THE PREVIEW THEATRE AT SHEPPERTON STUDIOS RENAMED THE ADRIAN BIDDLE THEATRE

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.

Over the last six months the theatre has undergone refurbishment and modernisation and was the perfect opportunity to honour one of the many DOP’s who have worked at the Studios.

The new name was unveiled in a small ceremony held on Wednesday 29th July attended by the Biddle family and Neville Shulman CBE, long-time colleague of Sir Ridley Scott, as well as members of the British Society of Cinematography and industry colleagues who worked with Adrian.

Adrian Biddle BSC (Director of Photography) 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.

Neville Shulman CBE said at the event:

“A man of great inventiveness, talent and ingenuity. Thank you Adrian for your considerable contributions to the film industry.”