THE TIME TRAVELLERS OF 1908 |
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SYNOPSIS, DETAILS AND SCREENINGS |
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(9 min, 2005, 35mm, b&w) |
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| SYNOPSIS | |||
| The Time Travellers Of 1908 is a home-movie about London in the 21st Century made by two explorers from 1908. | |||
| Two explorers, using a time-machine shaped like a movie camera, visit the structures of 21st Century London which capture their imagination. They visit the London Eye, Canary Wharf and the Docklands Light Railway, as well as places they recognise from their own time, such as Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. | |||
| Finally returning to 1908, they take an unexpected gift to show their families... | |||
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| Martin Pickles and John Adderley aboard the London Eye | |||
TECHNIQUE |
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It was shot entirely on original Edwardian hand-cranked 35mm cameras with antique English Cooke lenses. The soundtrack recorded on a 1909 Edison phonograph. Shooting on period equipment creates an authentic Edwardian film 'look' and a sense of shock for viewers when we see present-day London in a film that looks a century old. |
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The Time Travellers Of 1908 was made with completion funding from the City Of Westminster Arts Council and Film London. It also features a guest appearance by Neil Edmond, star of 'The Consultants' radio series and joint winner of Perrier Award Best Newcomer in 2003. He also appeared in my earlier film G.M. |
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The Time Travellers Of 1908 was made with completion funding from the City Of Westminster Arts Council and Film London. It also features a guest appearance by Neil Edmond, star of 'The Consultants' radio series and joint winner of Perrier Award Best Newcomer in 2003. He also appeared in my earlier film G.M. |
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| Behind the scenes of the shoot of "The Time Travellers of 1908" aboard the London Eye, April 2003 | |||
CAST AND CREW DETAILS |
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Man From The Future |
NEIL EDMOND |
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Young Woman |
MOIRA GOVAN |
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Mother |
SUE WOOLLETT |
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Son |
WILLIAM WOOLLETT |
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Costumes Designed by |
VICKY WEST |
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Camera Assistants |
PIERS ADDERLEY |
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WILLIAM WOOLLETT |
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DUNCAN THOMSEN |
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Hair And Make-Up |
KIMBERLEY COLE |
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JOANNA DIXON |
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OF BRUSHSTROKES |
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Stills Photographer |
DAVID BOULOGNE |
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DUNCAN THOMSEN |
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Film Consultant |
GUY EDMONDS |
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Soundtrack Composed by |
ALEKSANDER |
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KOLKOWSKI |
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Film Editor |
ALISTAIR KERR |
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Director Of Photography |
JOHN ADDERLEY |
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Writer/Director/Producer |
MARTIN PICKLES |
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Promoted by: |
British Council |
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10 Spring Gardens |
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London SW1A 2BN |
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Tel. |
+44 20 7930 8466 |
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Sales Agent: |
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388 Old Street |
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London EC1V 9LT |
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Tel. |
+ 44 20 7739 7716 |
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Fax. |
+ 44 20 7613 4485 |
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The film was finished with a completion funding award from City Of Westminster Arts Council and Film London. |
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Many thanks to Paula Price Davies |
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| Poster by Vicky West | |||
SCREENINGS |
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| BFI Southbank Studio (National Film Theatre), London | 7th August 2010 | ||
BFI Southbank Studio (National Film Theatre), London |
1st December 2007 |
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| Independent Film Festival II, British Council, Cairo, Egypt | 23rd November 2007 | ||
| IFCT Schedule Burlington, Vermont, USA | 10th and 11th November 2007 | ||
| Wansworth And Westminster Film Festival, Battersea Power Station, London | 20th October 2007 | ||
| '08 08 07: Roxy Presents... RCA Grads Animation', Roxy Bar and Screen, London | 8th August 2007 | ||
| Novas Imagens Urbanas, Lisbon, Portugal. Curator: Marko Stamenkovic | 8th - 10th March 2007 | ||
| Portobello Film Festival 1st London Filmmakers' Convention, Westbourne Studios, London | 8th December 2006 at 6pm | ||
| Les Instants Video festival, Marseilles, France | 25th November 2006 at 2pm | ||
| Hull International Short Film Festival | 27th September to 1st October 2006 | ||
| Portobello Film Festival, Inn On The Green, Portobello, London | 9th August 2006 | ||
City of Westminster Arts Council Completion Fund screening at the Curzon Soho Cinema, London |
28th February 2006 |
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Halloween Short Film Festival in the London Lives programme at the Curzon Soho |
6th January 2006 |
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International Scientific Film Festival, Tisza Mozi, Hungary |
8th-13th November 2005 |
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In the 'Belgrade In The Past And Present' exhibition at prodajna galerija 'Beograd', Serbia & Montenegro. Curator: Marko Stamenkovic |
From 22nd September 2005 |
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Raindance Film Festival, London, in the 'Paradise Lounge' programme |
12th October 2005 |
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16th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil (world festival premiere) in the International 4 programme |
31st August & 2nd September 2005 |
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'Take 291', London's weekly showcase for experimental, underground and avant-garde artists' film at the 291 Gallery, Hackney Road, London |
14th July 2005 |
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At the Short Film Summer School Funded Shorts' programme at the Curzon Soho, Shaftesbury Avenue, London |
6th July 2005 |
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Press launch for the Short Film Summer School at the Curzon Soho |
16th June 2005 |
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City of Westminster Arts Council Completion Fund screening at the Curzon Soho Cinema, London |
1st March 2005 |
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