Chester Shoot
Early morning shoot in Chester for DVD project.
Today Chat Noir have a freelance film crew filming in #Portland #Oregon for a returning white-label client.
First look at the renders of St John the Baptists and the city of Chester for the new DVD from Chat Noir Productions Ltd, Lost in Castles and Film Chester.
During a shoot at Smile Studios in Saltney, Chat Noir bumped into another cat - Chester from local radio station Dee106.3.
Since its launch in Chat Noir Productions have been proud members of the Chester Film Co-op.
As part of the promotional work Chat Noir has undertaken (as part of Chester Film Co-op), this magical short film captures the memories of Joyce Cook, who remembers when Chester Odeon first opened in 1936!
In April 2014 Chat Noir Productions was commissioned by Brand Media Solutions to produce a promotional video for one of their clients, Chester-based SureCare. Designed to show franchisees the benefits of operating a social care company under the SureCare banner, filming took place both in Chester and with a franchisee in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. In October 2014 Brand approached Chat Noir to produce a second edit of the footage, this time promoting SureCare's services directly to users and their families.
As members of the Chester Film Co-op, Chat Noir Productions attended Freshers Fairs at both Chester and Warrington campuses for Chester University. Primarily promoting the Chester Film Co-op, while there Chat Noir also produced two short promotional films, capturing the fun of the events.
"Ghosts of the Odeon" centres on a young boy’s journey around the long forgotten cinema. Exploring from the lobby to the auditorium, he encounters echoes of the past, as iconic movies come to life.
While much of the film relies on replicating music and sound cues, it was also necessary to recreate a number of classic movie scenes. Characters including Han Solo and Indiana Jones were joined by creatures from Alien, ET, Jurassic Park and Gremlins.
The Chester Odeon is a place filled with many happy memories and "Ghosts of the Odeon" recaptures the excitement of growing up loving movies.
Chat Noir Productions Ltd (as members of the Chester film CO-OP) were lucky to be taken on a guided tour of the now derelict Chester Odeon. These photos show present state of the building which is due to be re-developed as part of the new arts centre.