Project Detail

The Life Size Zoetrope

A spinning fairground ride lit at night, blurred with motion

Synopsis

Fairground ride becomes human Zoetrope as we marvel at the joy and pain of the cycle of life, from birth to death and everything inbetween. All displayed within a real giant spinning barrel in three minutes and one shot.

Details

Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 min
Director
Mark Simon Hewis
Funding
an animate! commission, Arts Council England and Channel 4
Working title
Round-Up

Production Status

Production Company

Finetake Productions (animate!)

Contact: Finetake

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