Aberdeen firm creates Russian signs after urgent request from Tetris film crew
Updated: 24/02/2021, 12:50 pm
An Aberdeen printing firm came to the rescue of the Tetris film crew after signs in English were spotted in the background of some shots.
With the film set in 1980s Russia, an urgent request was sent to a city printing firm Jasmine to create new versions.
The firm was able to turn around the new signs in just two hours, allowing the producers to avoid any blunders in the final film.
Steve Clark, managing director of Jasmine, said: “We have been busy this last year providing Covid-19 signage although 1980s Russian was a little more unusual.
Aberdeen firm creates Russian signs after urgent request from Tetris film crew
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Peterhead-born Jon S Baird is in the director’s chair for Tetris which tells the story of the creation of the iconic computer game.
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