Doctor Who - SFX Magazine: The FX of "Silence in the Library"

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Monday September 08, 2008

The FX of "Silence in the Library"


Here’s a taster from the latest SFX Special, which features a 28-page, picture-packed supplement on the FX of Doctor Who season four, complete with an all-new interview with The Mill’s David Houghton as he talks you through each episode. For more information on the latest SFX Special, click here.

In this extract, Houghton talks about the Steven Moffat two-parter "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead":

SFX: Steven Moffat’s two-parter opened with some of the most gorgeous establishing FX shots ever seen in Doctor Who. Presumably with the library being such an integral part of the story, rather than just a backdrop, you could afford to spend more time on it?

Dave Houghton: “Yeah, and apart from the library itself, Steven didn’t write in too much else that needed a lot of attention. So yeah, we had the time and resources to lavish a bit more care and attention on it. And as you say, it was used for more than just establishing shots. You saw a lot of it, so it needed to look good...”