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Title: FIRST REELS INTERVIEW: Edward Davey, King of Glory

Reference number: 8093

Date: 1993

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Description: Raw interview footage with director Edward Davey, concerning his short film KING OF GLORY, made under the Scottish Film Council and Scottish Television's First Reels scheme.

See also ref. 8018 for complete film.

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 Edward Davey]

Shotlist: Raw interview footage with director Edward Davey, concerning his short film KING OF GLORY, made under the Scottish Film Council and Scottish Television's First Reels scheme.

Discusses: KING OF GLORY is the story of a sick man, Herman, need for forgiveness. He is weak and misguided. He gets into all kinds of trouble, but in the end reaches a better place. "I hope you'll be able to see something of yourself in him". It is a story about compulsion, but about charity as well. A do-gooder who was a hypocrite. In the end we need to help ourselves. Brian's very good at working with the camera, at looking into himself. Tell a story in a way that is provoking. Lots of jump cutting, why wait? Music important. Convey emotions with the medium you have. I decided to make a film and this was the way it came out! My fav shot medium c/u putting the extra strong mint into his mouth. Not a very savoury character! He has been through the pain, received forgiveness, so the crazy world stripped away and he was left with reality. We need to ask for forgiveness, a basic human need.