Project Detail

Black White and Green

Synopsis

Inside a traditional London eel and pie house, solitary diners meditate upon their steaming dinners, each glimpsing a personal landscape within the food on the plate.

Black White and Green uses a mixture of 'live' action and computer-generated imagery to transform humble food into the terrain of a world in miniature.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins 50 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Ian Bourn
Producer
Ian Bourn
Editor
Ian Bourn
Screenwriter
Ian Bourn
Director of Photography
Patrick Duval
Sound
Graeme Miller
Composer
Graeme Miller
Principal cast
Eileen Bourn, John Ellis, Dave Bourn, Ian Bourn

Production Status

Production Company

Ian Bourn

ian@bourn1.demon.co.uk

Sales Company

Lux

3rd Floor, 18 Shacklewell Lane
London E8 2EZ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7503 3980

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