Project Detail

The Ghost and the Crystal

Synopsis

Ghost & The Crystal  is a re-working in video clips from a film made by Stuart Pound almost thirty years ago. The new technology and the old examine each other with mock-cinematic effects of colour, contrast and movement. The soundtrack is contemporary music played on a traditional instrument of popular entertainment, the hurdy-gurdy.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 24 secs
Format
DVcam, Beta SP
Director
Stuart Pound
Producer
Stuart Pound
Editor
Stuart Pound, Rosemary Norman
Screenwriter
Rosemary Norman
Director of Photography
Stuart Pound
Sound
Rémy Couvez, Philippe Bergoin
Composer
Rémy Couvez
Principal cast
Stuart Pound

Production Status

Production Company

Stuart Pound

34 Blondin Avenue
London W5 4UP
UK

Sales Company

Video Out Distribution

1965 Main St.
Vancouver BC, V5T 3C1
Canada

T: 604.872.8449

F: 604.876.1185
E: info@videoout

http://www.videoout.ca

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