Engineering the London Underground
Synopsis
The film takes viewers on an animated journey through the Tube's history including its period of reconstruction following the Second World War, the introduction of the world's first computer controlled underground railway on the Victoria Line, the construction of the Jubilee line and looks to the Tube's future.
The film, produced in collaboration with the London Transport Museum and Transport for London, is narrated by Eddie Butler and features animated photographs and footage from the Institution of Civil Engineers, British Film Institute, Crossrail, National Media Museum and TfL collections.
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 12 mins 4 secs
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Jevan Chowdhury
- Producer
- Jevan Chowdhury
- Co-Producer
- Miranda Housden
- Executive Producer
- Miranda Housden
- Editor
- Jevan Chowdhury
- Screenwriter
- Sam Mullins, Jevan Chowdhury
- Director of Photography
- Stefan Werc, Marek Polaszewski
- Sound
- Jamie Perera
- Composer
- Terry Devine-King
- Principal cast
- Eddie Butler (Voiceover)
- Camera Operator
- Stefan Werc
- Jib Camera Operator
- Marek Polaszewski.
- Sound Design
- Jamie Perera
- Lead Animation
- Philip Hew
- Animation Effects
- Phillip Legget
- Animation Assistant
- Luis Ruibal
- Illustration
- Sarah Legget
- Picture Editor
- Prasad Mehi
- Post Co-ordinator
- Steve Wilks
- Archive Transfer
- Patrick McCoy
- 16mm Transfer
- Chris Fossey
- Archive Stills
- Simon Murphy, London Transport Museum
- Archive Stills
- Jasmine Rodgers, National Media Museum
- Archive Footage
- John Carino, BFI
- CrossRail Footage
- Daniel Garrity, Tom Lawson, Kate Myers
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Wind & Foster
Wind & Foster Studios2 Sutton Court Road
London W4 4NF
Tel: +44 (0)20 8994 2167
Sales Company
Same as Production Company
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