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Escape to Shanghai

Escape to Shanghai
Escape to Shanghai

Synopsis

'Escape to Shanghai' follows Doris’s epic journey from Germany to safety in Shanghai, on the other side of the world making a temporary home and a new life cut off from the horrors playing out in German-occupied Europe.
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Details

Year
2022
Type of project
XR / Immersive
Running time
16 min 01 sec
Format
Virtual Reality (VR)
Director
Charlotte Mikkelborg
Producer
Micaela Blitz
Executive Producer
Ashley Cowan, Darren Emerson, Kelley Szany
Editor
Conan Roberts
Director of Photography
Jon Boyce, Andrew Yardley
Sound
Oliver Kadel
Creative Lead
Ollie Lindsey
Technical Lead
Adam Child
VR Post Producer
Chris McKeeman
Senior Unity Developer
Robin North
Lead Environment & 3D Artist
Olly Skillman-Wilson
Senior Environment & 3D Artist
Jon Polti
Junior Environment & 3D Artist
Elle Mooney
Motion Capture
Target 3D
Motion Capture & Movement Director
Sarah Perry
Production Manager
Stacey Arthur, Viviana Cabral
Production Coordinator
Rachael Sutton
Motion Capture Performers
Rosie Bell, Wanda Cowan, Matthew Churcher, Betty Emerson, Helen Jenkinson, Tom Scurr

Genre

Human Rights

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

East City Films

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