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Title: SWIMMING WITH THE TIGER

Reference number: 7601

Date: 1997

Director: d. Ken Aitken

Sponsor: Scottish Screen & Scottish Television's First Reels Scheme with support from Glasgow City Council

Producer: Linda Fraser

Production company: Boom Industries

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 12.47 mins

Description: Danny, a young man down on his luck, is invited to serve an apprenticeship in the colourful world of the underground network of comedy costume wearers. A contemporary costume drama. [synopsis from Scottish Screen Catalogue of Short Films 1993 - 1999 "Kicking up a Storm"]

Note: Originated on 16mm (?) Awards: Best Producer, Best Production and Joel Strachan nominated for Best Performance at BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards.

First Reels - a joint short film initiative from Scottish Screen (and its predecessor body the Scottish Film Council) and Scottish Television. First Reels was launched during 1991 by Scottish Film Council in response to a perceived need for small grants to help young and first time film-makers to make or complete their first film or video project. Scottish Television came in as co-sponsor at an early stage and as well as contributing to half the funds they have given the scheme a tremendous public relations boost by running three half hour documentaries showing excerpts from the First Reels. Applicants were invited to submit projects in any format and on any subject they chose. All entries were considered by a jury and thirty five projects were given grants varying from £50 to £2000. On show at the GFT are a representative selection of the best of the films and videos supported by the scheme. [Editorial from Scottish Film Council held in paper archives]

Credits: Boaby Alex Howden
Danny Joel Strachan
Frankie Peter Lochburn
Margaret Evelyn McCormick
DSS Man Henry Jones
Bouncer Alistair McMenamy
Thug Stephen Harrop
Barman Martin Campbell
Santas Micky Coia, Alan Davidson, Mark Fleming, Hugh Hastie, Fraser Lumsden, Ian MacDonald, Michael Mitchell, Paul Withers
Constume Wearers Jim Davidson, Susan Fraser, Jim Harvey, Marj Hogarth, Ross Kirke, Shona Alison Mair, Thomas McCormick, Dorothy Stewart

p. man. Linda Fraser
1st ass. d. Michael Mitchell
p. ass. Nicky Coia
ca,era ass. Neil Davidson
camera runner Paul Shirley
lighting ass. Stephen Harrop
sd. ass. Mark Fleming
costume ass. Tracy Gordon
props ass. Eliza Brett
continuity Geraldene Kirk
ass. James Davidson
ass. ed. Mark Jenkins
titles Susan Frew
storyboard artist James Gibson
costumes supplied by The Party Shop
catering supplied by Chisholms
originated on motion picture stock by Kodak
equipment supplied by GHS Motion Picture Services, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
processing and telecine Colour Film Services
edited on Heavy Works, online on Avid
equipment supplied by First Cut
sd. dub Murricane & Murricane

Thanks John Stirling Joiners, Chromaudio, Kall Kwik, The Wickets Hotel, Harmsworth House, Pink Grapefruit, Coulter Madden Associates, Camcast, Young Casting Agency, Lee Lighting, Great North Eastern Railways, The Jessop Group, Creatability.

Special thanks Brian Kirke, Mrs Codona, Anne Coulter, Anne Campbell, Freddie Young, Graham Denman, Teri & Mike, Mrs McLaughlan, Linda McDonald, Ian Stewart, Jerry & John, Gordon Brady, The Kerrs, The Hoggans, Niall McLean, John Gow, David Murricane, Becky Thompson, Ken Neil, Robert Scott, Philipa Farnese, Mhairi Fraser, Petrina Smith, Dan MacRae, Susan Fraser, Michael Bairstow, Robert & Agnes Aitken, Sheena & Ian Fraser, Neil & Alison Aitken

d. ph. Nicola Williams
sd. rec, James Gibson
ed. Bert Eeles
original m. Gordon Craig
performed by Gordon Craig, Neil Clark
p. Linda Fraser
w. and d. Ken Aitken

produced with the financial assistance of Scottish Screen & Scottish Television's First Reels Scheme with support from Glasgow City Council