Last Coiner
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The Last Coiner is an graphic novel
, written by RTS Award winning filmmaker Peter M. Kershaw, with comicbook artist Vince Danks whose credits include the Torchwood
Official Magazine, the independently published Harker and Critchley from Ariel Press, and Fleetway Editions Ltd. Red Dwarf
Smegazine.
The book tells the story of the 18th Century Cragg Vale Coiners
in the graphic art form .
"King" David Hartley, the leader of the Counterfeit
gang of true crime
history, is re-named David Hawksworth.
Its production featured actors, including Keith Patrick
as David Hawksworth, photographed against blue screen
, forming a basis for the digitized artwork.
Picture House, located in North Yorkshire
, the very region that the forgers operated from. As a dualistic creative process, both docu-drama filming and photography were directed in tandem. The stiil images being digitally manipulated using a technique referenced as photo realist art, and ultimately designed to facilite narrative sequence storytelling as seen in comicbooks and newspaper strips. In addition, website offered online gaming, with its own unique interactive aspect, developed to reflect true crime history.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, written by RTS Award winning filmmaker Peter M. Kershaw, with comicbook artist Vince Danks whose credits include the Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...
Official Magazine, the independently published Harker and Critchley from Ariel Press, and Fleetway Editions Ltd. Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
Smegazine.
The book tells the story of the 18th Century Cragg Vale Coiners
Cragg Vale Coiners
David Hartley, who lived at a farm called Bell House, was the leader of the gang of Cragg Vale coiners in rural 18th Century England.Led by "King" David Hartley, the Coiners obtained real coins from publicans and sometimes on the promise that they could "grow" the investment by smelting the...
in the graphic art form .
"King" David Hartley, the leader of the Counterfeit
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
gang of true crime
True crime
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
history, is re-named David Hawksworth.
Its production featured actors, including Keith Patrick
Keith Patrick
Keith Patrick is an actor and film maker with a background that has included a number of independently produced films.Leading actor of the experimental film-short, 'Work is Pointless’ as the travelling man. Premiered at County Limerick's Belltable Arts Centre, as an opener for the Irish Premier of...
as David Hawksworth, photographed against blue screen
Blue screen
Blue screen may refer to:*Blue Screen of Death, a fatal system error screen in Microsoft Windows*Blue white screen is an assay useful in biotechnology*Blue screen compositing, a technique for combining two still images or video frames...
, forming a basis for the digitized artwork.
Multi Media
A documentary was successively shown at the Hebden BridgeHebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the River Hebden .A 2004 profile of...
Picture House, located in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, the very region that the forgers operated from. As a dualistic creative process, both docu-drama filming and photography were directed in tandem. The stiil images being digitally manipulated using a technique referenced as photo realist art, and ultimately designed to facilite narrative sequence storytelling as seen in comicbooks and newspaper strips. In addition, website offered online gaming, with its own unique interactive aspect, developed to reflect true crime history.