Script to Screen (CON episode)

Script to Screen
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Girl in the Fireplace
Broadcast date:	6 May 2006 (Full length), 7 May 2006 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	28'27" (Full length), 12'37" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Mark Gatiss
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Script to Screen was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Girl in the Fireplace.

Aspects of production covered

• How a story progresses from first draft to final edit.
• The readthrough for The Girl in the Fireplace.
• The changes of set and lighting design to reflect changes in time and seasons for Reinette.
• Practical considerations for the shot of the horse breaking through the mirror.
• Filming on location in the ballroom for the climax of the story.
• The costumes for Reinette.

Additional topics covered

• The set for the SS Madame DePompadour.

People interviewed

• Julie Gardner, Executive Producer, Doctor Who
• Euros Lyn, Director, Episode 4
• Steven Moffat, Writer, Episode 4
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Sophia Myles, Reinette
• Danny Hargreaves, Senior Technician
• Lee Gammon, Standby Art Director
• Phil Collinson, Producer, Doctor Who
• Gareth Lloyd, Location Manager
• Louise Page, Costume Designer
• Neill Gorton, Creature Effects Designer
• Helen Raynor, Script Editor
• Clayton Hickman, Editor, Doctor Who Magazine

Music list

• "Modern Way" by Kaiser Chiefs, Album: Employment
• "This Fffire" by Franz Ferdinand, Album: Out of Control (also used in CON: Alien Abduction)
• "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg, Album: Je t'aime (also used in CON: River Runs Wild)
• "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by George Michael, Album: Songs from the Last Century

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Adam Page

General production staff Assistant Producer - Geoff Evans, Zoë Rushton Production Co-Ordinator - Hannah Simpson Production Manager - Zoë Scott Production Team Assistant - Bethan Evans, Claire Jones Researcher - Alexander Gratton	Camera and lighting department Camera - Dewi Davies, Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins, Johnny Rogers, Andy Smith Runner - Lucy Lutman Special and visual effects Colourist - Simon Meek	General post-production staff Edit Assistant - Hannah Williams Edit Producer - Simon Hall Editor - Tim Dalby, Sara Jones, Rob Mansell, Polly Rose Sound Dubbing - Peter Jeffreys Sound - Steve Hoy, Kevin Meredith, Brian Ullah

bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
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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

• How a story progresses from first draft to final edit.
• The readthrough for The Girl in the Fireplace.
• The set for the SS Madame DePompadour.
• Practical considerations for the shot of the horse breaking through the mirror. (condensed)
• Usage of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by George Michael retained for the closing montage of the Doctor and Reinette.

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.