'The Projection Room'
About us
PRO-CON is
TODAY
'The Projection Room' is a group of fan-film enthusiasts who, being so inspired by the BBC's long-running TV serial 'Doctor Who', feel compelled to script, cast, shoot, edit and produce their own adventures.
The first story, 'The Crystal of Achillon', was made as a project between to friends (Robin Castle and Chris Hoyle) as they each completed their respective courses at the University of Nottingham, back in 1994.
Many stories have followed, namely 'The Invisible Opiate', 'The Deadly Alliance', 'A Stitch in Time', 'Masterplan', 'Gene Genius', 'The Schrodinger Effect' and 'Phantoms from the Future', and each successive serial has sought to build upon the achievements and expertise of the rest, to the point where we are proud to list BBC 'Doctor Who' actors Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Sophie Aldred and Mary Tamm on our cast-list, in our three most recent productions ('Gene Genius', 'The Schrodinger Effect' and 'Phantoms from the Future').
We also take great pride in the quality of our scripts, acting, costumes and props (most of which are hand-produced by members of the cast and crew, funded from our own pockets).
Our productions are scripted, filmed, edited and produced for recreation only. We are not a profit-making enterprise and only ever look to recoup the cost of manufacturing the DVDs that we sell, namely the outlay for discs, sleeves, cases and labels.
We are not licenced by the BBC or the 'Doctor Who' brand and appreciate that we allowed to indulge in our hobby, making films based on our favourite TV show, by the generosity of the BBC, who know about us and what we do, but are aware that we do it through our love for their programme which continues to inspire us in our creativity.
PRODUCTIONs SUMMARY
'The Crystal of Achillon' (1994)
3 Episodes, 56 mins

When the Doctor finds out that a small meteorite is about to hit Earth he has to know more, but astronomer Prof.Ken Lawrence is first to the impact-site and retrieves the artefact himself.
Within hours, though, the Professor is dead at the hands of an intruder and a strange crystal from the heart of the meteorite has been stolen... by one of the Doctor's most dangerous enemies...
The DVD release of this story features an additional 30 minutes of Extra Features
'The Deadly Alliance' (1995) - incomplete; 1 Episode plus the beginning of Episode 2 reconstructed, 26 mins

En route to Peking to go for a Chinese meal the TARDIS is forced to make an emergency materialisation in 19th-century North America. With next-to-no resources to repair the ship it looks like the Doctor and Charlotte are stranded, leaving the coast clear for an uneasy union to be forged in present-day Earth between three of the most dangerous forces in the cosmos...
The DVD release of this story features an additional 50 minutes of Extra Features
'Masterplan' (2000)
4 Episodes, 116 mins

Imprisoned in a temporal worm-hole, the Master is rescued by his long-standing allies - the Daleks. Returning to Earth, they have three clear objectives - take Gallifrey, use it as the throne from which they can jointly rule the cosmos, and kill the Doctor.
And up against such insuperable odds, the Doctor muct make the ultimate sacrifice in his fight for the freedom of the Universe....
The DVD release of this story features over 2 hours of additional Extra Features
'The Schrodinger Effect' (2008)
1 Episode, 31 mins
The Doctor is a wanted man; a sinister, sloaked figure is coming to the idyllic village of Howbury on a mission from 'The Sentinel'. The Doctor's past-companion, Charlotte, is powerless to help the Doctor as he comes under relentless attack, whilst her future self remains stranded with one of the Doctor's alternate incarnations in a bleak, hostile wilderness far-removed from the tranquility of Howbury...or is it?
The DVD release of this story features over 2 hours of additional Extra Features
'The Invisible Opiate' (1994/5)
3 Episodes, 36 mins

Intrigued by the unnatural intensity of the Northern Lights, the Doctor and Charlotte pay a visit to U.N.I.T. But the Brigadier has problems of his own - a spate of unprovoked strangulations, triggered by an alien virus that is reaching epidemic proportions.
A link between the two phenomena leads the Doctor to an abandoned warehouse and an old foe, with a thousand-strong army poised to attack ...
The DVD release of this story features an additional 50 minutes of Extra Features
'A Stitch in Time' (1996)
2 Episodes, 36 mins

A dark figure is systematically picking the Doctor's different incarnations from their individual time-streams, along with their companions, and bringing them to a quirky, labyrinthine village...
Lost and separated from each other, the only certainty is that they must all find their way back to the TARDIS for safety.
But the trap goes far deeper than any of them realise ...
The DVD release of this story features an additional 30 minutes of Extra Features
'Gene Genius' (2004)
3 Episodes, 56 mins

The 7th Doctor and 'Ace' (Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred) pay a social call on the Brigadier. But there's some unfinished business from the first time the Doctor called in at his old friend's country retreat, during his 3rd incarnation; one of his long-standing enemies has infiltrated a research-centre, using their cutting-edge resources to carry out experiments of his own. And it's not just Earth that will perish...
The DVD release of this story features 2 hours of additional Extra Features
'Phantoms from the Future' (2013)
1 Mini-Episode, 14 mins

Haunted by a series of vivid, distressing nightmares the Doctor begins to realise they could be a form of premonition or a warning of impending doom. Guided by a raw instinct he knows he must track down his closest friends and allies even if that means travelling across half the cosmos. Not just to protect them, either - the Doctor has a dark suspicion something is coming that he won't be able to fight alone...
The DVD release of this story features over 30 minutes of additional Extra Features