Chosen for their ambitious scope and talented teams, the first projects selected for The Bigger Picture are now in development with Take Three. The live action projects are by filmmakers who have a highly authored vision, and a clear sense of how a new short will complement and enhance their debut feature film projects.
The Bigger Picture supports Scotland-based filmmakers to make creatively ambitious, high-value, high-quality and high-impact shorts to bridge the gap many filmmakers experience before making their first feature film.
As part of Screen Scotland’s Talent Builder, Take Three will provide a contribution of £90,000 to each film’s production budget, as well as support through the script development stage.
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Fifteen-year-old Anais Hendricks’ life may be about to change irrevocably in a way that would affect her entire future. To distract from an upcoming children’s hearing the officer in charge of the unit takes Anais, along with three other girls, on a reluctant boating trip to a loch, a single day to anchor.
Based on characters from Jenni Fagan's classic novel, The Panopticon.
- Jenni Fagan, Writer/Director
- Claire Mundell, Producer/Executive Producer, Synchronicity Films
Drop Dead Pretty Things (Hardcore Voume)
A live shopping channel invites something in.
- Simone Smith, Writer/Director
- Scott Trotter, Producer, VACARE FILMS
- Wendy Griffin, Executive Producer
- Tom Kimberley, Executive Producer
- Mark Rossi, Executive Producer
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Image credits
First image (l-r): Jenni Fagan and Claire Mundell
Second image (clockwise from top left): Simone Smith, Scott Trotter, Mark Rossi, Tom Kimberley, Wendy Griffin