[…]he nation or did that stay in the family?Jonathan Balcon 21:21 It was, I in fact, when I heard that Puttnam was anxious to acquire it for BAFTA, I offered it to the National Portrait Gallery, which I thought was a better venue. And the family did receive money for it. Not a lot, but I me[…]
[…]a is the British Association of British amateur video awards. Sorry, and that replaced the 10 Best. So that was quite an occasion when we went to the BAFTA Institute in Piccadilly to receive the award. Then followed the American dream, a travelogue in California, Palm Springs, San Diego and Los Ange[…]
[…]n Cameron's assistant in the sound department, but that didn't interest me particularly and I found Ken very cold and difficult. And so they made the best decision, which was to put me in the cutting room, which is the best possible start. And not only that but they were so keen on making the best u[…]
[…]er I would be the boss of 'Euston Films', but that's another story. Anyway so I was getting depressed and that and then suddenly there's a problem at BAFTA. Now I had been on the BAFTA council for quite some time. I was a very impressionable guy. I mean I got on the BAFTA council and there's all the[…]
[…] we, anything we thought Pet, was a bit iffy we got rid of it, you know, and did a bit more preparation on it and refinement on it. And, and it won a BAFTA.[Laughter] It was, it was a SEFTA then, it wasn't a BAFTA.Yes.So I always believe that it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good after all tha[…]
[…]aid “We have a benign despotism”. 00:15:28A benign despotism here - (?) so I did the - the series of ‘Square World’ and it won the BAFTA - Mike - Michael Bentine got best entertainer and er - I got John Street best programme and I got best director - so that was lovely[…]
[…]inishing. What was I going to tell you? Oh yes, that year, later that year, I had been nominated, The Day the Earth Caught Fire had been nominated by BAFTA, it was then the British Film Academy, it was one of the nominations for the best screenplay, I had so many other pictures for which there had b[…]
[…]s. It was it was very successful indeed.Alan Lawson 5:23 diminished Of course on television, whereas I remember seeing it posts I shows a BAFTA are somewhat terrifically powerful. Impact amazing really use. But it's like you say a work of art image? Well, it's how you react to everybody […]
[…]ey Burton once who didn't require any changes. He got transmitted on BBC One peak viewing time just after the news. And it was it was nominated for a BAFTA. You know, and there was about 5000 credits on that film, maybe less, you know, it just shows what could be done, which doesn't happen now. And […]
