On-line article from the Portsmouth City Council, England, March 1997
Hollywood actor Charles Dance is on location in Portsmouth this week starring in a short film - on a salary of just $20 a day.
He is appearing in a satirical homage to the classic 1925 Russian film, Battleship Potemkin directed by Sergei Eisenstein - the character Dance plays on screen.
The movie, Potemkin: The Runner's Cut, will involve filming at historic sites throughout Portsmouth, such as the 90-year-old Kings Theatre in Southsea and the historic dockyard.
A key scene will be shot outside the 19th century seat of government, the Guildhall - which will be turned into a Soviet stronghold for the classic scene of the massacre on the Odessa steps.
But despite earning millions appearing in blockbusters like Alien 3 and Golden Child, the film's star, Charles Dance, has agreed to receive only $20 a day for the six days of filming.
He is helping out 28-year-old director Declan O'Dwyer and 27-year-old producer Julian Unthank, who are making the 20-minute graduation short film as part of a course at Bournemouth Film Centre at Bournemouth Art College.
The film crew has been helped by the Southern Screen Commission based at the Regional Business Centre in Baltic House, Portsmouth, tracking down suitable locations for them.
Partly funded by Portsmouth City Council, the commission helps film-makers using the region for movies, TV programmes and commercials.
Issued 3/3/97
Mark Ludmon, Publicity and Communications Unit