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[…] long time later I had to go down to Pinewood to sort out a silly little dispute where an actor had insulted a technician, either a camera man or the assistant director or something. So I went on the floor and production had to stop and it was a film that Peter Finch was on and he came up to me and […]
[…] when I left the BIP way back in 1933 the assistant that was taken came on to replace me was […]
[…] an Eric Grey and got a job as still camera assistant. Started on £2. 10d. This was a good living […]
[…]istmas, and effectively she didn't come back, but she got six months paid sick leave, so her PA, Doug Thomas, who had been a film editor, I think, or assistant film editor. He and I did the programme for six months, and I still have a letter, because at the end of it, I was given whatever they calle[…]
[…]was Franco, that was incredible. DB: What was it like working for him? GG: Well, it was wild. If I could say we started rehearsals, and the Assistant Director, who was, I think, rather friendly with the Director, disappeared, so the Director then went to find the Assistant Director so we s[…]
[…]ey, we became, I became friendly with them all and they were quite supportive. So when he actually said I could learn to be an editor, or do a bit of assistant editing, they didn't, they didn't object. Mary Orrom 8:14 Paul Rotha's first wife, a woman called Bunch Dix[…]
[…]ctor Franklin Shaffner; JB won an Oscar for his work; JB talks about problems with snow in Zagreb; working second unit cameraman Manuel Berenguer and assistant art director Bob Laing; JB talks about working with Berenguer on the Leningrad sequence which had a hazy and wintery look as a result of the[…]
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[…]an on the crew now on the director, art director. Oh, yes, IErnie Diamond 19:20 know that. You mean I can't remember Johnny busy but he's assistant john visit. Yeah. Now I'm seeing Johnson says he's a proud, proud,Unknown Speaker 19:28 proud. Gary Payton was a very talented j[…]
