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Make Your Own Movies

1959

Cat no. 3579

A film to encourage amateur film-making and to draw attention to the two magazines devoted to the subject.

A documentary film illustrating the pleasures and skills involved in amateur film-making. The commentator urges families to take a cine camera on holiday to record their memories - an extract from Peter Bowen's film 'Low Tide' (1954) of a family on holiday at the seaside is shown. One shot shows a man reading 'Amateur Cine World' in a deckchair. Other uses are illustrated - filming babies and sports. The audience is told the cost of film processing is included in the film. Shots of a film being set up for projection and a family gathered to watch the film. Titling is explained (the film title used as illustration reads 'The Pinner Cine Society'. Editing as an aid to narrative technique is shown with extracts from a film 'Water Lark'. The film states that although many film-makers work alone, many more are forming clubs and societies. There are shots of the studio of Ace Movies making 'Sakura' (1956), directed by Maurice Fowler, and extracts from the film. The commentary acknowledges that choosing the right equipment from the many cameras available can be confusing - shots of cameras in shop windows with price tags and sale reductions. The audience is told there are three main gauges - 8mm, 9.5mm (where a camera and projector can be bought for £20) and 16mm for the more ambitious wanting to reach a wider audience. The film concludes by promoting the magazines 'Amateur Cine World' and 'Amateur Movie Maker'.

Keywords

Amateur Film-making; Cinematography; Holidays; Home movies; Seaside

  • Production company : United Motion Pictures

  • Production company : Fountain Press

  • Distributor : Institute of Amateur Cinematographers

Manifestations

Make Your Own Movies

  • Barcode
    INV364865
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:01
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    730405
  • Barcode
    INV364949
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:01
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    725186
  • Barcode
    INV371186
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:01
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724809
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV392908
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:01
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    707892
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV210727
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:08
    Modification Date
    25/08/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    688848
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV298772
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/51
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:30
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    28/07/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    685245
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical

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