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Ormond Castle : Thomas Butler

August 23, 2021 | By Luke Leslie,

Ormond Castle was the medieval stronghold of the powerful Butler dynasty. Thomas Butler 10th Earl of Ormond built an Elizabethan manor house onto the front in 1665, ostensibly to please his English wife. But the iconography of the decorative plasterwork suggests that ‘Black Tom’ Butler expected a visit from his royal cousin Queen Elizabeth I.

The exhibition room is a holding area for guide-led tours. The restored 16th-century ambiance is maintained by reproductions of period woodcuts, paintings, and tapestries. These are arranged in a sequence that follows the story of Tom Butler’s pivotal role in the downfall of the Fitzgerald dynasty. Interactive digital books on Tudor lecterns provide information in eight languages. Digital technology has been used to transform John Derricke’s famous woodcuts into two spectacular animated movies. The emotional tension between Tom Butler, and two Elizabeths – one his wife – the other his queen, is presented from contrasting standpoints, in two complementary audiovisual dramas.

 

Client : OPW – Ormond Castle

Voice Over : Stephen Brennan

Director : Luke Leslie

Writer : Leah Leslie & Mark Leslie

Production Manager : John Raftery

Storyboard Artist : Matthew Shiell

Illustrations : Holly Ingram, Alan Dunne, Brian Gallagher

Horse Animations : Ivan Pais Nieto

Original Score : Jonathan Casey

Featuring Traditional Music by Kíla

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Saving Kilmainham – Teaser

April 29, 2022 | By Luke Leslie,
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From the Sky

August 23, 2021 | By Luke Leslie,

From the Sky tells the story of Josie McCusker — who in 1942 at the age of 5 was playing in a field near her families farm when the quiet Sunday stillness was shattered by a deafening explosion. Traveling at 400 miles per hour, Battle of Britain Spitfire R6992, crashed into the ground and was instantly smashed to pieces. Now aged 81, she tells her story, alongside Aviation historian Jonny McNee who supervised an archaeological dig of the wreckage in 2017.

This film was part of the “Life on the Border with a World at War” exhibition in Monaghan County Museum; which was distinguished with the Heritage & Built Environment Award.

Client : Monaghan County Museum Commissioned by : Liam Bradley

Featuring : Josie McCusker, Jonny McNee, Eabha Campbell

Producer : Noel Murphy Director
Visual Effects : Luke Leslie
Director of Photography : Burschi Wojnar
Drone Photography by Slawomir Zielinski

 

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To the Earth

August 23, 2021 | By Luke Leslie,

To the Earth uncovers the events of the 20th December 1940, when a German bomb dropped in the dead of night on a quiet rural community near Carrickmacross. 78 years later; local historians and the descendants of eyewitnesses recount the tale, and reveal their fathers Blacksmiths Callipers forged from fragments of the bomb.

This film was part of the “Life on the Border with a World at War” exhibition in Monaghan County Museum; which was distinguished with the Heritage & Built Environment Award.

Client : Monaghan County Museum
Commissioned by : Liam Bradley

Featuring : John Keenan, Mary Francis Kerley, Shaun O’Byrne, Carmel Duffy, Marie McGivney

Producer : Noel Murphy Director
Visual Effects : Luke Leslie
Director of Photography : Burschi Wojnar
Drone Photography by Slawomir Zielinski

 

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GPO Witness History : Printing History

November 1, 2016 | By Luke Leslie,

At Liberty Hall on the eve of the Rising, James Connolly briefs three volunteers on a top-secret job.

An Post is bringing you closer to the streets of 1916 Dublin to witness the lesser-known stories of the Rising. At various locations across Dublin, painted red post boxes become beacons for the events they witnessed a hundred years ago.

1916.anpost.ie/

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