfacts.co.uk /new_page_171.htm (2921 words)

	Rebelscum.com: Collectible Stormtrooper Helmets
		With base camp established at what was then EMI's Elstree Studios George Lucas and company had to rely on the experience of local British film industry workers.
		Initially the costume construction came under the remit of the studios own craftsmen, but it became clear that the scale of the production required hundreds of costumes - each more outlandish than the previous - the costumers and seamstresses felt they wouldn't be able to cope.
		As a side note, after Star Wars was completed Shepperton Design Studios went on to work on Alien (for which they produced a semi-translucent alien which was sadly never used for the movie) Superman, Space 1999 and the cult Smash martian robots.
	www.rebelscum.com /stormtrooperhelmets.asp (1728 words)

	filmed at Elstree Studios - Webled.com
		...Elstree Studios could be in line for more awards next year due to the eagerly anticipated release.....filmed at Elstree between July and December last year.
		Now the studios are hoping he can.....Bergman won the last acting Oscar for a film made at Elstree, also for Murder on the Orient.....Julie Wicks, director of production at the studios, described Owen's success as andlsquo;fantastic.....Elstree since John Gielgud and Ingrid Bergman won best supporting actor awards for Murder..
		The studios were also the main site of.....During most of the 20th Century, the town was the location of several film studios, and..
	www.webled.com /filmed%20at%20Elstree%20Studios.htm (615 words)

	News - First acting BAFTA for Elstree Studios in 30 years (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The studio's last non-acting BAFTA was for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which won the award for Best Special Effects in 1989.
		Bergman won the last acting Oscar for a film made at Elstree, also for Murder on the Orient Express, in 1975, while the last Oscar of any kind was for best sound effects on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989.
		Elstree Studios could be in line for more awards next year due to the eagerly anticipated release of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
	www.elstreefilmtv.com /html/news/FirstBafta.htm (523 words)

	Elstree Studios - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
		Elstree Studios are located near London, in Borehamwood.
		The studio was used very little for the prequels, with only a few pick-up shots for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith being shot there.
		Fox Studios, Sydney and Leavesden Studios were mainly used instead.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Elstree_Studios (182 words)

	Elstree Studios - Production
		Elstree Studios offers six high quality sound stages and one silent stage providing over 60,000sq ft of stage space.
		Also on the Elstree Lot is a soundproof 28-seat preview theatre (35mm projectors) and a projectionist is available on request.
		Elstree is superbly located near to central London, the motorway network, international and local airports as well as being close to a high street environment with easy access to hotels, restaurants, shops, taxi services and train station.
	www.elstreestudios.co.uk /production.aspx (239 words)

	Elstree Studios (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Historically, the name "Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the town of Elstree andBorehamwood in Hertfordshire, England.
		When the studios were at their most active, the station building was on the Elstree side, andthe Train station was called just "Elstree".
		Before the advent of subscriber trunk dialling, a person wanting tomake a call to a studio would ask the telephone operator for, say, "Elstree 1234".It would therefore be natural for anyone visiting the town to make a film to think that the whole town was called Elstree.
	www.therfcc.org /elstree-studios-309743.html (450 words)

	London Plus
		Elstree Film and Television Studios was first established in 1926 and is still recognised as one of the leading studios in the UK.
		The Studios are totally independent providing 6 sound stages and 1 silent stage.
		Elstree has been host to countless film and TV productions including Moby Dick, The Dam Busters, Indiana Jones, The Shining, and the Star Wars trilogy to name but a few.
	www.atticusmedia.net /londonplus/HTML/elstree.htm (136 words)

	Elstree Studios
		Much of the lot was sold for re-development, which spawned a new housing estate (with streets named after British studios like Pinewood and Ealing and stars like Ray Milland and Dame Margaret Rutherford), a new Tesco superstore and an office complex.
		The first is that the railway line runs along the boundary between Elstree and Borehamwood.
		When the studios were at their most active, the station building was on the Elstree side, and the Train station was called just "Elstree".
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/e/el/elstree_studios.html (495 words)

	screenonline: Elstree Studios Biography
		Film studio complex attached to Elstree, the small town in once-rural Hertfordshire.
		These combined to produce the largest and most vibrant film community in the history of British film, albeit one frequently subject to financial and other misfortunes.
		The first of the Elstree studios to open was Neptune Studios in 1914, in its day the finest in England, and in its brief life was responsible for numerous patriotic silent films before closing in 1921, after which time new studios were set up in the area and Elstree had its golden years.
	www.screenonline.org.uk /people/id/503943 (277 words)

	Elstree Studios - Muppet Wiki
		Historically, the name "Elstree Studios" has referred to several film studios that were based in the town of Elstree and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, England.
		Most of these studios are now closed, and the phrase is commonly used as the name of Elstree Film and Television Studios, a privately run production facility owned by Hertsmere Borough Council.
		The Jim Henson Company filmed several movies at the studio, and The Muppet Show was filmed at one of the Elstree studios in its ITV days.
	muppet.wikia.com /wiki/Elstree_Studios (117 words)

	Final Star Wars scene shot at studio
		The last ever scene of the Star Wars saga to be filmed was shot in Elstree Studios last Monday - as director George Lucas completed a vision that began in Borehamwood three decades ago.
		Paul Welsh, Elstree Studios' historian, said: "It is quite special that George came back to the studios to film the last ever scene although it's a natural conculsion.
		It all began in Elstree and he has a strong symbolic association with the studios.
	desiringhayden.net /press/news.php?newsid=166 (382 words)

	Film and TV Studios
		ERA studied the studio facility opportunity from a market and financial standpoint, and measured the potential success of a production facility in various candidate regions of the State.
		In a series of assignments, ERA was retained by Warner Bros. to evaluate commercial development potentials and measure fiscal and economic impact of operations of their studio properties in Burbank.
		In these studies, ERA provided economic input to the studio's master planning process, and guided their investments in the facility and their relationship with surrounding jurisdictions.
	www.econres.com /documents/Film_and_TV_studios.html (526 words)

	ScienceDaily: Elstree studios (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	List of British film studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are or have been a number of prominent British film studios.
		This article about a film studio is a stub.
		This page was last modified 18:31, 23 January 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_British_film_studios (67 words)

	Elstree Studios Gets The Action (from This Is Local London)
		The company which took over Elstree Studios a year ago is now looking towards expansion because it is struggling to cope with the demand for filming facilities.
		Elstree Film and Television Studios Ltd (EFTS) has just won a contract to house the UK office of the makers of the Star Wars films, Jak Productions, for the next two years.
		Earlier this year the studios hosted its biggest production since it was re-opened, a £25million film of Jack and the Beanstalk which brought in a cast and crew of 750.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /archive/display.var.36792.0.elstree_studios_gets_the_action.php (534 words)

	Digital Spy Forums - Security at Elstree Studios - Idiot Muppets
		As far as I know, the bit of land between the studios and the houses is public land owned by the council.
		Elstree Studios is surrounded by a 7ft tall steel fence, all the way round.
		What I am trying to say is that if you are loitering around the studios, and dont seem to be there for a reason, you are going to attract some kind of attention.
	forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?t=335798 (2586 words)

	Leavesden Studio - Home base of STAR WARS Episode I.
		The Fate of British movie studios has proven to be very fickle.
		Elstree, where I made my entry into the industry in 1969, closed a year later....
		That too was sold off and the studio became part owned by THE WHO and became a favorite rehearsal room for many bands whilst I had my workshop there in the late 70's.
	1001resources.com /hosting/users/cinesecrets/SW1/pmSW1Leavesden.html (495 words)

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