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Instruments in the Architecture: Building The Pianodrome

Pianos are being thrown away at a tremendous rate – hauled away, set on fire and their valuable heavy metal sold for scrap. Tim, Leon and their team of inspired artists, musicians and volunteers have reclaimed these unloved instruments to build the world’s first 100-seater amphitheatre made entirely from up-cycled pianos. Balancing the artistic integrity of Tim’s vision with Leon’s practicality and realism tests the strength of their relationship as they race to complete the Pianodrome for its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

  • Austen McCowan
    Director
    Sink or Skim (2019)
  • Will Hewitt
    Director
    Sink or Skim (2019), Pile Drive a Fascist (2017)
  • Austen McCowan
    Producer
    Sink or Skim (2019)
  • Will Hewitt
    Producer
    Sink or Skim (2019), Pile Drive a Fascist (2017)
  • Matt Wright
    Executive Producers
  • Tim Vincent-Smith
    Executive Producers
  • Will Hewitt
    Editor
    Sink or Skim (2019), Pile Drive a Fascist (2017)
  • Colin Paterson
    Dubbing Mixer
  • S!NK
    Original Soundtrack
  • Tim Vincent-Smith
    Original Piano Score
  • Lewis MacDonald
    Live Score Recording
  • Austen McCowan
    Cinematography
    Sink or Skim (2019)
  • Will Hewitt
    Cinematography
    Sink or Skim (2019), Pile Drive a Fascist (2017)
  • Austen McCowan
    Colourist
    Sink or Skim (2019)
  • Will Hewitt
    Animator
    Sink or Skim (2019), Pile Drive a Fascist (2017)
  • Austen McCowan
    Motion Time-Lapse
    Sink or Skim (2019)
  • Will Hewitt
    Motion Time-Lapse
    Sink or Skim (2019), Pile Drive a Fascist (2017
  • Mettje Hunneman
    Static Time-Lapse
  • Olivier Bardina
    Photography
  • Chris Scott
    Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Austen McCowan, Will Hewitt

Austen McCowan & Will Hewitt are Co-Directors at Melt The Fly. The Edinburgh based production company was formed by the two friends 10 years after their first experiments with video at school. The sole purpose of MTF is to explore and reveal stories from a different perspective. Good stories hide in plain sight, but it takes a sharp eye and an inquisitive nature to recognise their potential. Documentary provides the most creatively fulfilling platform to showcase these stories.

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Stories told from a different perspective.