TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 18.20HRS
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tonight the world famous Regent Street Christmas lights were switched on by movie stars from the new 3D family Christmas film; ARTHUR CHRISTMAS. British actors, Bill Nighy and Ashley Jensen waved to thousands of fans gathered for the traditional countdown "traffic free" event on Regent Street London W1. Pop stars Kelly Clarkson and Matt Cardle entertained the audience with live performances, supported by the cast of the West End musical Thriller and The West End Gospel Choir. The event closed with a spectacular pyrotechnic display from the Regent Street rooftops illustrating Regent Street's unique ability to produce large-scale traffic free events ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
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| SHOT No | ANGLE | DESCRIPTION | TIME CODE | ||||
| SHOT 1 |
CLOSE UP |
Film Talent: Bill Nighy and Ashley Jensen with Pop Stars Kelly Clarkson and Matt Cardle countdown from stage and "switch on". | 00.00.01.00 | ||||
| SHOT 2 | WIDE | Audience: Watching "switch on" | 00.00.12.18 | ||||
| SHOT 3 |
LONG SHOT |
Christmas Lights: Overhead shot with pyrotechnics in background. | 00.00.15.13 | ||||
| SHOT 4 | ZOOM IN | Kelly Clarkson: Performing live pre-switch on | 00.00.19.17 | ||||
| SHOT 5 | CLOSE UP | Matt Cardle: Performing live pre-switch on | 00.00.24.07 | ||||
| SHOT 6 | WIDE | Audience: Watching pre-switch on entertainment | 00.00.34.18 | ||||
| SHOT 7 | CLOSE UP | Audience: Watching pre-switch on entertainment | 00.00.47.23 | ||||
| SHOT 8 | CLOSE UP | Audience: Watching pre-switch on entertainment | 00.00.52.03 | ||||
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VOX POPS |
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| SHOT 9 | CLOSE UP | David Shaw, Head of Regent Street Portfolio, The Crown Estate "Welcome to the Regent Street lights and Christmas in London's West End. Regent Street is going to be a great place for events just like this during the Olympics 2012 and the Paralympics." | 00.00.55.13 | ||||
| SHOT 10 | CLOSE UP | Bill Nighy: (voice performance of Grandsanta, 'Arthur Christmas') "It's a pretty cool thing for me to turn on the lights in Regent Street. I used to work around this district as a young man and if you had told me 20 years ago that there would have come a time when I turned on the Regent Street lights, I would have not believed you." | 00.01.08.04 | ||||
| SHOT 11 | CLOSE UP | Ashley Jensen: (voice performance of Bryony, 'Arthur Christmas') "It's an absolute pleasure and a privilege and extremely exciting to be here switching on the Regent Street lights. It's not something I ever thought I would do so I'm very excited to be here" | 00.01.19.19 | ||||
| SHOT 12 | CLOSE UP | Kelly Clarkson: (pop star) "Regent Street, I think to any girl means shopping, so we tend to like this street a lot." | 00.01.31.22 | ||||
| SHOT 13 | CLOSE UP | Matt Cardle: (Winner of 'X Factor' 2010) "I'm very honoured to be here turning on the lights in Regent Street, its something I've watched, and watched these lights every year, you see on tv, people turning on the lights, and stuff, and it's just one of those very special occasions. And to be a part of it is amazing." | 00.01.38.13 | ||||
| SHOT 14 | ARTHUR CHRISTMAS EPK - INTERNATIONAL TRAILER C
ASTON (IN VISION CREDIT): Aardman Production for Sony Pictures Animation |
00.01.54.00 | |||||
HI- RES STILLS
| SHOT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | FILE SIZE | ||
| SHOT 1 | Performance by Matt Cardle | 262 kb | ||
| SHOT 2 | Performance by Kelly Clarkson | 688 kb | ||
| SHOT 3 | (L-R) Switch on by Ashley Jensen, Kelly Clarkson, Matt Cardle, Bill Nighy and Emma Bunton. | 721 kb | ||
| SHOT 4 | Pyrotechnics following switch on | 2.1 mb |
For further film information on the release of ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, please contact:
Anna Whelan, Sony Pictures Releasing, anna_whelan@spe.sony.com
Images from the film can also be downloaded from www.picselect.com
www.arthurchristmas.co.uk
Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=50062658&lang=en
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Regent Street Lights 2011 switched on by Bill Nighy and Ashley Jensen movies stars from the new 3D film Authur Christmas with help from Kelly Clarkson, Matt Cardle and Emma Bunton. Pictured L-R Ashley Jensen, Kelly Clarkson, Matt Cardle, Bill Nighy and Emma Bunton. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday November 8, 2011. Photo by David Parry/PA
Regent Street Lights 2011 switched on by Bill Nighy and Ashley Jensen movies stars from the new 3D film Authur Christmas with help from Kelly Clarkson, Matt Cardle and Emma Bunton. Performance by Matt Cardle. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday November 8, 2011. Photo by David Parry/PA
Regent Street Lights 2011 switched on by Bill Nighy and Ashley Jensen movies stars from the new 3D film Authur Christmas with help from Kelly Clarkson, Matt Cardle and Emma Bunton. Performance by Kelly Clarkson PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday November 8, 2011. Photo by David Parry/PA
Regent Street Lights 2011 switched on by Bill Nighy and Ashley Jensen movies stars from the new 3D film Authur Christmas with help from Kelly Clarkson, Matt Cardle and Emma Bunton. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday November 8, 2011. Photo by David Parry/PA