“First Contact” by Cunningham
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Title:
- First Contact
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Media Design School
Description:
“First Contact” is a sci-fi comedy that shows why there are so few visits from aliens these days. Two aliens interrogate a sub-contractor sent to Earth to handle “first contact,” but things didn’t quite go according to plan. A hilarious discussion on the use of probes ensues.
Additional Contributors:
Producers: James Cunningham, Leon Woud, Oliver Hilbert
Executive Producer: David McCurdy
Writer: Nick Ward
Cinematographer: Simon Riera
Editor: James Cunningham
CAST
Lead Actor: Paul Glover
Actors: Andrew Beattie, Simon McKinney
Digital Effects and Animation: Anthony Carter, Ejiwa Ebenebe, Jason Wong, Jonathan Sothern, Joon-Seok Yoon, Richard Chang, Ryan Ware, Tiana McKenzie, Yu Su, Oana Croitoru, Mahesh Kumar, Kit Hayes, Gi Baek Baek, Fan Zhang
Sound Editor: Victoria Parsons
Original Music/Composer: Stephen Gallagher
Sound Mix: Dave Whitehead