A promo for Film 4, created by Envy, featuring Dennis Pennis interacting with scenes from classic movies. Includes video clip.

Post house: Envy

Client: Film 4

Brief: To create a promo for the series showing presenters interacting with classic film footage.

How it was done: Smoke operator Marcus Dryden composited celebrity presenters such as Dennis Pennis into classic sequences of films such as Apocalypse Now, Motorcycle Diaries and All About Eve. The older films required more work owing to the distinctive weave and texture of the footage. The director was Dan Chase at C4.

Watch it: Bank holiday weekend on Film 4.

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