An American Werewolf in London Screening in London Zoo
Last night I went along to ZSL London Zoo for an exclusive screening of An American Werewolf in London in the Mappin Pavilion, literally a few feet from one of the many scenes shot in the zoo (we were next to the spot where a naked David steals a lady’s red coat).
The agency I’m consulting for - DDB London - organised the event for Volkswagen as part of their See Film Differently campaign which you can check out for hilarious short films, future events near you and movie articles on the website, Facebook or Twitter.
The screening was preceded by a cool little exhibition of props from the film, including a bust of the post-werewolf-attack Jack:
… the special effects gear that made David’s transformation and that won the first ever Oscar for special effects:
There were also loads of storyboards and stills:
… including this rather cool photo of director John Landis cleaning the pigeon droppings off Eros for a perfect shot of Piccadilly Circus:
All in all, massive props to 1155 who produced the event for DDB, the attention to detail and all the little touches like the Slaughtered Lamb sign on entry, the eery torchlit tour of movie locations around the zoo, the dressing of the venues and exhibition were all top-notch. We’ll be doing more location-based events and cool stuff in social/apps etc (that’s my job!) so stay tuned…
