The Flying Machine is a 2011 3-D

3-D film

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 film being produced by BreakThru Films. The film is directed by Martin Clapp, Geoff Lindsey

Geoff Lindsey

Geoff Lindsey is a British writer and director who has written episodes for television series including the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and The Bill....

 and Marek Skrobecki, and stars Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Heather Joan Graham is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Lost in Space, Bowfinger, From Hell, Anger Management, and The Hangover...

 and Lang Lang

Lang Lang

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.

Plot

A family take a journey across the globe on a strange and amazing flying machine, experiencing a series of adventures along the way.

Cast

• Heather Graham
  Heather Graham
  Heather Joan Graham is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Lost in Space, Bowfinger, From Hell, Anger Management, and The Hangover...
  
  , as Georgie, a single-parent who struggles to balance her work and family life.
• Lang Lang
  Lang Lang (pianist)
  Lang Lang , born June 14, 1982, in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, is a Chinese concert pianist, currently residing in New York, who has performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States and his native China. He is increasingly well known around the world for his concert performances,...
  
  , as himself. He also performs the film's soundtrack.

Production

The Flying Machine is produced by BreakThru Films and is their first feature length film to be shot in stereoscopic 3-D. It is the first film to combine live-action and stop-motion in 3-D. It is set to the études of Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....

, and is intended to mark his 200th anniversary. The score was arranged by writer-director Geoff Lindsey and is performed by the film's co-star Lang Lang.

A number of short films were produced alongside the feature, each to be set to one of Chopin's étude. A total of 25 were produced, and were made in a variety of styles and formats, using live-action, stop-motion, and animation.

Short film titles

• Opus 10 No. 1 - Transformation
• Opus 10 No. 3 - Dad Leaves & Returns
• Opus 10 No. 7 - Learning To Fly
• Opus 10 No. 9 - London
• Opus 25 No. 2 - Chopin's Drawings
• Opus 25 No. 5 - Curio Shop
• Opus 25 No. 11 - Magic Storm
• Opus 25 No. 12 - English Channel
• Tristesse - Tristesse
• Opus 10 No. 2 - Scarecrow
• Opus 10 No. 4 - Pl.Ink
• Opus 10 No. 6 - Jumble
• Opus 10 No. 8 - Pacific Etude
• Opus 10 No. 10 - All Those Days
• Opus 10 No. 11 - Hamster Heaven
• Opus 10 No. 12 - Little Postman
• Opus 25 No. 3 - Behind The Scenes: With The Animators
• Opus 25 No. 4 - Spirits of the Flying Machine
• Opus 25 No. 7 - Paper Piano
• Opus 25 No. 8 - Fat Hamster
• Opus 25 No. 9 - Papa's Boy
• Opus 25 No. 10 - Night Island

Release

The Flying Machine previewed at the Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall

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 in London on February 12, 2011. It is expected to screen on Sky 3D

Sky 3D

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later in 2011, with a DVD and Blu-Ray release to follow.