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An in-depth look at David Tennant's 1993 short film, 'SPACES'

I'm back!

Today's David Tennant post will stick with my trend of covering David's roles in his harder-to-find short films. Before 1997's short Bite (covered in my last post) and 2001's One-Eyed Jacques (covered a few posts back), David played the lead role in the 1993 short film SPACES.

SPACES got made because of a Scottish joint short film initiative called First Reels. First Reels - funded by Scottish Screen/Scottish Film Council and STV - was launched in 1991 to provide grants for young and first-time filmmakers to complete their first film or video project.

With a running time of 14:54, SPACES was written and directed by Steve Pang and produced by Pang, Jo Roberts, and Stray Dog Film Company. SPACES starred David as Vinny, Colin Brown as Duncan, Becky Baxter as Jane, Mike Gibbin as the Kilted Drunk, and Daniel Byrne as the Homeless Boy.

When the First Reels project was announced, Pang was studying at Edinburgh's Napier University. He submitted a script - and won the grant. When I spoke with him, Pang told me winning the grant helped provide the funds to make SPACES a reality, in the way he wanted it made. "Had we not won the grant," he said, "I think the film would have still gone ahead in some form, but we would not have been able to pay the cast or equipment suppliers – which would have undoubtedly had a detrimental effect on the film, in my opinion."

In the following years Pang decided to shift gears and move into film and television editing. He began in film as an assistant editor in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and on television in 1997-1998’s The Vicar of Dibley. Since then he's worked in various editing capacities on a lengthy list of projects including Band of Brothers, The Da Vinci Code, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The 10th Kingdom, and Gravity.

Initiatives like First Reels (and Prime Cuts, which funded six 5-min film dramas annually and helped fund the production of Bite) allowed creators the funds to produce incredible pieces of art that would have otherwise never been made.

And bless them for it! The years these kinds of initiatives were active also happened to be some of the first professional ones of David's career since graduating in 1991 from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). The fact these initiatives were both available and encouraged certainly gave us David Tennant fans more early opportunities to see him on film!

IMDb describes the short as "a young man's night shift in a car park in Edinburgh and the characters he meets over the course of the night: an older colleague with a troubled past, a bright young girl who uses the empty car park for her violin practice, and a young homeless boy." David's character, Vinny, is challenged with a difficult situation and must rise to the occasion to face it.

Pang told me his goal was to "keep things simple", and he came up with an idea to collate all his experiences working part time in a 24-hr car park into a single night. He settled upon an idea that could be shot in one location, and with a small cast.

About David, Pang told me that he was his first choice for the lead role of Vinny in the film. He said DT seemed remarkably in tune with the character he had written, and came across as incredibly natural in the first audition. The role was his immediately. "We contacted a number of local actors’ agencies and as I recall, the actors in the film were all our first choices for each role," Pang told me. "Working with him from rehearsal to shoot was great. We had a tiny budget, a cold dark location, and a night shoot. I remember once our equipment caused a short circuit at the location which required us to completely re-order the schedule. I think our catering consisted of soup and bread for everyone? It was all very basic."

That's it for SPACES. If you want to see it you can- it's available for onsite viewing only at the Moving Image Archive in Glasgow. If you're near there go reserve a viewing. Oh. and here's a screenshot of the film taken from the record for SPACES at the Moving Image Archive website:

And here are all the other screenshots I've gathered up from the film:

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National Dance Radio Airplay

Top 50 for the week ending April 13, 2024

Cutting Loose --Disco Lines, J. Worra, Anabel Englund -3

Happier --The Blessed Madonna f/Clementine Douglas -1

Never Be Alone --Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera -5

I'm Only Here For the Beat --MADELLINE -2

I Just Need --Daniel Allan f/Lyrah -7

Lovers In A Past Life --Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man -9

