An Anatomy of Melancholy
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Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 3 sec
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
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Jo Ann Kaplan
- Producer
- Dick Arnall
- Director of Photography
- Hugh Gordon
- Composer
- Thom Willems
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Jo Ann Kaplan
- Title of original material
- The Anatomy of Melancholy
- Author
- Robert Burton
- Type of adapted source material
- anatomy book
- John Keats's Ode on Melancholy read by
- Fayida Jailler
- Visual effects
- Mark Holden
- Telecine operator or colourist
- Max Horton, Mark Horrobin
- Post production producer
- Julia Wigginton, The Moving Picture Company
- Production company
- Finetake Productions
- Funding
- Funded by the Arts Council of England and Channel Four
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Production Status
Production Company
Finetake Productions (animate!)
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