The Flying Machine (film)

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The Flying Machine
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Directed byMartin Clapp
Geoff Lindsey
Written by Geoff Lindsey
Marianela Maldonado
Robin Todd
Produced byHugh Welchman
Kristin Hellebust
Bertrand Le Guern
Starring Heather Graham
Lang Lang
Kizzy Mee
Jamie Munns
Edited byDaniel Greenway
Production
company
Release date
  • 12 February 2011 (2011-02-12)
Running time
77 minutes
CountriesPoland
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Flying Machine is a 2011 adventure fantasy film produced by BreakThru Films. Combining live action and stop-motion animation presented in 3D, the film is directed by Martin Clapp and Geoff Lindsey, and stars Heather Graham and Lang Lang.

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Plot

A family takes a journey across the globe on a strange and amazing flying machine, experiencing a series of adventures along the way.

Cast

Production

The Flying Machine is produced by BreakThru Films and is their first feature-length film to be shot in stereoscopic 3-D. It is the first film to combine live-action and stop-motion in 3-D. [1] It is set to the études of Frédéric Chopin, and is intended to mark his 200th anniversary. The score was arranged by writer-director Geoff Lindsey and is performed by the film's co-star Lang Lang.

A number of short films were produced alongside the feature, each to be set to one of Chopin's étude. A total of 25 were produced, and were made in a variety of styles and formats, using live-action, stop-motion, and animation.

Hugh Welchman (right), addressing press conference on the film, at IFFI (2011). The Producer of the film "The Flying Machine", Hugh Welchman addressing a press conference, during the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2011), in Panaji, Goa. The Director (M&C), PIB.jpg
Hugh Welchman (right), addressing press conference on the film, at IFFI (2011).

Short film titles

Release

The Flying Machine previewed at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 12 February 2011. It was shown on Sky 3D in 2011, and later released on DVD and Blu-ray. [1]

Reception

Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media gave it 3 out of 5 stars, saying "Once the story switches back to live action, it loses depth. Graham, who was once so charming an actress, overacts, while Lang Lang, her virtuoso sidekick as they follow the kids around Europe (in the air, naturally), strikes a series of exaggerated expressions. Jane narrates details about Chopin, who is after all the point of the movie, but viewers may wish that the entire film had been stop-action animated. Ultimately "The Magic Piano" is worth four stars and the mediocre live-action parts two." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 JONAHH OESTREICH (8 February 2011). "Chopin takes off: The Flying Machine". Static Mass Emporium . Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. "The Flying Machine Movie Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org.