- Creator: Gareth Morgan
- Genres: Science Fiction and Fantasy, Action and Adventure
- Length: 0:52
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The Colne Engine
A man with no memories is trapped in a steam punk Town that has no world beyond its wall. Only the machine book, The Colne Engine, can help him unlock his past and gain access to a world he think he knows.
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Synopsis:
'Charlie turned to the Halsteadarian in shock at his lack of understanding: 'This is the Colne Engine, the most ancient of the machine books, the Book of Books! She was built to record our history, a constant record of every moment, but she malfunctioned and started to record all time...she knows everything.'
Can the Colne Engine unlock the secrets to the lost town of Halstead, and will these secrets allow the Halsteadarian to finally leave a town that has no World beyond its walls.
The Colne Engine is a Steam punk adventure film based on small town mentality, a sense of entrapment and the magic found within the things we take for granted.
In this animé inspired tale, the audience will follow the lone man who has no memories of who he is or why he is here. Named by the towns folk as the Halsteadarian, he spends his time attempting to understand his own life while trying to leave the unnatural world he finds himself in.
Throughout his journeys he meets strange and unusual characters and finally comes across The Colne Engine, a machine book that holds immense knowledge and power, a book that he is somehow connected to. This journey into the heart and soul of The Colne Engine will not only hold ramifications for him but for the entire town of Halstead, lost within the Gloom.
The story of The Colne Engine is loosely based upon my feelings as a child of my own entrapment in my home town of Halstead, Essex UK. I would often dream of ways to leave my town, but as a boy there was no world beyond the walls of the town and thus the people who chose to remain became strange and unusual to me. Some people have referred to this piece as semi auto biographical, and perhaps in some way, it is the world of Halstead I wish I had lived in, but now, as an adult, I realise that I have taken my home town for granted and in some small way, the development of this film is a homage to where I grew up.
Can the Colne Engine unlock the secrets to the lost town of Halstead, and will these secrets allow the Halsteadarian to finally leave a town that has no World beyond its walls.
The Colne Engine is a Steam punk adventure film based on small town mentality, a sense of entrapment and the magic found within the things we take for granted.
In this animé inspired tale, the audience will follow the lone man who has no memories of who he is or why he is here. Named by the towns folk as the Halsteadarian, he spends his time attempting to understand his own life while trying to leave the unnatural world he finds himself in.
Throughout his journeys he meets strange and unusual characters and finally comes across The Colne Engine, a machine book that holds immense knowledge and power, a book that he is somehow connected to. This journey into the heart and soul of The Colne Engine will not only hold ramifications for him but for the entire town of Halstead, lost within the Gloom.
The story of The Colne Engine is loosely based upon my feelings as a child of my own entrapment in my home town of Halstead, Essex UK. I would often dream of ways to leave my town, but as a boy there was no world beyond the walls of the town and thus the people who chose to remain became strange and unusual to me. Some people have referred to this piece as semi auto biographical, and perhaps in some way, it is the world of Halstead I wish I had lived in, but now, as an adult, I realise that I have taken my home town for granted and in some small way, the development of this film is a homage to where I grew up.
Latest Work
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Trailer 1 - Director's original11/18/10
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Test Movie 1 - Short version11/18/10
Creative Notes:This is a short version of the final film, which is my graduation piece. This version is a character and scene study and a look at the art style I wish to use for the final film. I am currently revising the final script, so this is more of a test version to give a greater understanding to how the finished version will look and how the characters will develop.