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Title: GRANDAD'S BIG SECRET

Reference number: 7496

Date: 2003

Director: d. Angus McPake

Sponsor: UK Film Council's First Light Initiative and Scottish Screen

Producer: Lucy Brown

Production company: Edinburgh Mediabase

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 7.37 mins

Description: It's a normal day at Gran's house but when granddaughter Jasmine discovers a caveman in the cellar, chaos ensues! [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Scottish Short Films 2003"]

First Writes: This scheme commissions three scripts for short, 5 minute dramas written by young people between the ages of 11 and 16 years.

Credits: An Edinburgh Mediabase production in association with First Light and Scottish Screen

Starred Lisa McEwan, Sheila Latimer, Stephen McNicoll and as The Maid, Gillian Dodds.
p. designer Mike McLoughlin
lighting gaffer John Duncan
spark Douglas Walker
camera ass. Mark Sneddon, Chris Warwick
sd. rec. Graham McCormick
boom operator Darryl Hewat
special make-up effects Stephen Murphy
make-up / hair Lynn S. Gordon
costume Piritta Kami and Amber O'Keefe
offline ed. Tadhg O'Sullivan
online ed. Ian Ballantyne at ARC Facilities
sd. dub John Cobban
ass. dubbing mixer Craig Aitchison
original music score Angus McPake
1st ass. d. Jonathan Farmer
3rd ass. d. Chris Wilshaw
sc. supervisor Amber Parsons
p. advisor Claire Kerr
p. co-ordinator / 2nd ass. d. Stephanie Wright
p. ass. Siobhan Shields
location man. David Hancock
stills Sue Osmond

With thanks to all the staff at Edinburgh Mediabase., Audio Link, all the staff at Callender House, Falkirk, Joanne Deponio & Historic Scotland, Hammerheed TV Scotland, Judith Devereaux & Trinity House, Leith, Brian McIntosh, Phyllis North, Stiven Christie Management, Brian Suttie.

Special thankyou to Lee Lighting and Mark Ritchie

exec. p. Mark Grindle
w. Nicola Gove
p. Lucy Brown
DOP Simon Vickery
d. Angus McPake

First Light: Inspiring Young Film. Film Council. HI8US. Scottish Screen Lottery Funded. Edinburgh Mediabase.

Supported by the Lottery through The UK Film Council's First Light Initiative and through Scottish Screen. © First Light & Scottish Screen 2003.