Rule of Thumb
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 19 mins
- Format
- Digibeta, HDcam, Beta Sp
- Director
-
Gregor Johnstone
- Producer
- Deva Smith
- Executive Producer
- Ciara Barry, Paul Welsh
- Editor
- Rachel Tunnard
- Screenwriter
- Gregor Johnstone
- Director of Photography
- David Liddell
- Principal cast
- Richard Dormer, Gary Lewis, Stella McCusker
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
DigiCult
6th Floor41 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G1 2ER
UK
Tel: +44 (0)141 221 5290
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