The Stag Hunt
Synopsis
British vocal ensemble I Fagiolini sings Janequin’s La chasse (1537), complete with hunting sound effects, and plays a royal family determined to reign supreme.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 8 min 57 sec
- Director
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John La Bouchardière
- Producer
- Greg Browning
- Executive Producer
- Robert Hollingworth
- Editor
- Greg Browning
- Screenwriter
- John La Bouchardière
- Director of Photography
- Greg Browning
- Sound
- Adrian Hunter
- Composer
- Clément Janequin
- Principal cast
- Charles Gibbs, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Hurndall Smith, Robert Hollingworth, Anna Crookes, Rebecca Lea, Greg Skidmore
- Props master
- Rosie Rickman
- Costume supervisor
- Ksenia Vaschenko
- Hair & make-up
- Amy Whyhard, Emma Williams
- Camera assistant / Production stills
- Matt Brodie
- 3D Visual effects
- Chris Hawkes
- Games graphics
- Paul Smith, Silicon19
- Sound engineer
- Mark Knight
- Management
- Libby Percival
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Polyphonic Films Ltd
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