[TheForge] "Super Weapons" built by the ancient Greeks and Romans

Mon Nov 24 13:50:07 2003

Attention Young Blacksmiths!

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Matthew Catling, a television producer from Great Britain is working on =
a documentary series for the Discovery Channel which will explore the =
"Super Weapons" built by the ancient Greeks and Romans. In each program =
we'll construct a life-sized working replica of these monsters.=20

The contenders include a giant siege engine with a 20 metre-long =
battering ram, an enormous catapult...and other strange devices which =
were at the cutting edge of military technology 2000 years ago.

Once constructed, we'll test the awesome destructive power of these =
weapons against stone walls, wooden boats etc. We need to put together =
teams containing engineers, timber framers, blacksmiths and other =
experts who'll design, build and test these ancient
inventions...on screen.

Our candidates should be men or women with the following qualities:

* A high level of skill and imagination. Our team members need to be =
able to solve the manufacturing and engineering problems faced by their =
historic counterparts using only wood, rope, bronze and other =
historically accurate materials. =20

* An enthusiastic and outgoing personality. They must be comfortable =
with the idea of being part of a lively on-screen team.

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* Teams should consist of "young men and women no older than their early =
thirties".=20
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The series will be filmed between February and March of 2004, probably =
at a Mediterranean location. We'll put together a different team to =
construct each weapon. In each case this will involve 10-14 days of =
filming.

Interested individuals should send me a relatively brief email =
describing who they are and what they do. They should also include a =
photo, or a link to a photo. We'll then contact the people who might =
work best in the teams we're drawing up.

Darlow Smithson Productions is a leading producer of documentary
programming. We make films for the Discovery Channel, PBS, The History =
Channel, the BBC, National Geographic and a number of other =
broadcasters.

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Contact Matthew Catling
Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd
Highgate Business Centre
33 Greenwood Place
London NW5 1LB
Switchboard: 44 (0) 2074827027
Direct: 44 (0)207 4829620
Mobile: 07930 356367
email: [email protected]

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