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| Matte World Digital In Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, director Kevin Reynolds wanted to open with an establishing shot of Jeruslaem in 1194 A.D. Even if the filmmakers hadn't been prevented from traveling to the real Jerusalem by the outbreak of the Gulf War, their choice of shots would have been sereverly limited by the presence of modern buildings next to the ancient landmarks. |
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The live action plate of the Arab calling his people to prayer was photographed on a sound stage at Matte World Digital. This is the final composite of the live action film and matte painting. |
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| Thatch International Limited Robin Hood... Prince of Thieves This contract invloved location work at Stockers Farm (Rickmansworth), Alnwick near Newcastle and Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire as well as Shepperton Studios. The work, totalling 120,000 square feet of period thatching, was carried out to schedule, in fact improving on the strict deadline imposed by the film company. |
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| This entire village was thatched in less than 5 days. |
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| Morgan Creek were the production company behind the film. They now use the Robin Hood Overture as its theme music. The official Morgan Creek website can be found at the following link: www.morgancreek.com |
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