Rapunzel-The Final Chapter
Sisters Grimm Ltd are pleased to present, 'Rapunzel-The Final Chapter'. A ground breaking short ballet film presenting a fusion of traditional ballet and cutting edge digital technology, utilizing the state of the art Red One Hi definition Digital camera, the first digital movie cameras that match the detail and richness of analog film.
Introduction
Sisters Grimm Ltd is Pietra Mello-Pittman, First Artist in the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, and Ella Spira, Film Composer. Ella and Pietra both love and are inspired by the visual arts. They have both been classically trained in their art forms, but share an interest in contemporary art and new technologies. They intend to communicate their artistic visions through film and live performances.
'Rapunzel-The Final Chapter' is the directorial debut of Pietra Mello-Pittman and was shot entirely at The Clore Studio in The Royal Opera House. The equipment was provided by Movie Tech. The music composed by Ella Spira was recorded at Air Lyndhurst Studios, The Bond Hall.
The Team
A highly accomplished production team has supported us. As well as Dancers from The Royal Ballet, ensuring the highest standard of dance on the screen, our team includes:
Peter Talbot- Director of Photography: Casino Royale, 28 Weeks Later, Below, Batman Begins, Tomb Raider, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Enemy at the Gates, Enigma, Lost in Space, Hudson Hawk and Tim Burton's Batman (1989).
Gareth Tandy- Assistant Director: QB 7, Tommy, Valentino, Agatha (3rd AD): Ellis Island, Spies like Us, Little Shop of Horrors (2nd AD): Jeeves and Wooster, The Borrowers, Nanny McPhee (1st AD). He also worked on many 2nd/VFX projects including Superman 1 and 2, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
Chris Gill- Editor: 28 Days Later, Millions, Sunshine and 28 Weeks Later. He has just finished post production on the eagerly anticipated Centurion (2009). Other films include: Heartless, The Invention of Lying (Ricky Gervais), Rankin's the Lives of the Saints, Brideshead Revisited, Outpost and presently working on The Guard with Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.
Adrian Rhodes- Sound Engineer: The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, Death at a Funeral, The Queen, Wallace and Gromit, The Four Feathers, Dirty Pretty Things, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Full Monty, The Avengers, Tomorrow Never Dies.
Thomas Urbye- Grader: Sunshine, Corpse Bride, Shaun of the dead and Troy.
Mike Figgis- Production Consultant: Mike Figgis is a legendary British Director, digital pioneer and a major influence in the British and International Film community. He received Oscar Nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay for Leaving Las Vegas.
SYNOPSIS:
The ballet tells the final chapter of the Rapunzel tale as the heroine is reunited with her recently blinded prince.
"something beautiful and unique"
The film is based on an appealing Brothers Grimm fairytale so is relevant to both young and old. Young people, who have never had the chance to see ballet, will get to see it in a new light. It will appeal to cinema going audiences. Those who have seen it on television will get a better experience of dance from a whole other angle. The film is on neutral territory i.e. not about drugs or violence, racial or political problems. It is significant to everyone and an opportunity for people to escape their struggles and experience something beautiful. We are specifically targeting eastern audiences as well as west as ballet has proven to attract record-breaking viewing figures when broadcast in the east.
"This is not ballet filmed as if you are watching it in the theatre. It is not a replacement for a live performance. It is cinematic. We have maintained the fairytale element of the Brothers Grimm story Rapunzel, whilst creating something unique."
Pietra Mello-Pittman, Director