FILM
Damian Gascoigne
AnimateTV 1998
1998
Duration: 7'10"
The original story: a man in a room besieged by the world. High drama as he fights off rogue and random information swoops. An anti-cable/satellite film, this is a manifesto for simple living.
Credits
Director Damian Gascoigne
Actor Guy Dartnell
Lighting and Camera Phil Burgess
Production Designer Clem Thomas
Production Manager Amanda Tinker
Editor Lisa Gunning
Music Ben Park
Dubbing Mixer Nigel Heath
Synopses
A choreographed battle between a man and projected animation, determined to deprive him of a good nights sleep.
The original story: a man in a room besieged by the world. High drama as he fights off rogue and random information swoops. An anti-cable/satellite film, this is a manifesto for simple living.
A man is drawn into an escalating battle with streams of projected animation determined to disturb his sleep and keep him from his dreams of the 19th century ice trade. 'I didn’t need another fifty channels… I needed to find out how to get rid of information' – Anon
Full credits
Director Damian Gascoigne
Actor Guy Dartnell
Lighting and Camera Phil Burgess
Camera Assistant Andrea Zimmerman
Production Designer Clem Thomas
Production Manager Amanda Tinker
Editor Lisa Gunning, The Whitehouse
Music Ben Park
Dubbing Mixer Nigel Heath, Hackenbacker
Post Production Quentin Olszewski, Moving Picture Company
Thanks to Picasso Pictures, Moving Picture Company, Peter Tupy, Soho Images, Martin Dray