10 Secrets From The Set Of John Carpenter's Halloween 1978

Budget issues again played a part in securing some of the best shots of the film. Panaglide was a competitor to the Steadicam (made famous by the long shots in Kubrick's The Shining). It allowed the camera to be rigged to the operator for long, unbroken shots - like the infamous opening scene.

Cinematographer Dean Cundey relished the opportunity to work with John Carpenter, as although the young director was not established yet in Hollywood, he had a true interest in the methodology of how the film was put together. As he says, this was a new technology that they were learning to use by the seat of their pants.

The film was as much a learning curve for the production crew as it was for the young talent in front of the camera.