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.
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.