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|image = Making-manhattan.jpg
|image = DWCON Making Manhattan title card.jpg
|series number = [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|3]]
|season number   = Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)
|broadcast with = Evolution of the Daleks
|series episode number = 5
|broadcast with = Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)
|narrator = Anthony Head
|narrator = Anthony Head
|uncredited narrator =
|broadcast date = [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] (Full length)
|director =
|broadcast date2 = [[29 April (releases)|29 April]] 2007 (Cut Down)
|producer =
|runtime = 41'09" (Full length)
|broadcast date = [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|runtime2 = 11'46" (Cut Down)
|runtime = 45 minutes
|runtime3 = 5'14" (Vodcast)
|prev = A New York Story
|prev = A New York Story (CON episode)
|next = Monsters Inc.
|next = Monsters Inc. (CON episode)
|series=''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|channel=BBC Three|original to DVD=
|channel = BBC Three
|original to VHS=
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''.
|original to CD=
 
|executive producer=
The title is a reference to the 2002 film {{w|Maid in Manhattan}}.
|writer=
 
}}{{confidential stub}}
A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts or "vodcasts".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410190221/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/guide/|title=Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide|date of source=10 April 2007|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]''.


== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
''to be added''
* The challenge of transforming Welsh locations into New York.
* How the SFX team shot background plates and wide shots to be inserted amongst the other material for the episode (including combining footage of Freema and David in Wales with footage of the Statue of Liberty).
* The setdressing for Hooverville.
* The addition of 1930s buildings to certain shots in the VFX stage of working on the episode.
* The use of a disused power station for the Dalek lab scenes.
* The multi-camera setup for the Pig Slaves fighting the Hooverville citizens.
* The SFX work for the Dalek attack on Hooverville, and the challenges of doing it with a limited amount of explosives.
* Filming supporting artists on greenscreen for some of the construction work shots.
* The set for Mr. Diagoras' office.
* Shooting shots in studio for the mast of the Empire State building.


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
''to be added''
* How weather posed a challenge for shooting some of the sequences in this story.


== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Freema Agyeman]]
{{IntervieweeList
* [[Phil Collinson]]
|1=Russell T Davies|r1=Head Writer, Doctor Who
* [[Russell T Davies]]
|2=James Strong|r2=Director, Episode 5
* [[Danny Hargreaves]]
|3=Dave Houghton|r3=Visual Effects Supervisor
* [[Dave Houghton]]
|4=Phil Collinson|r4=Series Producer, Doctor Who
* [[Miranda Raison]]
|5=Helen Raynor|r5=Writer, Episode 5
* [[Helen Raynor]]
|6=Simon Wicker|r6=Digital Matte Painter
* [[James Strong]]
|7=David Tennant|r7=The Doctor
* [[David Tennant]]
|8=Edward Thomas|r8=Production Designer
* [[Edward Thomas]]
|9=Freema Agyeman|r9=Martha Jones
* [[Simon Wicker]]
|10=Danny Hargreaves|r10=Special Effects Supervisor}}
 
== Music list ==
* "In da Club" by 50 Cent, Album: 50 Cent - In da Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102161150/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/music/music_305.shtml|title=MUSIC LIST EPISODE 5: Making Manhattan|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
* "I Love New York" by Madonna, Album: Confessions on a Dancefloor
* "Wall Street Rag" by Pat Ribellot, Album: New York: A Documentary Film Soundtrack
* "St. Louis Swing" by Martin John Kershaw, Album: 1920s ATMOS188
* "Proper Education" by Eric Prydz vs Pink Floyd, Album: Proper Education (Single)
* "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti, Album: Copland: El Salón Mexicó
* "Manhattan" by Ella Fitzgerald, Album: Ella Fitzgerald: The Songbooks
* "Mostly the Charleston" by Paul Lenart & Bill Novick, Album: The Roaring 20's - USA SCD-0319
* "Park Avenue" by Paul Lenart & Bill Novick, Album: The Roaring 20's - USA SCD-0319
* "Sweet Suzy" by The Champagne Dance Orchestra, Album: The Top 1920's & 1930's DWCD 0037
* "Touch the Sky" by Kanye West, Album: Late Registration
* "Up in the Sky" by Oasis
* "Bang Bang You're Dead" by Dirty Pretty Things, Album: The Anthems
* "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand, Album: Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits
* "We Are the World" by The Solitaire Orchestra, Album: Precious Moments STDCD28
* "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" by Bloc Party, Album: A Weekend in the City
 
This song was in the music list on the [[Doctor Who website]], but does not feature in the episode:
* "Down in Harlem" by Paul Lenart & Bill Novick, Album: The Roaring 20's - USA SCD-0319
 
