Project Detail

The Seven Ages of Man

Name: The Seven Ages of Man
Director: John Monos, Andy Lanning for Magic Leap; Gregory Doran for RSC
Genre: Literary Adaptation, Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 7 min

Magic Leap

Synopsis

The Royal Shakespeare Company explores the future of theatre with Magic Leap in this sublime production of the "Seven Ages of Man" speech from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Here they present a mixed reality experience using cutting-edge volumetric capture with Shakespearean actor Robert Gilbert and an original musical score by award-winning composer Jessica Curry. The line “all the world’s a stage” turns literal as users experience the play in multiple and simultaneous places.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - New Frontiers Exhibitions - World premiere

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 min
Format: VR, Volumetric Capture and CGI on Magic Leap headsets
Director: John Monos, Andy Lanning for Magic Leap; Gregory Doran for RSC
Producer: Pete Griffin for RSC; Rebecca Paris for Magic Leap
Executive Producer: Sarah Ellis for RSC; Ant Williams for Magic Leap
Screenwriter: William Shakespeare
Director of Photography: John Monos
Sound: Kedar Shashidhar
Composer: Jessica Curry
Principal cast: Robert Gilbert
Creative Development: Michael Tucker, Stephen Mangiat
Software Engineers: Nafees Bin Zafar, Aaron Wilson, John Cannon, Hasnain Vohra, Nikilesh Urella
Tech Lead: Henry Engelland-Gay
Production Support: Steve Keeley, Rebecca Barkin, Chris Hebert, Hunter McGranahan

Genre

Literary Adaptation Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US co-production

A Royal Shakespeare Company (UK) and Magic Leap (US) production

Royal Shakespeare Company

Sarah Ellis
Pete Griffin

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