We’re pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new project that we’ve been working on.
A Symphony in Stone is a 60 minute documentary which celebrates and explains Glasgow’s stunning cityscape and architecture.
Our film tells the story of how the city became so beautiful and why Glaswegians are happy to use the catchphrase ‘people love Glasgow’ with such ease.
The film explores the city’s phenomenal growth during the industrial revolution, its history in trading tobacco and sugar and then foray into engineering and shipbuilding.
These sources of finance fuelled the growth of the second city of the British Empire.
A small medieval city soon disappeared to make way for a growing hub of activity, carefully slotted into a grid of streets built on the hills of Glasgow’s topography including the famous Park Terrace, Kelvingrove Park and other major public and private buildings.
As the population of Glasgow expanded, soaking up the employment opportunities provided by industrial growth, so too did the tenement; Glasgow’s answer to housing need.
The film goes onto discuss famous designers such as Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and of course, the world renowned Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
We had the wonderful task of telling this amazing story but not without the help of the talented narrator Bill Paterson and the original soundtrack which was provided by Scottish Opera.
Special thanks also goes to Gavin Stamp, Fiona Sinclair, John Hume, Niall Murphy and Ruairidh Moir who all provided expert opinion and commentary.
Stay tuned for more information as we plan to enter the film into several festivals. Until then, you can watch the trailer and learn more about the story on the Symphony In Stone website.
