The Scanner
Winner of the BCS Digital Revolutions competition at the Sheffield Documentary Festival 2010
Showing how the latest computing technology influences the lives of patients with Prada-Willi Syndrome, Dr Alastair Garfield and Kate McAllister MA explain how the fMRI technology is changing lives. Filmed on location at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and at the University of Cambridge research labs. Shot on the Sony Ex1 with Letus 35mm adapter with Nikon primes, Miller DS20 and Glidetrack HD1.5m.
The judges were as follows:
Kevin Macdonald, Oscar winning Director of One Day in September
David Bond, Director of award winning documentary, Erasing David
Elizabeth Sparrow, President BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT,
Frank Boyd, Creative Director, Crossover
Heather Croall, Director of Sheffield Doc/Fest
"The scanner is an enlightening film that tells us how innovative information technology is being used to diagnose and treat a rare genetic condition and illustrates the power of IT to improve our health and well-being."
Director: Ed McGown
Director of Photography: Robert Hollingworth
Offline Editor: Dave Sutton
Colourist: Robert Hollingworth
Original Score: Matthew Sharp
Neuroscientist: Dr Alastair Garfield
Neuroscientist: Kate McAllister MA
