August 5, 2015

Preview Theatre at Shepperton named in honour of Adrian Biddle BSC

On Wednesday 29th July, Mo Biddle and family, Ada’s many crew members and industry colleagues from the BSC joined Pinewood and Shepperton staff to witness the renaming of Shepperton’s newly refurbished Preview Theatre.

Following the six months refurbishment and modernisation the studio felt it was the perfect opportunity to honour one of the many Dop’s who had worked in the Studio.

The Biddle family: Alice, Mo, Esther, Alfie

During the plaque unveiling, to the delight of the audience, following an introduction by James Corless, Neville Shulman CBE, long time colleague of Sir Ridley Scott, paid memorable tribute to Adrian. Esther responded on behalf of the family. This was followed by an enjoyable tour of the new state of the art theatre and drinks, canapes and conversation in the Old House.

Mo Biddle and Neville Shulman CBE

The theatre may be small in size but it has regularly been the home of some of the world’s finest cinematographers. In the last 10 years alone, Dion Beebe, Dan Mindel, Emmanuel Lubezki, Wally Pfister and Ben Davis have all reviewed their work in the space. The BSC are confident they will not be disappointed with this newly refurbished facility.

L to R: Back row: James Foster, James Corless. Middle: Peter James, Charlie Wood, Neville Shulman CBE, Eileen Roberts. Front: Alfie, Esther, Mo, Alice.

Adrian Biddle BSC had a successful early career in television commercials, before moving into feature films in 1985 as Director of Photography on James Cameron’s Aliens. Adrian went on to light many successful movies such as The Princess Bride and Willow before working with director Ridley Scott on the acclaimed Thelma and Louise, for which he received numerous nominations. Adrian continued to be in demand for features, working on as many that shot at Pinewood and Shepperton including Judge Dredd, Event Horizon, 101 and 102 Dalmatians, Fierce Creatures, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and The World Is Not Enough.