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In 2008, Director Siri Bunford and Creative Director Brett Foraker created this commercial advertising a season of Stanley Kubrick films on UK’s Channel 4. The single tracking shot, which employs 55 actors, was meticulously researched to remain as faithful as possible to the period in which The Shining was shot, and the culture of Elstree Studios in the late 1970’s.

While the props in the commercial were re-created, much of the film equipment seen on the set belonged to Kubrick and was used in the filming of The Shining. The spot was filmed with a 25mm Cooke lens - a favorite of Kubrick’s.