A short creative documentary that charts the attendees of Britain’s longest running Wargames group, and explores the complexity of actual combat on individuals from a psychologist’s perspective. Obsession, camaraderie and a Wargames Society that asks: what does it take to go into battle? Funded by Film London and the British Film Institute (BFI Network). Directed by – Jessica Bishopp Produced by – Hannah Eugénie Tookey filmlondon.org.uk/wargames Director of Photography – Sarah Cunningham Editor – Adelina Bichis Composer – Hollie Buhagiar Assembly Editor – Jessica Bishopp Featuring – Professor Edgar Jones, Professor in the History of Medicine and Psychiatry, King’s College London, King’s Centre of Military Health Research (KCMHR) Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society Featured Models Designed & Painted By – Steve Earl, Mark Gibbons, Martin Goad Focus Puller & Camera Assistant – Kate Molins Sound Recordists – Kirsty Howell & Nadine Richardson Gaffer – Jonathan Tomlin Grip – Nik Georgiev Sound Design & Sound Mix – Fred Pearson, Final Cut Sound Producer – Laura Harris, Final Cut Post Production Producers – Lucy Mason & Dan Kreeger, The Mill Colourist – Jim Bracher, The Mill Colour Grade – The Mill Production Assistant – Gennie Allcott Interview Transcriptions – Noemi Varga Drivers – Gennie Allcott & Nigel Bishopp Catering – Lucinda Bishopp & Brian Tayler For Film London: Jordan McGarry – Head of Production & Talent Development Angeli MacFarlane – Development Producer Josic Cadoret – Producer, Short Film Schemes Alice Whittemore – Production and Development Officer Executive Producers – Compulsory, Chris Toumazou, Kadri Mahmoud, Rob Hughes, Nigel Bishopp Production Company – Compulsory With Special Thanks To Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society, King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Brian Tayler, Karen Tayler, Lucinda Bishopp, Nigel Bishopp, Emma Bishopp, Paul Colebrooke, Steve Earl, Mark Gibbons, Martin Goad, John Hurst, Ivor Metcalf, W G Pavely, Terry Shoebridge, Rodney Somerville, Colin Stone, William Stone, Tony Wyatt, Edgar Jones, Direct Photographic, Filmscape, ProCam, Final Cut, The Mill Film Festivals – The Smalls Film Festival 2018, Official Selection, Nominated for Best Documentary Award. Imperial War Museum (IWM) Short Film Festival 2018, Official Selection, Nominated for the The Annie Dodds Award for Best Documentary. Underwire Festival 2018, Official Selection, Nominated for Composing Award. Eindhoven Film Festival 2018, Official Selection. London Short Film Festival (LSFF) 2019, Official Selection.
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