Project Detail

The Animal Book

Synopsis

Two siblings toil in a world of monotonous machinery, but when a special winged book arrives, a glorious green world unfolds and offers an opportunity to escape their industrialised setting for a lush natural one.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
HD
Director
NA Hinchley, C Randall
Producer
Dan Lawson, Julia Caithness, Jim Turner
Co-Producer
Dan Lawson, Julia Caithness, Jim Turner
Editor
C Randall
Screenwriter
NA Hinchley, C Randall
Director of Photography
Steven Kelland
Production Designer
NA Hinchley, C Randall
Sound
Matt Hale (Honest Injun)
Composer
Voodoo Kazoo

Production Status

Production Company

Jim Turner

Second Home Studios
Second Home Productions Ltd
26 Oxford Street
Birmingham, B5 5NR
UK

T +44 (0)121 208 9916

studio@secondhomeproductions.com

Sales Company

Second Home Studios

Second Home Productions Ltd
26 Oxford Street
Birmingham, B5 5NR
UK

T +44 (0)121 208 9916

studio@secondhomeproductions.com

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