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Title: FINGER TRAP, the

Reference number: 8233

Date: 2008

Director: d. Julia McLean

Producer: Shian Holt

Production company: Ko Lik Films

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 4.29 mins

Description: The elderly but young-at-heart Wilson Brown becomes stuck in his Chinese finger trap toy whilst preparing an anniversary surprise for his wife. [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Films New Talent the Best of Scottish Shorts 2008"]

Credits: UK Film Council, Scottish Screen & Glasgow Media Access Centre (GMAC) present in association with BBC Scotland and Ko Lik Films

puppets Aine Woods
modelmakers Nikki Godley, Graham Michie, Sharna Rothwell, Colin Stephenson
animation mentor Bruce Husband
ed. Eiko Emersleben
sc. ed. Elaine McElroy
opening titles Darren McNaney
original m. composed by John Harris
original m. performed by Alan Bacchetti, Tom Berry, Zack Moir, Tom Poulson, Iain Sandilands, Simon Smith
sd. rec. Yann Seznec
dubbing mixer John Cobban
dubbing ed. Romano Valerio
GMAC short film coordinator Kathy Speirs
GMAC short film ass. Claire English
special thanks Peter Hynes, ARC Facilities
w., d. and animat. Julia McLean
exec. p. for UK Film Council Julia Caithness
exec. p. for Scottish Screen Robbie Allen
exec. p. for BBC Ewan Angus
exec. p. for GMAC Dale Corlett
exec. p. for Shortcuts Karen O'Hare

GMAC is core funded by Glasgow City Council. Made with the support of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund and supported by The National Lottery through Scottish Screen

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