James Hyde - The Very Thought of You
Step into a hauntingly beautiful vision of the past with James Hyde - The Very Thought of You, a new IMAX short film from director Benjamin Uttley. Starring David Jonsson and Margaret Clunie, this evocative piece blends fact and feeling through a powerful visual retelling of one of Britain’s forgotten romantic tragedies.
Our team brought history back to life by restoring and colourising rare newsreel footage of the real James Hyde. Working at true IMAX resolution, we applied cutting-edge restoration techniques to rescue and revive decades-old celluloid - correcting damage, stabilising motion, and enriching every frame with faithful colour that reveals new emotional depth.
These archival moments of the real James Hyde are seamlessly interwoven with the dramatised performance, grounding the story in the truth of its time. Our visual effects work provides not just atmosphere, but evidence - tangible glimpses of the man behind the myth, lovingly re-presented for the largest screen in the world.
This is history not just remembered, but re-experienced - at a scale and quality few have ever seen before.
“Eddy and the Gelato team have created, hands down, the best-looking coloured and restored archive content I have ever seen for our World War II Epic short film. The film is based on the true story of a Spitfire Pilot volunteer from Trinidad. We wanted to bring his story to life for modern audiences and the contribution of the work achieved in this area has been second to none.”
Director: Benjamin Uttley
Starring: David Jonsson, Margaret Clunie
Executive Producers: Matt Jones, David Jonsson, Benjamin Uttley
Production Company: Stamp Productions