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Title: SERIOUS FUN

Reference number: 8003

Date: 1993

Director: d. Michael Kelly

Sponsor: The Shepley-Shepley Trust, Glasgow District Council, The Prince's Trust

Producer: Michael Kelly

Production company: Glasgow Film and Video Workshop (?)

Sound: sound

Colour: bw

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 8.21 mins

Description: Take a ride with a young joyrider - experience the same sounds, sights and conflicting emotions that he does as this film takes the viewer along for the ride.

See also ref. 8212 for raw interview footage with director, Michael Kelly.

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: Actors Richard Gulland, Ross McMillan, Daljit Singh, Hamish Walker, Sandy Black, Ian Cairns, Katrine Caldwell, Jim Davidson, Keir Long, Jami Quarrel, Ali Walton

lighting camera Mark Raeburn, Kathy Friend
camera ass. Ruth Clark, Kevin Cameron
sd. David Byrne, Philip Crean
grips Lachlan MacKinnon, Kevin O'Brien
runner Sandy Black
driver Eric Darroch
titles Adam Gill
muisc engineered and recorded by Phil Crean
ass. p. Ros Casselle
p., d. and ed. Michael Kelly

Thanks to Glasgow Film and Video Workshop, GHS, Michael Samuelson Lighting, Strathclyde Regional Council, Strathclyde Police, Julie Austin, Maggie McRitchie, Chris Orr, The Space Kittens, John Gould, David Danielson, STV Post Production, BBC Post Production

Funded by The Shepley-Shepley Trust, Glasgow District Council, The Prince's Trust made through Glasgow Film and Video Workshop

© Michael Kelly 1993