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Bertie Crisp

Francesca Adams 2011

Synopsis

All Bertie Crisp wants is a quiet life in his seaside caravan home. However, when his devious wife Grace demands a baby immediately, he is forced to take matters into his own hands - with disastrous and hilarious consequences.

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Details

Year: 2011
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 8 mins
Format: Computer animation
Director: Francesca Adams
Producer: Rob Watson
Editor: Gideon Gold
Screenwriter: Francesca Adams, Laura Poliakoff
Director of Photography: Benjamin Baily
Production Designer: Patrick Harris
Sound: George Lingford
Composer: Alcyona Mick
Principal cast: Mark Benton, Kathy Burke, Tamsin Greig
CGI and visual effects supervisor: Daniel Radley-Bennett
Production manager: Victoria Carlaw
Online Editor and Colour Grader: Giacomo Matteucci

Genre

Woman Director Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 457

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www.nfts.co.uk

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