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Title: BOTTLE IMP, the

Reference number: 7912

Date: 1992

Director: d. David Cairns

Sponsor: Scottish Television, Scottish Film Production Fund

Producer: Nigel Harper

Production company: Caspian Productions in association with Napier Polytechnic and Edinburgh College of Art

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 15.00 mins

Description: Supernatural thriller based on the tale of 'The Bottle Imp' by Robert Louis Stevenson, now given a modern flavour and set in 1990s Edinburgh.

See also ref. 7510. Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

You can view this film on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3EusF14_9A [last accessed 16/9/2013]

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: A Scottish Film Council / Scottish Television Award Winner
Caspian Productions presents in association with Napier Polytechnic and Edinburgh College of Art. Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

w., d. and ed. David Cairns
Charlie Andy Chung
Louise Sarah Prince
The Man in Black Billy Armour
The Expert Ronnie Letham
The Drunk Harry Glass
The Go-Between Althea Duff
The Imp Joe Gallagher

ass. d. Morag McKinnon
p. man. Anna Hursthouse
p. runner Nigel Harper
associate p. Sophie Smith
ass. Heather Banks
lighting d. Kenneth Simpson
camera operator Emma Sogbodjor
camera ass. Marina Silcox
grip Aidan Anderson

With special assistance by Mark Raeburn, Alan Maxwell, Kay Sheridan, Alan Davidson

p. designer Dave Arrowsmith
costume and make-up designer Hannah Robinson
ass. Ellie Burdett
m. composed and performed by Haftor Medboe
sd. rec. Kiyoyuki Murakami
with special assistance by Kenny Potter and Andrea Seth
stills ph. Alan Braidwood
illustrations Garry Marshall, Simon Fraser

Film by Kodak. Colour by Technicolor.

Made with the financial assistance of The Scottish Film Council, Scottish Television, The Princes Trust, Edinburgh District Arts Forum, Lothian Youth Forum, Barry McIlroy, Baby Legs Productions

Special thanks to Steve Johnstone, Edinburgh College of Art, BBC Scotland, Ian Webster, The Canny Man, The DeMarco Gallery, The Glencairn Hotel, Jim Rowe, Sheila and Finlay Cairns [... et al ...]