Serial Film – ZooScope

Alanna Sachse
15th May 2015
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Babe. Dir. Chris Noonan. Universal Pictures. 1995.

Babe. Dir. Chris Noonan. Universal Pictures. 1995. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Alanna Sachse Alanna Sachse https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/065151998a1036e8b5c7c1d8a28bbc7e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th May 2015 25th May 2021

Based on Dick King Smith’s “The Sheep Pig”, Babe is the story of a young pig that is taken in by sheep dogs and the farmer Hoggett who eventually becomes a…

Alanna Sachse
5th May 2015
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Mouse Hunt. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Dreamworks. 1997.

Mouse Hunt. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Dreamworks. 1997. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Alanna Sachse Alanna Sachse https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/065151998a1036e8b5c7c1d8a28bbc7e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 5th May 2015 25th May 2021

Mouse Hunt is the story of two brothers, Ernie and Lars, who, following the death of their father, go through many financial setbacks. Ernie loses his restaurant due to a…

Ellen Jurczak
17th July 2014
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Where the Wild Things Are. Dir. Spike Jonze. Warner Bros. 2009.

Where the Wild Things Are. Dir. Spike Jonze. Warner Bros. 2009. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Ellen Jurczak Ellen Jurczak https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/321c8b76acfa4146720f3e065871d784?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th July 2014 25th May 2021

In Spike Jonze’s 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are, wildness reigns. Max, a ‘wild’ young boy with an active imagination, is able to connect with his dog but has…

Moss Goodwin
17th July 2014
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Life of Pi. Dir. Ang Lee. 20th-Century Fox. 2011.

Life of Pi. Dir. Ang Lee. 20th-Century Fox. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Moss Goodwin Moss Goodwin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9f53266b814c296e1770a587be95bf4d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th July 2014 25th May 2021

Ang Lees’s Life of Pi is a shipwreck film that depicts the epic journey of the main character Piscine ‘Pi’ Molitor Patel, whilst addressing many issues along the way such as those…

J Ward
4th July 2014
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Project Nim. Dir. James Marsh. Roadside Attractions. 2011.

Project Nim. Dir. James Marsh. Roadside Attractions. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 J Ward J Ward https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28d414ed5461e3dc513a9f80637af46f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 4th July 2014 25th May 2021

Project Nim, is a biographical documentary that tells the story of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was subjected to an ambitious language acquisition research-experiment in the 1970s to determine if apes…

Hannah Bratley
4th July 2014
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Greyfriars Bobby. Dir. Don Chaffey. Disney. 1961.

Greyfriars Bobby. Dir. Don Chaffey. Disney. 1961. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Hannah Bratley Hannah Bratley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c1319b0f96860ee5be13797d1592a53?s=96&d=mm&r=g 4th July 2014 25th May 2021

Based on the children’s story by Eleanor Atkinson[1] of a loving Skye terrier and his master, Disney’s Greyfriars Bobby[2] presents us with the heart – warming tale of a unique bond…

Sam Walker
4th July 2014
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Blade Runner. Dir. Ridley Scott. Warner Bros. 1982.

Blade Runner. Dir. Ridley Scott. Warner Bros. 1982. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Sam Walker Sam Walker https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7b517772396b532300e3e97eb10a0d57?s=96&d=mm&r=g 4th July 2014 25th May 2021

Dystopian L.A. 2019 Blade Runner (1982) takes place in a futuristic and dystopian Los Angeles. Heavy industrialisation has caused great damage to Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystem, wiping out most of the…