Documents and Reports

For ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ (2022) we created a logo that could be used on various props throughout the film. British Lion Film Corp Logo was featured on the film truck, business cards, and script pages. The 1920s marked a transformative era for the world of cinema, and film scripts from this period reflected the dynamic changes in storytelling and cinematic techniques. Silent films dominated the screen, relying heavily on visual storytelling to convey narratives without the aid of synchronized sound. Scripts were often sparse in dialogue, emphasizing the power of expressive visuals and relying on intertitles to convey essential information. Genres like melodrama, comedy, and romance flourished, and filmmakers began experimenting with innovative narrative structures.

Downton Medical Reports. In the 1920s, the methods for detecting and diagnosing illnesses significantly differed from contemporary approaches. For Cora, her exam would have been, primarily, an examination of the abdomen for any palpable masses, checking for changes in bowel habits, and inquiring about symptoms such as rectal bleeding or abdominal pain. Physicians in the 1920s may have performed general blood tests to assess overall health and look for signs of anemia or other abnormalities. Anemia, for example, might be associated with gastrointestinal bleeding.