[…]I didn't. I wanted to go into the film industry from the age of twelve, and I went to see Jimmy Ritchie [James Ritchie], who later became the head of British Transport [Films]. But he was a young man, himself starting in the film industry at that time. And he was very discouraging and said that it w[…]
BEHP 0721T Norman J Warren TranscriptBritish Entertainment History Project – Interview No. 721 Thursday 5th April 2018INTERVIEWEE – NORMAN J. WARREN, DIRECTOR INTERVIEWER – MARTIN SHEFFIELDTranscriber – Linda Hall-ShawMARTIN SHEFFIELD: Over to you No[…]
[…]a lot, and it became a full time job, and in fact, became my career. And towards the end of 1970 I sort of felt the urge to travel, and I contacted a British motorcycle dealer in Bromley and Ken and asked them if they'd have a job for me, which they said, Yes, we will do we will certainly have a job[…]
[…]04:00 [laugher] all together as it contained both sexes and also it was the time when there were a lot of intermarriage between the Indians and British service people, and there were a lot of Anglo-Indian children at this school and they were very disturbed because if they happen to have come […]
[…]ovice crew to tear the set down. Taking big chunks out of the set. And always remember the the Americans the difference between the Americans and the British directors, British directors will never give up. They will always envisage the shot and shoot it as they envisage it. The Americans soon say a[…]
[…]this, it can't come in more if it's got 25 miles, 30 miles of wire in between [LAUGHING] And he thinks a long time and he said, Oh, yes but we've got British repeaters. I say yes, it has nothing to do with that. You know you're the on the incoming side, you know.  So of couse eventually we[…]
[…]y in the water.[00:01:16:510] - SPEAKER: F2The child was Ed oh Mary was the 14 18 or yes yes.[00:01:25:290] - SPEAKER: M2Well Im sure well talk about British movie terms. Well go back to Leeds and how does it feel. What was the structure within the office. What were the areas of activity that variou[…]
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[…]ferred from nitrate stock to [unintelligible].SC: Mm, that is a problem. What was the company called?RP: Master Films [Master Film Company aka Master British Films] and a man called Salomaire [?] owned the studios then. Actually Charlie Wheeler once said to me he remembered working as a prop man the[…]
