SHOTLIST:-

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London, 14 June 2005

1. Ext Madame Tussauds

2. Various chocolate Elton

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London, November 2004

3. Elton John and David Furnish arriving at premiere

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London, May 2005

4. Mid shot Elton John and David Furnish

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5. David Furnish walking in and looking at Elton chocolate figure

6. Cutaway photographers

7. SOUNDBITE (English) David Furnish:

"I think it's absolutely spectacular. I'm really astounded at the life-like quality of it and I think the way that the chocolate looks like skin, I mean really, it looks like you've taken Elton and you've dipped him in chocolate. It couldn't be more life-like, I think it's fantastic."

8. David Furnish being interviewed

9. SOUNDBITE (English) David Furnish - on about getting 'married' to Elton:

"We haven't made any firm plans yet, other than that when the legal vehicle exists within this country to have a same sex civil union, we're going to register and legalise our relationship. So we look forward to that."

(Q: What kind of wedding do you think you'll have?)

I just think that we'll have something that's very private and just more like a celebration with family and friends and keep it to ourselves."

10. Pan from press to David Furnish standing with chocolate Elton

11. SOUNDBITE (English) David Furnish - on Michael Jackson verdict:

"Well that's the legal process and you know, you're entitled to a trial in front of your peers and they make a decision and that's just the way it goes, so he's a free man."

12. Elton John chocolate figure

13. Pan up of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie figures standing together

DAVID FURNISH CONFIRMS WEDDING PLANS

David Furnish was at Madame Tussauds today to unveil a life size chocolate figure of Sir Elton John. He was impressed with the statue, saying that it was so life like, it looked like the real Elton had been dipped in chocolate.

Tussauds latest attraction was unveiled on Tuesday by Elton's partner David Furnish as part of Cadbury Dairy Milk's centenary celebrations.

He also confirmed that he will 'marry' Elton when same sex marriages become legal later this year. Unconfirmed reports have suggested December 21 as the date that the pair will celebrate their union.

Chocolate makers Cadbury's asked the public to vote for the personality they would most like to see made out of chocolate. The Rocket Man topped the poll, just ahead of fellow singer Will Young.

Chocolate Elton, which took more than 1000 hours to create, will be kept at 20 degrees celsius and under constant surveillance in his air-conditioned tent. The display will remain at Madame Tussauds until the autumn.

NEW BECKHAM WAX FIGURES UNVEILED IN LONDON

Celebrity couple Victoria and David Beckham have had their wax figures updated at London's Madame Tussauds.

The new figures, which were unveiled on Thursday (19 JUNE), have been made in honor of the couple's 15th wedding anniversary on July 4th.

They replace the previous figures of the couple which were created in 2004.

Each Madame Tussauds figure usually takes about 16 weeks to make.

To capture the essence of their subject, it's essential the sculptors pay particular attention to any specific characteristics the person may have, as Dan Woodley, Senior Sculptor at Madame Tussauds, explains.

"I think Victoria particularly, her eyes are a big part of the figure," said Woodley.

"She's got really large eyes and they draw your attention so getting those right was really key to capturing her expression, and capturing her likeness."

David, who is dressed in a black suit and tie, may be hiding the majority of his infamous body art, but there is still some of it on show, which the team had to get right.

"The tattoos take us quite a lot of time because it begins with a sizing of the tattoos, and accurately copying them onto the figures. It's quite a painstaking process, as we need to ensure that everything is 100 percent accurate," recalled Woodley.

Being a top fashion designer herself, there was only one choice of dress for Victoria according to Matthew Clarkson, Marketing Manager at Madame Tussauds.

"It was kind of a no brainer to dress her in one of her own dresses. I think you'll agree it's a striking magenta, it looks beautiful."

The dress is taken from her Spring/Summer14 Ready to Wear collection.

The Beckhams will join the likes of other celebrity couples, such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, at the London attraction.

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1. Wide of Victoria and David Beckham wax figures, zoom in

2. Tilt up Victoria and David Beckham wax figures

3. Close of faces of Victoria and David Beckham wax figures

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Woodley, Senior Sculptor at Madame Tussauds London:

"In the case of David and Victoria we were very fortunate because we had sittings with them in the past which means we've got a lot of their measurements on record. Although these figures are outdated versions, so we used lot of photographic reference to bring the figures up to date. The measurements that we took in the past are things like bone lengths and things that don't really change so, we were able to correctly scale the figures early on, which is a real help to us in making an accurate wax figure."

5. Wide of Victoria and David Beckham wax figures

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Woodley, Senior Sculptor at Madame Tussauds London:

"The last figures of David and Victoria that we did were 10 years ago, and obviously you change a lot in years, so it's really just trying to update the figures and to that contemporary look. And that's everything from their facial features down to their style."

7. Close of someone putting touches to David Beckham's hand, pull out to wide

8. Close of David Beckham's hand

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Woodley, Senior Sculptor at Madame Tussauds London:

"The tattoos take us quite a lot of time because it begins with a sizing of the tattoos, and accurately copying them onto the figures. It's quite a painstaking process, as we need to ensure that everything is 100 percent accurate."

10. Close of Victoria Beckham's hand

11. Close of Victoria Beckham's face

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Woodley, Senior Sculptor at Madame Tussauds London:

"I think Victoria particularly, her eyes are a big part of the figure. She's got really large eyes and they draw your attention so getting those right was really key to capturing her expression, and capturing her likeness."

13. Wide of girls putting finishing touches to wax figures

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Clarkson, Marketing Manager at Madame Tussauds London:

"Victoria being such an iconic and style queen and a very renowned fashion designer herself, it was kind of a no brainer to dress her in one of her own dresses. I think you'll agree it's a striking magenta, it looks beautiful."

15. Wide of Victoria and David Beckham wax figures