The Hunchback and the Swan
Synopsis
The Hunchback has no friends in the village, but his friends are the animals of the forest. When he disappears, it's up to them to save him. They will need help — and perhaps even some magic!
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins 35 secs
- Director
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Dotty Kultys
- Producer
- Dotty Kultys
- Production Designer
- Dotty Kultys, Beatriz Pinto
- Sound
- Dotty Kultys, Callum Aitken
- Composer
- Dotty Kultys
- Principal cast
- Taffy Thomas
- Story and Narration
- Taffy Thomas
- Story adaptation
- Dotty Kultys
- Animation
- Tasha Howe, Dotty Kultys, Sam Card-Hall
- Lighting/Camera
- Nat Sale
- Camera Assistant
- Adam Cook
- Additional Animation
- Ben Sullivan, Ja Mie Tey, Jacob Screen, Oscar Burgess, Tim Johnson, Michail Gkialas Fikaris
- Whistle Artist
- Joey Hawks
- Production Manager
- Laura-Beth Cowley
- Production Mentor
- Peter Lord
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Production Status
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