Why Should I --Z3LLA -4

All My Life --Tiesto, Fast Boy -6

Make You Mine --Madison Beer -13

Dance Alone ---SIA f/Kylie Minogue -10

Young & Foolish --Loud Luxury f/Charlieonafriday -8

Tell Me Who You Are --Morgin Madison, Ryan Lucian, JAS. -11

Thinking 'Bout Us --Dannii Minogue & Autone -12

Lighter ---Galantis, David Guetta, 5 Seconds of Summer -15

Houdini --Dua Lipa -14

Shiver ---John Summit & HAYLA -17

Addicted --Zerb, The Chainsmokers f/INK -42

Last of Us --Gryffin f/Rita Ora -20

Everything You Do --AFROKI, Afrojack, Steve Aoki f/Aviella -22

Whatever --KYGO f/Ava Max -27

Little Bit Yours --Galantis, Hannah Boleyn -16

Thank You (Not So Bad) --Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Tiesto, Dido, W&W -33

Training Season ---Dua Lipa -23

***Heaven Or Not --Diplo & Riva Starr -308

Best Thing ---Timmy Trumpet -25

Complicated --Luca Schreiner -34

Yes, And? --Ariana Grande -18

Ease My Mind --Switch Disco & AUTOGRAF -24

The Way It Is --Cheat Codes X Two Friends -32

Water --TYLA -19

Murder on the Dancefloor --Sophie Ellis-Bextor -29

Drums --James Hype & Kim Petras -31

Forever (Stay Like This) --Armin Van Buuren -26

Da Da Dum --Baby Jane -38

Body Moving --Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris -28

RIZZ ---AYYBO -37

When We Were Young --David Guetta & Kim Petras -21 >>>

***Not Even Love ---Seven Lions, ILLENIUM f/ASDIS -54

Feather --Sabrina Carpenter -43

Mas Que Nada --Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, Sergio Mendez -30

We Ain't Here For Long --Nathan Dawe -44

***Buscando Money --Twenty Six, Tayson Kryss -57

Nostalgia --NOTD & Georgia Ku -47

***Weight of the World ---Bonnie X Clyde -51

GLOW --San Holo -49

Exes ---Tate McRae -39

Carry You ---Martin Garrix & Third Party f/Oaks, Declan J. Donavan -46

***Take So Long ---ARTY f/XIRA -80

***Off Switch ---VASSY -52

Not My Fault ---Renee Rapp f/Megan Thee Stalion -50 >>>

***new >>> off next week

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[lifeofkaze]

Morning!!!! 👀 and👖 for… I’d say all of them but don’t want you to be too busy, so ✨FREE CHOICE✨

Thank you for the ask Bestie 💛💛💛💛 Seeing as I have to do this ask in several writing takes (bc... you know) and it's taking me so long (and I'm rubbish at deciding anything at all) you'll get all of them 💛

👖 What type of clothing does your OC generally wear? Why? Do they have any “signature” accessories?

Lizzie: Lizzie typically wears comfortable and relaxed clothing that won't obstruct her movement.s She has a plethora of cosy cardigans and jumpers, and loves her sneakers. In summer, she basically never wears shirts or dresses, and almost always goes for shorts. She also loves wearing Quidditch or football jerseys when she's winding down. Her signature accessory has got to be her yellow topaz necklace Orion got her for her 16th birthday. Even when she stops wearing it around her neck, she still wraps it around her wrist during Quidditch matches.

Ava: Ava is basically always working in one way or another, and she doesn't have no time for pretty, feminine clothes. She's mostly in her work gear, sturdy but soft materials which she can move freely in. Her signature accessories would be the holster around her thigh where she keeps her wand, and a necklace she's never seen without, a smooth black stone in a delicate looking golden frame.

Selene: When she is home with her parents, Selene has to follow a strict dress code, like expected of a proper young lady. When she can decide for herself, there is no way in hell she'd wear a corset, and her dresses are flowy and comfortable. In her adult life, when she's at excavation sites around the world, she's often seen in men's clothes because let's face it - pockets are superior.

