The Chronoscope
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| Artist Name(s) | Andrew Legge |
| Artwork title | The Chronoscope |
| Context/Background | The Chronoscope is a film written and directed by Andrew Legge which was made as part of Wicklow County Council's Per Cent for Art commissioning programme. Artists and film-makers were invited to submit proposals for this film commission in North Wicklow through which Andrew Legge was selected within a two-stage open competitive process. Under this brief, filmmakers were asked to consider the context of the local area and with optional community engagement in developing a proposal for the commission. |
| Description | A film written and directed by Andrew Legge, made as part of Wicklow County Council's Per Cent for Art commissioning programme Andrew Legge (writer and director) in conjunction with Fastnet Films produced a film set in 1930s Ireland. Entitled The Chronoscope, the film script is a satire on the extreme politics of the time and tells the story of a fictionalised fascist group, who steal a device that can see the past in order to create propaganda films of their heroes from the past. Shot in black and white, this documentary-style film evokes the style and atmosphere of the 1930's period. Andrew Legge and Fastnet Films worked with a cast and crew from County Wicklow and the majority of the film was shot on locations in the Wicklow area. |
| Mediation | The film was shown at The Silent Film Festival at Kilruddery House, Bray County Wicklow. It is also to be screened at a number of national and international flim festivals. |
| Biographies | Andrew Legge is an award-winning short film director. He also worked as a cameraman and steadicam operator on a variety of documentaries, feature films, TV programs, commercials and short films. A graduate from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology with a Diploma Design in Film Production 1998-2001 and the University of Sunderland, BSc (Hons) Pharmacy in 1997, Andrew has been associated with many successful films, such as The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish, Fowl and That Was Then This Is Now. FASTNET FILMS is the production company of producer Macdara Kelleher and acclaimed director Lance Daly. The company has produced and co-produced feature films, television drama series and documentaries with cumulative budgets of over $50million for domestic and international release. FASTNET'S most recent production Kisses, a co-production with Lars Von Triers' Zentropa, won best film at the Galway Film Festival 2008, screened at the Toronto, Locarno, Telluride and London Film Festivals and is being sold by Focus Features International. FASTNET produced the first Irish-Kosovar co-production, Brendan Grant's Tonight Is Cancelled and the first Irish-Hungarian film The Investigator which won five awards at the Hungarian Film Week 2008. |
| Commission Type | Local Authority,Government Department |
| Project commission dates | August 31, 2006 - August 31, 2007 |
| Partners | Fastnet Films |
| Artform | Film |
| Funded By | Wicklow County Council |
| Percent for art | Yes |
| Budget Range | 35000 - 70000 euro |
| Project commission start date | 31/08/2006 |
| Project commission end date | 31/08/2007 |
| Location | Shot in various locations in Wicklow. Premiere screening at Kilruddery House, Bray, County Wicklow |
| County | Wicklow |
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| Content contributor(s) | Anne Nolan |
| Relationship to project | Assistant Arts Officer |
| Public engagement | Screened at various film festivals and events, locally and internationally |
