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Title: FIRST REELS INTERVIEW: Andrew Wishart, Faith

Reference number: 8089

Date: 1993

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 7.47 mins

Description: Raw interview footage with director (?) Andrew Wishart, concerning his short film FAITH, made under the Scottish Film Council and Scottish Television's First Reels scheme.

Scottish Screen Archive does not currently hold the complete film (correct at February 2010)

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: [interviewee Andrew Wishart]

Shotlist: Raw interview footage with director (?) Andrew Wishart, concerning his short film FAITH, made under the Scottish Film Council and Scottish Television's First Reels scheme.

Discusses: The main character, Kevin, who is unemployed, is selected for a training schemes. The film is a fairly obvious attack on the government training scheme. The film is a 'serious joke'. Making the film was a great learning experience, a lot of fun, but a bit of a panic at the end. At the mercy of everyone's goodwill. The interviewee comes from a writing background, nice to see something you've written actually being performed. His favourite part is when Kevin has a panic attack. The film is offbeat with humour and a strong political content. The target is government employment training schemes but taken to farcical limits.