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Title: ST. MATHURIN'S SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL JOKING

Reference number: 7794

Date: 2004

Director: d. Chris Waitt

Sponsor: CBBC Scotland, Scottish Screen National Lottery Fund

Producer: Georgina Pye, Margaret Blythe, Graeme Hart

Production company: Dogtooth Media

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 9.52 mins

Description: School pranking is not only allowed at St. Mathurin's, it's on the curriculum. Unfortunately, young Stanley Robertson's practical jokes aren't up to school standards. [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Scottish Short Films 2004"]

Tartan Smalls: An initiative to create innovative, new drama, live-action or animation for a young audience ranging from approximately 6 to 13 years of age. Three short digital films per year commissioned for television broadcast and theatrical distribution.

Credits: Stanley Alex Duthie
Headmaster Bill Riddoch
Miss McManners Estrid Barton
Mr Preston Mark McDonnell
Mr Fraser Chris Waitt

1st ass. d. David Tarvit
]2nd ass. d. Fiona MacMillan
3rd ass. d. Victoria Garden
location man. Jackie Wylie
location ass. Amber Parsons
catering Argyll Catering
p. man. Amanda Moran
p. ass. Kathy Hayes
proposal scribe Jenny Hughes
sc. supervisor Avril Watt
unit runner Karen Quinn
p. accountant Kathleen Benham
focus puller Jaime Fellu-Torres
grip Rob Gillman
boom operator Colin Gregory
camera runner Jordan Waugh
art d. Jade Strachan
art dept. Mary Flett, David Barclay, Craig Docherty
gaffer Niall Smyth
electrician Donald Campbell
dialogue ed. Kahl Henderson
effects ed. Iain Anderson
original m. The International Novelty Orchestra
m. arranged Giles Lamb, Michael Mackinnon
re-recording mixer Kahl Henderson
make-up design Caroline Hamilton
make-up ass. Barbara Findlay, Lorraine Prosser
costume design Denise Coombes
costume ass. Sally-Gay McCann
sd. rec. Nick Thermes
online ed. Ian Ballantyne
ed. Franklin Franklin
p. designer James Lapsley
d. ph. Ossie McLean
exec. p. for Scottish Screen Becky Lloyd
exec. p. for BBC Simon Parsons
w. Chris Waitt, Henry Trotter

With thanks to All the Kids, Bronwyn Watson, Nick Lewis, Eunice Duthie, Jennifer Loghnan, Fettes College, John Oatts, University of Edinburgh, Anne McCrae, Ron Mulberry, Stuart Christie, Sarah Watts, Clyde Wallbanks, Nigel Smith, Bryan McIntosh, Mike Kelt at Artem Ltd., Embo, Angus Bremner, Zack Copping, Angela M. Murray.

No children were harmed during the making of this film.