British Universities Film & Video Council

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This England

Synopsis
60-Second Shakespeare is a BBC project to encourage UK students to create their own 60-second interpretations of Shakespeare using audio, video, animation and IT skills. In this production students deliver direct to camera consecutive lines from John of Gaunt’s speech (II ii - ‘This royal throne of kings’ to ‘this England’). Filmed along the South Bank, London. The film ends with a shot of a street sign which reads ‘Macduff Road’.
Series
60 Second Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2006
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); national identity

Production Company

Name

Battersea Technology College

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