Backstory
Short film Completed 2009
Director
Mark Lewis
Doc Society helped with
Production
Runtime: 39 minutes
A short documentary exploring the fabulous history and unique technique of cinematic rear projection, the method by which the 'real' was introduced into studio films.
Long Synopsis
Through interviews, anecdotes and employing rear projection, this film will tell the story of the Hansards, who, through their small family-run business, provided rear projection for most of the classic Hollywood movies from the 1930s onwards.
A film celebrating a unique piece of cinematic history and an art form which has all but died with the onset of digital technology.
Crew
Mark Lewis
Director
Mark Lewis makes (short form) films and photographs for gallery installation. His work investigates the pictorial possibilities of the moving image. He has previously worked with rear-projection as a narrative device in his film. Mark is represented by Galerie Serge le Borgne in Paris, Clark & Faria, Toronto and Monte Clark, Vancouver.
Recent solo exhibitions include Museo Marino Marini, Florence, Italy, Univeristy of Brighton Gallery and Man_Museo d'Arte Provincia di Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy. In 2009 Mark Lewis represented Canada at the 53rd International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, Italy.
Co-Production Partners: Van Abbemuseum (Eindhoven), The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation (London), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Germany), Galerie Serge Le Borgne (Paris), Monte Clark Gallery (Vancouver), Clark & Faria (Toronto), Le Grand Café (Saint-Nazaire).
