Project Detail

Some Things Mean Something

Synopsis

A man with learning difficulties believes a poem in a greeting card means something.

Details

Year
2013
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
33 mins
Format
Arri Alexa
Director
Dee Meaden
Producer
Dee Meaden
Executive Producer
Edward Fox OBE, Joanna David
Editor
Ollie Verschoyle
Screenwriter
Dee Meaden
Director of Photography
Ollie Verschoyle
Production Designer
Richard Ward
Sound
Dominic Fitzgerald
Composer
Jon Opstad
Principal cast
Robert Boulter, Tilly Vosburgh
Unit Producer
Martina Silcock
1st AD
Mel Melcer
2nd AD
Stephanie Whitehead
Set Decorator
Paula West
Hair and Make up
Helen Casey, Seema Chopra
Costume Design
Helen Vines
Sound Recordist
Lee Grainge
1st AC
Lawrence Beckwith
2nd AC
Ali Youssef
Lighting Assistant
Will Nash, Daniel Moody
Colourist
William H W Read

Categories

Production Status

Sales Company

c/o Dee Meaden, Magic Word Productions

E: meaden.d@gmail.com

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