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This short is one of 30 films commissioned by the Visible Poetry Project. They streamed a poetry film each day during April – for more info, visit https://www.visiblepoetryproject.com/videos and see under 13 April.
Live screenings took place across the USA and other locations around the world.
Shoot date: 30 January 2018
Completed: 13 March 2018
Location: London, UK
Release date: 13 April 2018
London Screening: 9 June 2018
Poetry: W H Davies
The Observer: Al Barclay
Cinematographer: Derk Russell
Editor: Gary Tobyn
Sound Design & Mix: John Wood
Executive Producer: Alex Max
Producer: Vincent Furnier
Director: A D Cooper
A glittering winter’s dawn over the City of London
Official logo for the Visible Poetry Project
The poet W H Davies
Screening 1st June, Weimar, Germany.
Screening at 22 Betterton Street on 9 June 2018 in a curated showcase from the Visible Poetry Project
The Observer at work
Screening in Texas, 23 March 2019
Screening along with the other 29 VPP poetry films in India
Screened at this festival on Governor’s Island on 29 July 2018
Screening mid November, Schiedam, Netherlands
Sunlight on St Pancras Railway Station in London
Camera Equipment supplied by Derk Russell
Sony A7s set to Cine 3, S-Gamut
Lenses:
Anamorphic - Lomo
50mm T2.4 Nas
75mm T2.4 Nas
300mm T4.3 Bas
Spherical - Canon 100 Macro 2.8
Finding quirky corners of London
Al Barclay on a cold crisp morning in London
Standing and staring with Sir John Betjeman at St Pancras
Moving Poems page reviewing the film
Wrapping the film with the sunset
Cast & Crew shot
Gary Tobyn finishing the edit