Studios of Shepperton

The history of the British film with the studios of Shepperton started in 1931 when Norman Loudon, business man Scottish, buys the park of “Littleton” for reasons of enlarging of its environment of dwelling and also to have access to the river Ash. Loudon was inexperienced in the industry of film, but it made deals thanks to the production of cameras, as well as little books comprising of the animated images, giving an impression of movement. The park of Littleton seemed ideal when Loudon decided that the next stage was to write and produce films, thus was born a new company, “Sound City Film Producing & Recording Studios”, founded in 1932. This young company produced three short films for the Subway-Goldwyn-Mayer and two films, Watch Beverly (1932) film carried out by Arthur Maudeet and Réunion (1932) film carried out by Ivar Campbell.

Towards 1934, sophisticated equipment and decorations were necessary for the industry of film, which returned a modernization of the buildings and scenes obligatory. In 1936, after one short period of closing for the restoration, the studios open with twelve rooms, three scenes of theater, new plates, workshops, etc One of first films made in these renovated buildings was probably one of best films of the years 1940 of the company. Film entitled the Stable Watson ( French Without Tears ) (1940), on a scenario of Terence Rattigan realized by Anthony Asquith.

At the beginning of the world war, the government considers that the studios of Shepperton are a sure place because they are with 14 miles of the center of London. The factory in the vicinity produced bombers “Spitfire” what became a main target for the German air raids . Turnings with the studios of Shepperton become also the target of the Germans what leads the ministry for British defense to requisition the studios, to create reproductions of planes used like lures.

In 1945, Norman Loudon announces the reopening of the studios. The same year, the MGM becomes majority, and in 1946 the studios of Shepperton become “British Lion Studio Company”. The British lion is now able to become a factor of powerful post-war period in the production Britannique of film.

The new mission of this young company was the distribution and the assembly of the decorations, which offered a technical and financial autonomy for the independent producers. One of its first turnings in (1947), was the film of Alexander Korda, Ideal An Husband writes by Oscar Wilde in 1899.

Among the most known realizers we find films of Roy and John Boulting, Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, etc

The sites of the studios of Pinewood and Shepperton form part of the history, because both are old manors, Heatherden Hall and manor of Littleton of the 17th century.

In February 2005, the studios of Pinewood Shepperton acquired the studios of Teddington, as well as the old studios of the the Thames Télévision.

The equipment of Pinewood Shepperton is used for the production of national and international films, films televised, the recording in studio for television, advertizing films and the sound effects.

Currently

The group is composed now of the studios of Pinewood, the studios of Shepperton and the studios of Teddington. With 6 numerical studios of T.V, audio equipment, theaters, gardens and decorations timbered for outsides, one of the largest water tanks of Europe, (plans and taken of underwater sight). Addresses:

Studios Ltd De Pinewood

Pinewood Road
Iver Heath
Buckinghamshire
the United Kingdom SL0 0NH

Studios Ltd De Shepperton

Studios Road
Shepperton
Middlesex
the United Kingdom TW17 0QD

Studios Ltd De Teddington

Broom Road
Teddington
Middlesex
the United Kingdom TW11 9NT

External bond

Pinewood Studios

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