Eyes Wide Open (CON episode)

Eyes Wide Open
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Time of Angels
Broadcast date:	24 April 2010 (Full length), 25 April 2010 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	43'49" (Full length), 14'06" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Alex Price
Doctor Who Confidential
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Eyes Wide Open was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Time of Angels.

Aspects of production covered

• Filming and effects of River Song flying out of the spaceship. In front of a green screen, Alex Kingston was hoisted up by an invisible wire while a fan was blowing.
• Shooting the scene where River flies into the TARDIS and lands on the Doctor.
• The effects of the scene in which Amy rubs her eye and sand pours out of it. An eye patch filled with sand was placed over her eye and the sand was released when Karen Gillan rubbed her eye.
• The make-up and costumes used for the Weeping Angels.
• The guilt the Doctor feels about River's death, having already experienced it.
• Cast thoughts on the scariness of the Weeping Angels.
• Filming on location in caves for this story.

Additional topics covered

• Bringing back River Song, and Moffat & Kingston's thought about the return.
• Work on The Adventure Games, including the taking of photographic reference of the actors so accurate models can be created of them and the recording sessions for the dialogue.

People interviewed

• Adam Smith, Director, Episode 4
• Crispin Layfield, Stunt Co-ordinator
• Alex Kingston, Professor River Song
• Matt Smith, The Doctor
• Simon Dutton, Alistair
• Steven Moffat, Head Writer
• Sean Millard, Creative Designer
• Charles Cecil, Game Executive Producer
• Gary Russell, Audio Director
• Ian Deary, Lead Animator
• Will Tarrat, Lead Designer
• Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
• Reza Karim, Prosthetics Supervisor
• Jill Reeves, Prosthetics Supervisor
• Ailsa Berk, Choreographer
• Louise Bowen, Weeping Angel
• Steve Rees, Focus Puller
• Ray Wright, Guardian, Clearwell Caves
• Mark Hutchings, Gaffer
• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• Mark Monero, Cleric

Music list

• "That Golden Rule" by Biffy Clyro
• "Uprising" by Muse (also used in CON: Lords and Masters)
• "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz (also used in CON: Stage Fright)
• "Slash Dot Dash" by Fatboy Slim
• "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
• "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" by Elvis Presley
• "Deeper Underground" by Jamiroquai (also used in CON: Are We There Yet?)
• "Girl With One Eye" by Florence + The Machine
• "Bite Hard" by Franz Ferdinand

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Zoë Rushton
Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions

General production staff Assistant Producer - Paul Symonds, Hannah Williams Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood Production Co-Ordinator - Megan Pinches Production Executive - Stan Matthews Production Manager - Katy Cartwright Production Team Assistant - Emma Chapman Researcher - Matthew Andrews	Camera and lighting department Camera - Steve Brand, Jon Rees, Steve Webb Runner - James Bowen, Claire Riley, Lee Wood Special and visual effects Colourist - Matt Mullins Graphics - Component Graphics	General post-production staff Edit Producer - Tracy Comer Editor - Gary Skipton Online Editor - Nick Kershaw, Jeremy Lott Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Wil Planitzer, Jon Thomas

BBC Cymru Wales
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Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 8 November 2010.