Caro: Caro is always impeccably dressed. She follows the latest fashion trends and her clothes are of the highest quality, no exceptions made. Her signature accessory are the thin gloves she uses for potion making so as not to mar the ingredients.

Reva: Reva will wear anything that's comfortable and which she can skateboard in (which is pretty much anything except heels). Her clothes are mostly black and the knees of her jeans rip faster than she can repair them so she stopped trying.

Dylan: chill, outdoorsy, hiking boots Dylan's clothing style is chill and laid back. He prefers sturdy and practical pieces that fit his outdoorsy lifestyle. Something he almost always wears are his hiking boots.

Danielle: Danielle loves girly and romantic clothes - skirts, dresses, cute collars, you name it, she has it. She also likes big and cosy jumpers with leggings, it doesn't get more autumnal than that. To break things up a little, her favourite things are her bright red sneakers she wears as often as she can - as long as they don't clash with the rest, obviously - and her daily changing nail varnishes.

👀 What is the first physical feature people notice when they see your OC? Why?

Lizzie: The first thing people notice about Lizzie is her smile. She is smiling most times, for one reason or another, and it's very bright and contagious.

Ava: A very striking feature of Ava is her very light blonde hair. In the right light, it almost looks as it it's white and falls down her back in soft waves.

Selene: Selene has very full and beautiful lips which purse slightly when she smiles. Another things people notice about her is her laugh - it's loud, happy and makes people want to join in.

Caro: Caro has very special eyes, they remind people of cat eyes and their colouring gives them something very intensive.

Reva: Equally Reva's hair and eyes. Both are very dark brown, almost black. Her eyes are very big and with long dark lashes, and her hair is typically a mass of tangled curls.

Dylan: Dylan's hair is not as messy as his sister's, but it's one of his most striking features nonetheless. He has a naturally perfect "woke up like this"-look without even trying.

Danielle: Her eyebrows. Dana was always very self-conscious about her big and expressive eyebrows, but grew to love them and the frame they give her face when she got older, partly thanks to her incredible friends from the Breakfast Club who are masters of aggressive confirmation (@the-al-chemist @kc-and-oc @whatwouldvalerydo)

#ask game #lizzie jameson #ava campbell #selene fraser #carolyn nyberg #reva amari #dylan amari #danielle parkin

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National Dance Radio Airplay

Top 50 for the week ending April 6, 2024

Happier --The Blessed Madonna f/Clementine Douglas -4

I'm Only Here For the Beat --MADELLINE -1

Cutting Loose --Disco Lines, J. Worra, Anabel Englund -5

Why Should I --Z3LLA -2

Never Be Alone --Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera -7

All My Life --Tiesto, Fast Boy -6

Young & Foolish --Loud Luxury f/Charlieonafriday -3

I Just Need --Daniel Allan f/Lyrah -8

Lovers In A Past Life --Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man -9

Tell Me Who You Are --Morgin Madison, Ryan Lucian, JAS. -12

Dance Alone ---SIA f/Kylie Minogue -16

Thinking 'Bout Us --Dannii Minogue & Autone -14

Houdini --Dua Lipa -10

Make You Mine --Madison Beer -21

Little Bit Yours --Galantis, Hannah Boleyn -15

Lighter --Galantis, David Guetta, 5 Seconds of Summer -20

Shiver ---John Summit & HAYLA -17

Yes, And? --Ariana Grande -18

Water --TYLA -13

Last Of Us ---Gryffin f/Rita Ora -19

When We Were Young --David Guetta & Kim Petras -11

Everything You Do --AFROKI, Afrojack, Steve Aoki f/Aviella -35

Whatever --KYGO f/Ava Max -27

Ease My Mind --Switch Disco & AUTOGRAF -28

Best Thing --Timmy Trumpet -25

Forever (Stay Like This) --Armin Van Buuren -29

Training Season --Dua Lipa -30

Body Moving --Eliza Rose X Calvin Harris -26

Murder on the Dancefloor --Sophie Ellis-Bextor -23

Mas Que Nada ---Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, Sergio Mendez -42

