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Launch

Type: Short
Released: 1974
Length: 10 min.
Directed by: Murray Martin
Directed by: Peter Roberts

Crew

Producer Murray Martin

Producer Peter Rogers

DoP Murray Martin

DoP Peter Roberts

Editor Peter Roberts

Production Company Amber Films

Full credits (Main credits only)

Themes

Status

  • Available on DVD/VHS

Synopsis:

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The gradual emergence of a ship at the end of the street and its sudden subsequent disappearance was part of the annual cycle in Wallsend. To the unsuspecting visitor, the first encounter with a ship in its final stages, the awareness of its scale is breathtaking. A few days before the launch the yard takes on a special atmosphere of anticipation and this film is a response to, and an attempt to capture that atmosphere.

Made with financial assistance by: Northern Arts

Synopsis:
The gradual emergence of a ship at the end of the street and its sudden subsequent disappearance was part of the annual cycle in Wallsend. To the unsuspecting visitor, the first encounter with a ship in its final stages, the awareness of its scale is breathtaking. A few days before the launch the yard takes on a special atmosphere of anticipation and this film is a response to, and an attempt to capture that atmosphere.

Made with financial assistance by: Northern Arts

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