Introductory Film

An introductory three minute film is projected onto a SMART glass bay window of the Governor’s office. This special glass can change its opacity and alter the amount of light it lets through. We built a 3D model of the prison using original building plans which, combined with archive imagery and illustrations, bring the story to life.

Site History

The site history of the castle and prison using plans from 10 key stages of development from 1068 - 2015 is explored via a film projected onto a relief map. For this we built multiple 3D representations of the site. From King Stephen’s army sieges to building demolitions, the stages examined include 1068 - William the Conqueror commissions the castle build at Lincoln; 1215 - Magna Carta publicly read out on castle grounds; 1644 - English Civil War; 1848 - Victorian Prison built.

Prisoner Stories

A promenade of films tell five prisoner stories by means of projections into individual cells. These were created using green screen studio filming and are based on true prisoner stories from the past. We worked with talented collaborators including composer Andy Cowton who created the music and sound for the Prisoner Stories and director Tim Niel for the character performances.

Fates Film

The final film tells the story of the prison coming to an end and wraps up the narratives of the staff and prisoners visitors met throughout their journey. This is a two minute dual projection onto a screen which is set on a loop.

Touchscreen Tables

We built bespoke software using the Realtime 3D engine in Unity for five new MultiTaction tables which use state of the art new touchscreen technology. Included in these tables are short films made with the Friends of Lincoln Castle volunteers as subjects. In After Effects we created a series of reconstructed historical scenes with a 3D effect using 2D highly stylised images taken by photographer Manuel Vazquez.

Reconstruction Films

Rostrums and 3D displacement mapping of high resolution images recreate true events from the nineteenth century using recorded entries from the Chaplain’s, Matron’s and Surgeon’s diaries. We shot these dramatic sequences on location within the Castle. These films play out within the various interactive tables.