Tours and Trails

Chiswick Cinematic Audio Tour

Starting at The Old Cinema, formerly Cinema Royal, which witness the transition from silent films to the talkies in 1929, we will discover how contemporary Chiswick Cinema has adapted to the digital streaming platforms and the raise of AI in filmmaking.

Join us on the Chiswick High Road to explore cinema’s remarkable journey and enduring ability to adapt, innovate and captivate across generations. 

The Chiswick cinematic audio tour poster

 

About Trevor Moore

Trevor Moore is a passionate and committed sound professional with sound recording and sound mixing credits on high-profile documentaries, television comedy series, feature films, short-form dramas, adverts, and digital branded content.

The Chiswick Cinematic Audio Tour marks his first commissioned role as an audio producer. Inspired by the binaural storytelling techniques of sonic artist Janet Cardiff, combined with the current accessibility we all have to audio content, Trevor ensures an immersive and captivating experience for listeners.

From Silent Films to the Digital Age

Welcome to the Chiswick Cinematic Audio Tour, a three-part journey through the evolution of cinema and its profound impact on audiences.

Starting at The Old Cinema, formerly Cinema Royal, which witness the transition from silent films to the talkies in 1929, we will discover how contemporary Chiswick Cinema has adapted to the digital streaming platforms and the raise of AI in filmmaking.

Join us on the Chiswick High Road to explore cinema’s remarkable journey and enduring ability to adapt, innovate and captivate accross generations.

You can follow the tour directly from this page or download the guide below.

Technical requirements:

Smartphone to scan QR code and follow the tour.
Headphones or earbuds to listen with.

Download the guide

 

The Old Cinema, formerly the Cinema Royal (1912-1933)

Silent films to the talkies

Head to starting location

160, Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 1PR

When you are ready, please use your headphones to listen to part one.

Once you have listened to part one, please proceed to location two (Chiswick High Road).

Chiswick High Road

Vox pops on local cinema

Listen as you travel between the cinemas.

160-96 Chiswick High Road.

When you are ready, please use your headphones to listen to part two.

The Chiswick Cinema (2021-present)

Cinema in the digital age

94-96 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, W4 1SH

When you are ready, please use your headphones to listen to part three.

 

Credits

This is a Spotless Audio production on behalf of Hounslow’s Summer Of Culture 2024. www.spotlessaudio.com

The producer, Trevor Moore, would like to thank Steve Barret-White at the Musical Museum, Donald MacKenzie, the renowned organist from the Odeon Luxe Cinema in Leicester Square, Martin Humphries from The Cinema Museum, Chris Parker at Chiswick Cinema, The Last Scriptwriter director Peter Luisi, Danny Rivelino from Giffords Circus, film and game composer Jon Daou, Clara Eulate, the Culture Officer at Hounslow Council, and the good people on Chiswick High Road who stopped for Vox Pops.