Filmed: 1st December 2020
The magic of Christmas through the magic of film!
Filmed on December 1st at the extraordinary Christmas lights display put on by Helen and John Attlesey of Julius Martin Lane in Soham, Cambridgeshire (CB7 5EQ). We were lucky enough to have Santa Claus with us also whom we managed to catch on camera.
Camera Operator: Drew Berry
Camera: Bolex Paillard 150
Film Stock: Super 8 Kodak Vision3 500T
Film Transfer: On8Mil
Colour Grading: Rudolfs Griva
We’d like to offer our profound gratitude to the following for their incredible generosity, support and assistance, without which this film wouldn’t have been possible:
Helen and John Attlesey
Mark Windsor-Hampton & Miranda II
Robert J Dalby
Lindsay Winters
June Berry
We’d also like to give special thanks to the following for their kind donations in support of this project:
Richard Thomas
Susan Rowell
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