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Turner, Geoghegan and Cervantes enter a lighthouse…

For the VR app prototype, the creative proposal was based on maritime landscape paintings from mid XIX century and early XX century, particularly J.M. William Turner (1775-1851) maritime landscapes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner

Accordingly, the soundtrack is based on the popular song “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya” attributed to the English songwriter Joseph B. Geoghegan (1816-1889):
https://great-irish-songbook.shorthandstories.com/johnny-i-hardly-knew-ye/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_I_Hardly_Knew_Ye

Finally, the final animation in the VR app is inspired by the main characters of the classic book “Don Quixote de la Mancha”, by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616): part I of this story is here – from project ClimAID 


Useful Films & Videos

Maurice Mariaud (1922) “Os Faroleiros
https://archive.org/details/silent-os-faroleiros

Useful Links

Autoridade Marítima Nacional – Direção de Faróis 
https://www.amn.pt/DF/Paginas/Farois.aspx

Great Lighthouses of Ireland
https://www.greatlighthouses.com

Commisioners of Irish Lights
https://www.irishlights.ie