Drums --James Hype, Kim Petras -31

Complicated --Luca Schreiner -36

The Way It Is --Cheat Codes X Two Friends -40

Thank You (Not So Bad) --Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Tiesto, Dido, W&W -37

Rizz ---AYYBO -39

I Believe In Love --Peggy Gou f/Lenny Kravitz -22 >>>

42 ---Diplo & Maren Morris -34 >>>

No Man's Land --Marshmello f/Venbee -32 >>>

Da Da Dum --Baby Jane -38

Exes --Tate McRae -45

Real Love --Martin Garrix & LLOYISO -41 >>>

We Ain't Here For Long --Nathan Dawe -44

Feather ---Sabrina Carpenter -46

Saving Up --Dom Dolla -33>>>

***Carry You ---Martin Garrix & Third-Party f/Oakes, Declan J Dovovan -57

Nostalgia --NOTD & Georgia Ku -47

Mwaki --Zerb, Sofiya Nzau -43 >>>

Heart Still Beating ---Nathan Dawe, Bebe Rexha -24 >>>

***GLOW --San Holo f/AU/RA -51

***Addicted ---ZERB, The Chainsmokers f/INK -0

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National Dance Radio Airplay

For the week ending March 30, 2024

I'm Only Here for the Beat ---MADELLINE -3

Why Should I ---Z3LLA -1

Happier --The Blessed Madonna f/Clementine Douglas -4

Young & Foolish --Loud Luxury f/Charlieonafriday -2

Cutting Loose --Disco Lines, J. Worra, Anabel Englund -7

All My Life --Tiesto, Fast Boy -8

Never Be Alone --Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera -9

I Just Need --Daniel Allan f/Lyrah -11

Lovers In A Past Life --Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man -12

Houdini --Dua Lipa -5

Tell Me Who You Are --Morgin Madison, Ryan Lucian, JAS. -15

Thinking 'Bout Us --Dannii Minogue & Autone -16

Water ---TYLA -10

When We Were Young --David Guetta & Kim Petras -6

Little Bit Yours --Galantis, Hannah Boleyn -14

Dance Alone ---SIA f/Kylie Minogue -20

Shiver ---John Summit & HAYLA -13

Yes, And? ---Ariana Grande -18

Lighter ---Galantis, David Guetta, 5 Seconds of Summer -33

Last Of Us --Gryffin f/Rita Ora -22

Make You Mine --Madison Beer -25

I Believe In Love --Peggy Gou f/Lenny Kravitz -21

Murder on the Dancefloor --Sophie Ellis-Bextor -24

Best Thing --Timmy Trumpet -26

Whatever --KYGO f/Ava Max -29

Heart Still Beating ---Nathan Dawe, Bebe Rexha -17

Ease My Mind --Switch Disco & AUTOGRAF -28

Forever (Stay Like This) --Armin Van Buuren -30

Body Moving ---Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris -27

Training Season ---Dua Lipa -37

Drums ---James Hype, Kim Petras -31

No Man's Land ---Marshmello f/Venbee -23

***Everything You Do ---AFROKI -74

42 ---Diplo, Maren Morris -34

Complicated ---Luca Schreiner -40

Rizz ---AYYBO -46

***Thank You (Not So Bad) --Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Tiesto, Dido, W&W -60

Saving Up --Dom Dolla -19

***The Way It is ---Cheat Codes X Two Friends -73

Da Da Dum ---Baby Jane -43

Mas Que Nada ---Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, Sergio Mendez -45

Real Love ---Martin Garrix & LLOYISO -35

Exes ---Tate McRae --50

Mwaki --Zerb, Sofiya Nzau -38

***We Ain't Here For Long ---Nathan Dawe -51

***Feather ---Sabrina Carpenter -62

Nostalgia ---NOTD & Georgia Ku -49

Atmosphere --Fisher X Kita Alexander -36 >>>

<>Loneliness ---Pet Shop Boys -58>>>

<>Future ---Goodboys -51 >>>

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