The Grotlyn
Synopsis
But what at first we think to be, The eye does blindly make us see!'
This animated verse delves into the begrimed corners of a Victorian city and discovers the infamy of its protagonist to be anything but malicious.
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 3 mins 15 secs
- Director
-
Benji Davies
- Producer
- Studio AKA
- Co-Producer
- Studio AKA
- Editor
- Nic Gill
- Screenwriter
- Benji Davies
- Sound
- Tim Barker
- Composer
- Johannes Konecny
- Compositor
- Will Eagar
- Animators/Artworkers
- Jim Field, Rob Latimer, Chris Haughton
- Sound Mix
- Andy Thompson
- Narration
- Mike McStay
Production Status
Production Company
Studio AKA
30 Berwick StreetLondon W1F 8RH
UK
Sales Company
Fraterfilms
1 Holywell WayLongthorpe
Peterborough PE3 6SS
UK
T +44 (0)7976 785 590
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