[…] up questions.]SIDE 1, TAPE 1Norman Swallow: When did you come to Britain and under what circumstancesRudi Cartier: I was the first person as a young director to direct the first film ever made by Sam Spiegel, he had no experience as a producer, so when it was made here, Sam Spiegel went to, he said[…]
[…]anybody. Er, but, again, through my father and some solicitor, we managed to get a contact to Sir Gordon Craig, I think it was then, who was Managing Director or General Manager of Movietone, and a director in Fox -20th Century Fox - films, and eventually I think we got to see Tommy Scales, who gave[…]
[…]ker 2 14:21 the well there was yes. I mean, you know, Misha, you know, wrote music to a number of films that Harold French are well known director Adam and Eve Lin was one that comes right mainly to mind. And he remained a good friend and a very funny man Harold was. He liked his drink, […]
[…]s the Station Announcer and I was told to go and see Mr Thomson. Now, Mr Thomson was the man that owned it all and I had heard of Ray Purdie, who was Director of Programmes, but I'd never heard of Mr Thomson. Well, I'd heard of him but just vaguely. I hadn't realised how powerful he was and he said,[…]
[…]for quite a few years and then I gradually graduated back into into picture editing. Went to Merton park, to get a break, really, and I worked with a director called Phil Ressler on a series called chemistry for six forms. Work with the orals. Remember Professor Pryor, who told me that, that he had […]
[…]ional in Hollywood who used to come and lecture at the museum.SPEAKER: M11And uh uh. At school as well. And uh all these people they would get an art director. Some of the various art directors of that time to come and give lectures at night school and USC and uh.SPEAKER: M5But it was an early cours[…]
HP0190 David Attenborough – Transcript.The copyright is vested in the BECTU History Project. David Attenborough, television director, producer.Interviewer Norman Swallow, recorded 8 April 1991Recordist: Alan LawsonSIDE ONE, TAPE ONENorman Swallow: Where and when were you born?David Attenborough: I w[…]
[…]ork on the floor. There was a short cable run to the mixer, sound mixer, sitting as near as possible to the set, able to be talked to directly by the director and instead of being 'the voice of God', became one of the crew!Alan Lawson : [laughs.]Gordon McCallum : And things gradually became lighter,[…]
[…]and projected the rushes at the end of the day; FY started working for Gaumont in 1917 and left ten years later, by which time he earned £5 a week; a director invited FY to shoot his next film; FY gave his notice to Colonel Bromhead the head of the studio at Gaumont.00:10:00 – 00:17:05 His first fil[…]
