Project Detail

A Tale of Aquatic Affairs

Synopsis

A short film with complimentary mobile app (‘The Encyclopedia of Aquatic Affairs’) - set in the early 19th Century when a fictional colony of humans lived underwater. The mobile app is an animated compendium of aquatic inventions developed alongside the film to give audiences a multi-platform experience of the film-world.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 2 secs
Format
Digital HD1080p
Director
Stephanie Thandi Johnstone
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Editor
Stephanie Thandi Johnstone
Screenwriter
Stephanie Thandi Johnstone
Production Designer
Stephanie Thandi Johnstone
Sound
Stephanie Thandi Johnstone, Small Press Music
Music
Jude Obermuller
Animation Assistants
Hayley Warren, Shanta Perseud

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU

Sales Company

Future Shorts

2-18 Warburton Road
London E8 3RT

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