Engineering the London Underground
Institution of Civil Engineers / Wind & Foster
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London Transport Museum / Wind & Foster
Synopsis
As part of the 150th anniversary of the London Underground the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Transport for London commissioned Wind & Foster to produce Engineering the London Underground. A film celebrating the illustrious 150 year history of London's Tube network and the vital role that civil engineers played in delivering one of the world's first and busiest transport networks.
The film takes viewers on an animated journey through the Tube's history including its period of reconstruction following the Second World War, the introduction of the world's first computer controlled underground railway on the Victoria Line, the construction of the Jubilee line and looks to the Tube's future.
The film, produced in collaboration with the London Transport Museum and Transport for London, is narrated by Eddie Butler and features animated photographs and footage from the Institution of Civil Engineers, British Film Institute, Crossrail, National Media Museum and TfL collections. http://http://www.ice.org.uk/News-Public-Affairs/ICE-News/Engineering-the-London-Underground
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 12 mins 4 secs
- Format
- HD
- Director
- Jevan Chowdhury
- Producer
- Jevan Chowdhury
- Co-Producer
- Miranda Housden
- Executive Producer
- Miranda Housden
- Editor
- Jevan Chowdhury
- Screenwriter
- Sam Mullins, Jevan Chowdhury
- Director of Photography
- Stefan Werc, Marek Polaszewski
- Sound
- Jamie Perera
- Music
- Terry Devine-King
- Principal Cast
- Eddie Butler (Voiceover)
- Camera Operator
- Stefan Werc
- Jib Camera Operator
- Marek Polaszewski.
- Sound Design
- Jamie Perera
- Lead Animation
- Philip Hew
- Animation Effects
- Phillip Legget
- Animation Assistant
- Luis Ruibal
- Illustration
- Sarah Legget
- Picture Editor
- Prasad Mehi
- Post Co-ordinator
- Steve Wilks
- Archive Transfer
- Patrick McCoy
- 16mm Transfer
- Chris Fossey
- Archive Stills
- Simon Murphy, London Transport Museum
- Archive Stills
- Jasmine Rodgers, National Media Museum
- Archive Footage
- John Carino, BFI
- CrossRail Footage
- Daniel Garrity, Tom Lawson, Kate Myers
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 15th May 2014
