Written by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean- designed and directed by Dave McKean, featuring Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon, Dora Bryan, and 'voices and essences' of Stephen Fry, Robert Lewellyn and Lenny Henry. Filmed on location in London, Middlesex, and Brighton, and an extensive period at Black Island studios for the blue-screen element. Produced by Simon Moorhead;

Exec Producers Lisa Henson, Martin G. Baker and Mike Polis

detail
(principal photography)

Compact and SL, Arriflex 435es, 35III handcranked, all fitted with Zeiss series II primes, + 8mm & 6mm ultrawides and, for the '10 days later' shot, a 10mm Excellence boroscope lens; an aerocrane arm for the caravan pull-back and a Z-arm for the 'white dome pov'. 1st AC Mike Green, 2nd AC Colleen Webley, Griptastic grip Jem Morton, 2nd 2AC Mark Nutkins, and video assist Siggi Rosen-Rawlings  

pickups & additional photography;

pickups filmed with a Thomson Grass valley filmstream camera

feeding into S2 field drives  - plus an additional day @ Pinewood filmed with an

535b - 1st AC Nathan Mann, 2nd AC Kate Filby

'Face acquistion' (Stephen Fry's Librarian & Robert Lewellyn's Sphinxs, etc) filmed with 900 HD @ Molinare studios, W1 

Originated on EXR 5248, Vision 2 5218 stock; processing by Soho Images   - filmout by

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