City On Fire: Chicago 1871
Manual Cinema was commissioned by the Chicago History Museum to create a series of short videos illustrating the great Chicago Fire of 1871. We used shadow puppetry, original music and sound design to depict the fire and share eyewitness accounts from survivors. The videos are part of the museum's permanent exhibit.
Commissioned by The Chicago History Museum
Created by Manual Cinema
Created by Manual Cinema
Credits
Devised and Directed by Drew Dir
Puppet Design by Liz Breit and Drew Dir
Puppet Fabrication by Lizi Breit, Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller and Drew Dir
Original Music and Sound Design by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter
Puppetry by Lizi Breit, Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller and Drew Dir
Physics of Fire
Devised and Directed by Sarah Fornace
Shadow Puppetry by Drew Dir
Animation by Lizi Breit and Julia Miller
Voice Over by Larry Langford and Marilyn Vega