The Shining 35th anniversary, May 25, 2015

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Emiltio D’Alessandro and Gordon in the Elstree bar. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Emilio and Gordon, with Gill Smith (First assistant editor) behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
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The Grady twins, Louise and Lisa Burns, with Emilio D’Alessandro and Diane Johnson, screenplay writer. Photo: Freda Raphael

 

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Gordon, Diane Johnson, and Lee Unkrich (Shining fan, director of Toy Story 3, and creator of The Overlook Hotel website). Photo: Freda Raphael
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The sumptuous buffet that awaited us at Elstree Photo: Freda Raphael
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Ron Punter (Scenic Artist), Bob Redman of the Elstree Proect, and Gordon. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Ray Merrin (Sound Mixer) and Gordon. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Gordon with Mick Mason (Camera technician). Photo: Freda Raphael
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The warehouse that was Stanley’s secretive base for the final stages of the post-production of The Shining in the spring of 1980. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Richard Daniel, Ray Merrin, Ray Andrew, Les Tomkins, Louisa Burns, Doug Milsome, Diane Johnson, Ivan Sharrock, Gareth Brown, Larry Smith, Lisa Burns, Mick Mason, Len Furey?, Kate Robinson, Emilio D’Alessandro, Jan Harlan, Kelvin Pike, Brian Cook, Katherina Kubrick, Tony Frewin, Ron Punter. Gordon, and the other assistant editors, missed this group photo because they were exploring the cutting rooms. Photo: Freda Raphael
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The Shining 35th Anniversary cake. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Jan Harlan (Executive Producer and Stanley’s brother-in-law) about to cut The Shining cake, watched by organiser Howard Berry. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Once cut, the cake was revealed to be blood red … Photo: Freda Raphael
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Scenic artist Ron Punter signing a Shining poster. Ivan Sharrock, Sound Recordist, behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Gordon signing a Shining poster. Larry Smith (Gaffer), Les Tomkins (Art Director), and Doug Milsome (Focus Puller) behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Editing team’s signatures are just left of Shelley’s mouth. Photo: Freda Raphael
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The Shining assistant editors: Adam Unger, Gill McDonald (née Smith), Tim Smith and Gordon Stainforth. Photo: Freda Raphael
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On board the special bus that took The Shining crew to the Odyssey Cinema, St Albans. Gill Smith, son Dash, and Gordon. Photo: Freda Raphael.
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Gordon arriving at The Odyssey, St Albans. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Lisa and Louisa Burns, the Grady Twins. Photo: Freda Raphael
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The GradyTwins on set 1979, with Stanley Kubrick behind. Part of a slide show before the screening.
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Danny Lloyd with Stanley Kubrick.
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Stanley’s youngest daughter, Vivian, with the camera kit she used for shooting her documentary, Making the Shining.
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The Overlook set on the backlot, seen in profile.
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The extraordinary Overlook Hotel. ‘snow’-covered facade on the backlot at Elstree, early 1980.
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Shelley Duval looking at a camera set-up.
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Jack sitting with his head in a clamp, for the final death scene in The Shining.
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Interviewees on stage before The Shining screening: Garett Brown, Gordon Stainforth, Diane Johnson, Jan Harlan and interviewer Lee Unkrich.
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The same. Photo: Sam Booth.
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Garett Brown and Gordon Stainforth. Photo: Sam Booth.
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Jan Harlan and Lee Unkrich. Photo: Sam Booth
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Photo: Freda Raphael
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Gordon answering a question for Lee Unkrich. Photo: Freda Raphael
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The entire crew on stage at the end of The Shining screening. Photo: Sam Booth.
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Adam Unger, Tim Smith, Kate Robinson, the Burns (Grady) twins, Emilio D’Alessandro, Brian Cook, Diane Johnson, and Larry Smith. Photo: Sam Booth
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Virtually the entire surviving crew of The Shining at The Odyssey Cinema, St Albans, May 25, 2015. Photomontage: Freda Raphael
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Freda Raphael and Gordon Stainforth, about to board the bus for the return trip to Elstree Studios. Adam Unger behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
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On the return journey we were all given slices of The Shining cake, which despite appearances was delicous. Les Bogue (Gaffer) and Ron Punter (Scenic Artist). Photo: Freda Raphael
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Lisa and Louisa Burns (the Grady Twins) in the pub. Photo: Freda Raphael

Labelled picture of The Shining crew:

The Shining crew at The Odyssey Cinema, St Albans, 25 May 2015

The Shining crew at The Odyssey Cinema, St Albans, 25 May 2015

Download a pdf of the above. Higher quality version.

My blog page about the event.

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