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The Ruins of Empires (2018) [N/A]

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Release Date:
April 28, 2018

Original Title:
The Ruins of Empires

Alternate Titles:
Akala Presents: The Ruins of Empires

Genres:
History

Production Companies:
BBC Arts
BBC Two
Greenacre Films
Immovable Productions
The Imaginarium

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 29

Overview from TheMovieDB

The Ruins Of Empires is an innovative performance piece by Hip Hop Artist and writer Akala. It is an abridged version of his epic poem of the same name and is a personal interpretation of history as told through the 'knowledge seeker' performed by Akala himself. He follows the course of mans evolution, via astral travel and multiple reincarnations, in an attempt to discover the cause of the rise and fall of Empires. It is driven by a musical score by Mala and Paul Gladstone-Reid and combines innovative animation techniques and emerging technology with some of the most ground breaking creative talents in the industry, under the creative guidance of Andy Serkis and The Imaginarium.

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Performers

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Production

3D Modeller:
Marco Castello Branco

Animation:
Dom Davis
Heather Gretton
Raphael Obaro

Animation Director:
Oliver Smyth

Associate Producer:
Neil Darlison
Cassandra Mathers

BTS Videographer:
Bro Ben

Character Designer:
Silvia Bartoli

Choreographer:
Greta Mendez
Dane Hurst

Director:
Andy Serkis

Director of Photography:
Jamie Kennerley

Editor:
Jim Evans

Executive Producer:
Emma Cahusac

Focus Puller:
Sam Riley

Gaffer:
Howard Davidson

Lead Animator:
George Sears

Lighting Coordinator:
Andy Cook

Makeup Artist:
Jayne Williams

Motion Actor:
Owen Ridley Demonick

Motion Capture Artist:
Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Alex Hope

Music Arranger:
Neil Comber

Music Coordinator:
Toby Cousins

Music Producer:
Lavar Bullard

Music Supervisor:
Claire Freeman

Online Editor:
Jean-Paul Vial

Original Music Composer:
Mala
Gladstone Reid Paul

Poem:
Akala

Producer:
Andrew Fettis

Production Consultant:
Darren Terry
Marilyn Bennett

Sound Mixer:
Raj Vivekananthan

Sound Recordist:
Owen Spencer

Still Photographer:
Rob Baker Ashton

Visual Effects:
Megan Elliott

Writer:
Akala

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