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The [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|TV movie]] starring [[Paul McGann]] was the first "modern" production of ''Doctor Who''. Filmed as a movie, it had a long and complicated shoot which lasted 9 weeks.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/bbb.html Shannon Sullivan's guide] to the TV movie</ref> As a one-off production, it did not establish any particular patterns which were later replicated by later productions or continue any legacies from the past. It undoubtedly established the record, however, for the longest principal photography of any single ''Doctor Who'' story. However, depending on one's views of what constitutes a "story", it would be bested by later, multi-episode arcs of the next incarnation of the program. | The [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|TV movie]] starring [[Paul McGann]] was the first "modern" production of ''Doctor Who''. Filmed as a movie, it had a long and complicated shoot which lasted 9 weeks.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/bbb.html Shannon Sullivan's guide] to the TV movie</ref> As a one-off production, it did not establish any particular patterns which were later replicated by later productions or continue any legacies from the past. It undoubtedly established the record, however, for the longest principal photography of any single ''Doctor Who'' story. However, depending on one's views of what constitutes a "story", it would be bested by later, multi-episode arcs of the next incarnation of the program. | ||
==''Doctor Who'' (2005)== | ==''Doctor Who'' (2005)== | ||
An episode of ''Doctor Who'' during the [[Russell T Davies]] era of the program typically had a long principal photography schedule that had greater commonality with the TV movie than the original series. However, it is difficult for those not on the production to speak intelligently about what the actual schedule was, since individual episodes were almost invariably described to the press as "behind schedule". Nevertheless, "[[Rose]]" was likely fairly close to meeting its schedule, and it took about 2 months of almost around-the-clock principal photography. Principal phtography was achieved in the RTD era through the use of recording blocks, typically comprised of three to four episodes, with photography from one episode sometimes overlapping with that of another. In the case of the [[Cyberman]] arc from [[Season 2]], for instance, action from all four episodes was filmed jointly over the course of about three months, although material from ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]/[[The Age of Steel]]'' generally took up the first six weeks, while ''[[Army of Ghosts]]/[[Doomsday]]'' was mostly recorded in the latter six weeks.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2006lm.html Shannon Sullivan's guide] to ''Army of Ghosts/Doomsday''</ref> At the other end of the scale, an episode like ''[[Fear Her]]'', with limited sets and location work, had only about 3 weeks of principal photography.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2006k.html Shannon Sullivan's guide] to ''Fear Her''</ref> | An episode of ''Doctor Who'' during the [[Russell T Davies]] era of the program typically had a long principal photography schedule that had greater commonality with the TV movie than the original series. However, it is difficult for those not on the production to speak intelligently about what the actual schedule was, since individual episodes were almost invariably described to the press as "behind schedule". Nevertheless, "[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]" was likely fairly close to meeting its schedule, and it took about 2 months of almost around-the-clock principal photography. Principal phtography was achieved in the RTD era through the use of recording blocks, typically comprised of three to four episodes, with photography from one episode sometimes overlapping with that of another. In the case of the [[Cyberman]] arc from [[Season 2]], for instance, action from all four episodes was filmed jointly over the course of about three months, although material from ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]/[[The Age of Steel]]'' generally took up the first six weeks, while ''[[Army of Ghosts]]/[[Doomsday]]'' was mostly recorded in the latter six weeks.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2006lm.html Shannon Sullivan's guide] to ''Army of Ghosts/Doomsday''</ref> At the other end of the scale, an episode like ''[[Fear Her]]'', with limited sets and location work, had only about 3 weeks of principal photography.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2006k.html Shannon Sullivan's guide] to ''Fear Her''</ref> | ||
Despite the general inability for non-crew members to ascertain the exact nature of the principal photography schedule on the 2005 series of ''Doctor Who'', a key difference between the original series and the modern one is obvious. Whereas "classic" ''Doctor Who'' was filmed at a leisurely, weekly pace, the Russell T Davies era was characterized by long, grueling production blocks in which work was completed every day for weeks on end. | Despite the general inability for non-crew members to ascertain the exact nature of the principal photography schedule on the 2005 series of ''Doctor Who'', a key difference between the original series and the modern one is obvious. Whereas "classic" ''Doctor Who'' was filmed at a leisurely, weekly pace, the Russell T Davies era was characterized by long, grueling production blocks in which work was completed every day for weeks on end. | ||
