Project Detail

The Conservatory

Matilda Tristram

Synopsis

A series of quick-fix solutions to problems of an emotional nature seen through the prism of immediate home renovation. The film shows how the unspoken takes on form, inflicts injury and is overcome.

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Details

Year: 2008
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 2 mins 20 secs
Format: PAL Quicktime 720x576
Director: Matilda Tristram
Screenwriter: Matilda Tristram
Director of Photography: Matilda Tristram
Production Designer: Matilda Tristram
Sound: Matilda Tristram
Principal cast: Gerard Bell and Tony Guilfoyle
Sound Recordist: Jeet Thakrar

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animation Department, Royal College of Art, London Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU

Sales Company

Jane Colling, Royal College of Art

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