''Jump Britain'' is a 2005
documentary
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
about
freerunning
Freerunning is an athletic and acrobatic discipline incorporating an aesthetic element, and can be considered either a sport or a performance art, or both. Freerunning is similar to parkour, from which it is derived, but emphasizes artistry over ...
. Directed by
Mike Christie and produced by
Carbon Media, it is a sequel to Channel 4's ''
Jump London''. Two of the three freerunners from ''Jump London'',
Sébastien Foucan
Sébastien Foucan (born 27 May 1974) is a French freerunner.
He is the founder of freerunning and considered an early developer of parkour. Known for his views on the philosophy of parkour and freerunning, Foucan stresses the need for trainin ...
and
Jérôme Ben Aoues, appear alongside the members of
Urban freeflow, as they interact with landmarks all over Britain. Also, various members of Urban Freeflow go on a 'pilgrimage' to
Lisses
Lisses () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Origin of the city name
The name origin of this commune is not well known. One hypothesis is that Lisses is coming from the Latin Licia villa, as the initia ...
, France and visit Dame Du Lac there.
The freerunners tackle UK sites including
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock (Edinburgh), Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcol ...
and the
Forth Bridge
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in ...
in Scotland, the
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway () is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcano, volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Paleogene period. ...
and
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...
's walls in Northern Ireland, the
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium (), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium () for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has ...
in Cardiff, the
Tyne Bridge
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, ...
in Newcastle and the
International Convention Centre in Birmingham.
The original soundtrack was composed by
Ian Masterson
Ian Kenneth Masterson is a British media composer, electronic musician and pop producer.
Biography
Since the early 1990s, he has produced and remixed songs for a range of pop acts including Dannii Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue, Girls ...
and Thomas Beach, and was released on iTunes, as well as appearing as an extra on the DVD release.
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Parkour in film
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