Against a post-dawn March sky, Cardiff’s historic Coal Exchange silently welcomed cast and crew to the set of “Casimir Effect,” a science fiction romance/thriller. In the late 1800s this site bustled with business near the city’s docks, but on the first day of filming, the venerable structure was a mere shade of its former glory. Although plans are in the works to expand the building’s current use as an entertainment venue, several floors of would-be offices stood empty. For one week in March, however, the Coal Exchange thrummed with the creative energy that heralds a new future for independent filmmaking.
Just as Cardiff determinedly strives to balance historic old and business-friendly new, so do the cast and crew of this futuristic film. They relied on some of Cardiff’s old buildings for film locations as part of their creative approach to making their independent short feature.
Just as Cardiff determinedly strives to balance historic old and business-friendly new, so do the cast and crew of this futuristic film. They relied on some of Cardiff’s old buildings for film locations as part of their creative approach to making their independent short feature.
- 5/7/2010
- by Lynnette Porter
- The Moving Arts Journal
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