After Effects (CON episode)

was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Hungry Earth.
The title is a reference to the software application .
== Aspects of production covered ==
* Location filming for the episode.
* Blocking the early scene of ground disturbance so that the VFX team can add the holes appropriately and properly in post-production.
* How an initial additional lizard creature was cut to help build anticipation for the Silurians and save budget.
* The reinvention of the Silurians, to make them more human-like and more relevant in a modern-day script.
* Finding a location that would accommodate the need for actors to be pulled down into the floor.
* How the SFX team created a rig to allow for the actors to safely sink into the holes in the floor.
* The process of director and the editor working towards the final edit.
* The need to cut a notable amount of material from the episode, with attention paid to one particularly long early scene.
* The Mill's work on adding VFX to various scenes in the episode.
== Additional topics covered ==
* Discussion of Doctor Who and The Silurians, particularly about building tension.
* How Arthur Darvill didn't initially recognise the Silurian actors when out of their makeup.
* Celebrating Matt Smith's birthday on set.
* Karen Gillan's nervousness about doing the sinking through the hole stunt.
== People interviewed ==
== Music list ==
* "Number One Enemy" by Daisy Dares You
* "Sound of the Underground" by Girls Aloud
* "Back to the Start" by Lily Allen
* "Saving My Face" by KT Tunstall
* "Bein' Green" by Van Morrison
* "Hole in the Ground" by Bernard Cribbins
* "Against All Odds (Dubstep Remix)" by Chase & Status feat. Kano
* "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" by Pixie Lott (also used in CON: The Born Identity)
* "A Sucker for Your Sound" by I Monster
* "The New Transmission" by Lostprophets
* "Out of Control" by The Chemical Brothers
== Crew ==
== Elements retained in Cut Down ==
to be added
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 8 November 2010.
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