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Film and TV work
As well as restoration work, we've also become known worldwide as the leading experts in maritime film and TV work.
T. Nielsen has worked on numerous productions over the years, providing everything from realistic models to full-scale ship conversions and set construction to historically correct rigging.
We bring to every project our vast knowledge of traditional and modern shipbuilding, along with highly skilled craftsmen and technicians who know and understand the complexities of the film and television industries.
Here are a selection of the projects we have worked on. To find out more about how T. Nielsen & Company can assist in film and television productions, please contact us.
HAKON HAKONSEN 'Shipwrecked'
A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are pirates. Director: Nils Gaup Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE
Project: After considerable research we converted two vessels to represent those sailed by Columbus in the fifteenth century. Superstructures were built upon the existing hulls, and then sailed to Costa Rica and back - a 14,000 mile round trip. The project was urgent and completed in 12 weeks, involved 10,000 man hours, installing a new engine, a complete set of spars, rigging and ironwork.
CUTTHROAT ISLAND
Project: An Indonesian cargo vessel was converted to represent a Pirate Galleon which involved setting up a temporary shipyard in Borneo using local labour alongside our own team. We stripped the original ship and added two further decks to create a Man O'War. The masts, standing rigging and fittings were manufactured in Gloucester and then shipped to Singapore to meet the ship and our riggers.
ELIZABETH
A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning to be a monarch. Director: Shekhar Kapur Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
TROY
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
SWEENY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Director: Tim Burton Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
ELIZABETH: The Golden Age
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments. Director: Shekhar Kapur Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
AGORA; MISTS OF TIME
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress. Director: Alejandro Amenabar Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Director: Michael Apted Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens. Director: Rob Letterman Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
47 RONIN
A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonour of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. Director: Carl Rinsch Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
PAN
Twelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be for ever known as Peter Pan. Director: Joe Wright Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. Director: Ron Howard Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM
As music-hall star Elizabeth Cree awaits her sentence for the death of her husband John, Inspector Kildare suspects he may have died by the hand of the serial killer responsible for the series of murders that has shaken Victorian London. Director: Juan Carlos Medina Project: Some well chosen words about the work done...
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to help the Mad Hatter. Director: James Bobin
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