MirrorMask
- Studio
- Jim Henson Productions, Destination Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films LLC
- Distributor
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Jim Henson Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films LLC, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Synopsis
The White Queen sleeps and will not wake. Black shadows have fallen across her kingdom. The balance between Dark and Light is broken, and only the MirrorMask can restore it. So Helena, a stranger in a strange land, embarks on an epic quest to find the missing charm before darkness envelops the Dreamworld forever. A phantasmagorical treat for the eyes and mind, where strange, magical creatures dwell in a fantasy world of unbridled imagination and scope.
Characters
Helena, Joanne, Helena's Father, Prime Minister, Valentine, Nan, Gryphon, Small Hairy, Librarian, Receptionist, Pingo
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Dave McKean
Producing
- Producer
- Simon Moorhead
- Executive Producers
- Martin G. Baker, Lisa Henson, Michael Polis
Writing
- Writer
- Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
Animation
- Animator
- Jamie Niman (Character Animator)
- CGI Supervisor
- Max McMullin
Voices
- Voice
- Stephanie Leonidas (Helena), Gina McKee (Joanne), Rob Brydon (Helena's Father, Prime Minister), Jason Barry (Valentine), Dora Bryan (Nan), Robert Llewellyn (Gryphon), Andy Hamilton (Small Hairy), Stephen Fry (Librarian), Fiona Reynard (Receptionist), Nik Robson (Pingo)
Music
- Music
- Iain Ballamy
- Song, "Close to You" Performed by
- Josefine Cronholm
- Song "My Waltz for Newk" Performed by
- Iain Ballamy, Stian Carstensen
- Song "If I Apologise" Performed by
- Josefine Cronholm, Ashley Slater
Editing
- Editor
- Nicolas Gaster
- First Assistant Editor
- Ruth Coulson
Crew
- Cinematography
- Tony Shearn
- Casting
- Louis Hammond
- Production Manager
- Tessa Beazley
- Art Department Trainee
- Gwen Murray
- ADR Recordist/Editor
- Dan Green
- ADR Recordist
- James Perry
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Larry Sider
- Sound Editor
- Stefan Mørk
- Sound Effects Editor
- David Hunt
- Production Sound Mixer
- Ian Sands
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Hugh Johnson
- Assistant Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gareth Llewellyn
- Supervising Dialogue Editor
- Joakim Sundström
- Post-Production Technical Supervisor
- Dave Barnard
- Post-Production Conforming Editor (HDTV)
- Keith Mottram
- Head of Post-Production (Lip Sync Post)
- Kevin Phelan (uncredited)
- Digital Artists
- Pawel Grochola, Christian Jelen, Jordan Kirk, Evelina Persson, Dave Walker
- Digital Effects Artists
- Matt Middleton, Mike J. Nixon, Toby Taplin
- Digital Lab Supervisor (Lipsync Post)
- Katja Hollmann
- Digital Compositor
- Keith Mottram (uncredited)
- Systems Engineer (Jim Henson's Creature Shop)
- Peter Guyan
- Biomechanist
- Sian Lawson
- Render Wrangler
- Mark J.G. Smith
- Stunt Coordinator
- Stuart St. Paul
- Focus Puller
- Michael Green
- Assistant (Lisa Henson)
- Kevin Kelly
- Key Grip
- Jem Morton
- Daily Grip Trainee
- Dave Wells
- Assistant Camera
- Mark Nutkins
- Floor Runner
- Michael Scanlon
- Best Boy
- Aaron Walters
Production notes
Combined live action, traditional 2D animation and CGI.
Director Dave McKean assembled a team of 17 animators who took over a year to develop the film.
Budgeted at an estimated $4 million.
Release date is that of premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Director Dave McKean assembled a team of 17 animators who took over a year to develop the film.
Budgeted at an estimated $4 million.
Release date is that of premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Awards
Youth Jury Award Special Mention, Dave McKean, Locarno International Film Festival, 2005.
Nominee, Golden Leopard, Dave McKean, Locarno International Film Festival, 2005.
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Sarasota Film Festival, 2005.
The Herald Angel Award, Edinburgh Film Festival, 2005.
Honorary Mention from the Jury, Fantastick Film Festival, 2005.
Best Make Up FX, Sitges Film Festival, 2005.
Best Art Direction, Sitges Film Festival, 2005.
Prix Public (Audience Award), International Science-Fiction Festival of Nantes (Festival International de Science-Fiction UTOPIALES), 2005
Nominee, Golden Leopard, Dave McKean, Locarno International Film Festival, 2005.
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Sarasota Film Festival, 2005.
The Herald Angel Award, Edinburgh Film Festival, 2005.
Honorary Mention from the Jury, Fantastick Film Festival, 2005.
Best Make Up FX, Sitges Film Festival, 2005.
Best Art Direction, Sitges Film Festival, 2005.
Prix Public (Audience Award), International Science-Fiction Festival of Nantes (Festival International de Science-Fiction UTOPIALES), 2005