Back in trenches

Today Chat Noir has been filming a 1940s style war movie scene as Chester Military Museum. Using real period uniforms and the museums trench exhibition as a set, the scene was filmed in just an hour, before the building was opened to the public.

Excerpts from the scene will be used in a new film celebrating the RE:NEW project, Chester’s new Cultural Centre.

Langford Estate Filming

Today Chat Noir Productions were back at Rhuddlan Castle, this time filming shots on land belonging to Lord Langford of Bodrhyddan Hall. These shots give a unique view of the castle, especially shrouded in the beautiful morning mist.

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Rhuddlan Castle - Day 2

Chat Noir Productions are proud to have finished a second day of shooting at Rhuddlan Castle in North Wales, in conjunction with Lost in Castles and with permission of Cadw.

Rhuddlan Castle - Day 1

Chat Noir Productions has just finished the first day of a shoot at Rhuddlan Castle for the latest Lost in Castles documentary.

Ghosts of the Odeon

"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.

Ghosts of the Odeon from Chat Noir Productions on Vimeo.

Filming inside Chester's Art Deco Odeon

Today Chat Noir were filming Ghosts of the Odeon in the 1936 Art Deco Chester Odeon, in the heart of the city's Northgate quarter. By late 2016, the building is due to be redeveloped into Chester's new cultural centre.