No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:
* "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
* "Fank Funk 4 That" by Kully B & Angus Gunn Clark, Album: Funky Breaks X-SERIES XCD118


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
{{BTS crew
|Camera=Andrew Clifford
|Camera2=Richard Ganniclift
|Camera3=Jamie Gramston
|Camera4=Nick Jardine
|Camera5=Oliver Russell
|Sound=Mike Larini
|Sound2=Kevin Meredith
|Sound3=Jonny Stothert
|Sound4=Mazyar Tajiki{{!}}Maz Tajiki
|Sound5=Andrew Yarme
|Runner=Sam Jones (assistant editor)
|EditAssistant=Christopher Moore
|JuniorResearcher=Claire Jones
|Researcher=Nathan Landeg
|Researcher2=Jamie Lynch
|AssistantProducer=Geoff Evans
|AssistantProducer2=Hannah Williams
|ProductionTeamAssistant=Gavin Chappelle
|ProductionTeamAssistant2=Alexandra Gibbs
|ProductionTeamAssistant3=Scott Handcock
|ProductionAccountant=Elaine Stephenson
|ProductionCo-ordinator=Rhiannon Cooper
|ProductionCo-ordinator2=Tors Grantham
|PostProductionCoOrdinator=Vickie Mansell
|ProductionManager=Kirsty Reid
|ProductionManager2=Natalie Street
|ProductionExecutive=Paul Williams
|AdditionalEditting=Sven Brooks
|Editor=Rob Mansell
|Colourist=Jon Everett
|Dubbing=Mark Ferda
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho=Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho2=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProducer=Mark Cossey
|ProducedAndDirectedBy=Zoë Rushton
|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMVII
}}


== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
''to be added''  
''to be added''


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Complete Third Series]] DVD box set.
[[File:Series-3-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series'' DVD cover.]]
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]].


== Footnotes ==
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Making Manhattan was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Evolution of the Daleks.

The title is a reference to the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan.

A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts or "vodcasts".[1] It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.

Aspects of production covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The challenge of transforming Welsh locations into New York.
  • How the SFX team shot background plates and wide shots to be inserted amongst the other material for the episode (including combining footage of Freema and David in Wales with footage of the Statue of Liberty).
  • The setdressing for Hooverville.
  • The addition of 1930s buildings to certain shots in the VFX stage of working on the episode.
  • The use of a disused power station for the Dalek lab scenes.
  • The multi-camera setup for the Pig Slaves fighting the Hooverville citizens.
  • The SFX work for the Dalek attack on Hooverville, and the challenges of doing it with a limited amount of explosives.
  • Filming supporting artists on greenscreen for some of the construction work shots.
  • The set for Mr. Diagoras' office.
  • Shooting shots in studio for the mast of the Empire State building.

Additional topics covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • How weather posed a challenge for shooting some of the sequences in this story.

People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Music list[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • "In da Club" by 50 Cent, Album: 50 Cent - In da Club[2]
  • "I Love New York" by Madonna, Album: Confessions on a Dancefloor
  • "Wall Street Rag" by Pat Ribellot, Album: New York: A Documentary Film Soundtrack
  • "St. Louis Swing" by Martin John Kershaw, Album: 1920s ATMOS188
  • "Proper Education" by Eric Prydz vs Pink Floyd, Album: Proper Education (Single)
  • "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti, Album: Copland: El Salón Mexicó
  • "Manhattan" by Ella Fitzgerald, Album: Ella Fitzgerald: The Songbooks
  • "Mostly the Charleston" by Paul Lenart & Bill Novick, Album: The Roaring 20's - USA SCD-0319
  • "Park Avenue" by Paul Lenart & Bill Novick, Album: The Roaring 20's - USA SCD-0319
  • "Sweet Suzy" by The Champagne Dance Orchestra, Album: The Top 1920's & 1930's DWCD 0037
  • "Touch the Sky" by Kanye West, Album: Late Registration
  • "Up in the Sky" by Oasis
  • "Bang Bang You're Dead" by Dirty Pretty Things, Album: The Anthems
  • "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand, Album: Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits
  • "We Are the World" by The Solitaire Orchestra, Album: Precious Moments STDCD28
  • "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" by Bloc Party, Album: A Weekend in the City

This song was in the music list on the Doctor Who website, but does not feature in the episode:

  • "Down in Harlem" by Paul Lenart & Bill Novick, Album: The Roaring 20's - USA SCD-0319

No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:

  • "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
  • "Fank Funk 4 That" by Kully B & Angus Gunn Clark, Album: Funky Breaks X-SERIES XCD118

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
© BBC MMVII
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[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD box set released on 5 November 2007.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide. bbc.co.uk (10 April 2007). Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  2. MUSIC LIST EPISODE 5: Making Manhattan. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 31 December 2018.