The Stain
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 1991
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 min
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Marjut Rimminen, Christine Roche
- Producer
- Orly Yadin
- Editor
- Tony Fish, Peter Hearn
- Screenwriter
- Harriett Gilbert
- Director of Photography
- Cathy Greenhalgh
- Production Designer
- Christine Roche
- Sound
- Ian Selwyn
- Composer
- Dick Heckstall-Smith, Dave Moore
- Principal cast
- Chrissie Roberts (narration)
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Marjut Rimminen (animation)
- Research consultant
- Julia Vellacott
- Additional animation
- Jeff Goldner, Heini Kauppinen
- Assistant animators
- Gail Walton, Shelley McIntosh, Isabel Radage
- Painting
- Sarah Strickett, Sam Padget
- Checking
- Debra Thaine
- Set construction and electrician
- Dick Arnall
- Silversmith
- Pierre Marchand
- Rostrum camera
- Heather Reader at Bob Godfrey Films
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Smoothcloud Productions for Channel Four Television
Contact: FinetakeSales Company
Channel Four International
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