Project Detail

Devil In The Room

Synopsis

Have you ever woken in the night unable to move, certain that you are not alone? This is an experimental documentary examining what happens when dreams leak into waking life. It is about what is real, what is not, and if it even matters.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
HDV
Director
Carla MacKinnon
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Executive Producer
Royal College of Art
Editor
Carla MacKinnon
Screenwriter
Carla MacKinnon
Production Designer
Carla MacKinnon
Sound
Dominic de Grande
Composer
Dominic de Grande
Principal cast
Victoria Grove, Anne-Sophie Marie, Christopher French V/O's
Animation
Carla MacKinnon, Christian Schlaeffer
Model making
Anna Ginsburg
Sound Mix
Mike Wyeld

Production Status

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU

Sales Company

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