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Stephen has been accompanying silent films for over 15 years. Based at London's National Film Theatre but performing at venues across the UK and in Europe, he has recorded music for museum projections, TV screenings and DVD releases of silent films. Last year his accompaniment for 'A Cottage on Dartmoor' was met with acclaim at the Pordenone Film Festival. As well as playing at several of London's dance schools, he collaborates with a theatre group, specialising in recreations of magic lantern shows. In his spare time he writes screenplays, and a short film which he had written was shown on Channel 4 and at the London Film Festival.
"I think that music will play an increasingly important role in presentations of silent films. When I talk to younger audience members, it is usually the 'performance' aspect of the event which most excites them. It is as though live music dispels their preconceptions, enabling them to engage with what they are watching. This seems indispensable, when one considers that the thirty years of silent film production will soon recede beyond living memory."
