[…]ght side of the industry. I sort of halved my salary, becoming an assistant, you know, but it was well worthwhile.What kind of an assistant?Assistant director. And that day and age, now out of interest, in that day and age of coursewe were fighting for an apprenticeship scheme in the industry becaus[…]
[…] standing relationship with the Samuelson family. GB Samuelson was a director my father photographed a couple of films for him. […]
[…]s think of it being the relationship with the cinematographer and the choices they make. So I guess there was probably a very few cinematographers or directors that could actually go out and say “No, this is what I’m doing” or…BP: Yeah. You had to be someone pretty important to be able to specify. I[…]
[…]... I’ve forgotten his name – French actor.Louis Jourdan?Yes, it was, that’s right. And it was my first location and it was pretty awful. The artdirector had a lot to say – Tom Morahan. And they left me in Madrid coping, no Spanish, Spanish costumier who are not used to doing things f[…]
[…]stance - all right, the man is dead and one shouldn't speak ill of them - but I remember Paul Rotha had some very outstanding and very talented young directors and writers working for him, and they'd have a script and he'd say, "You've spelt that wrong! You didn't make a comma there" and so on. Whic[…]
[…]e still received checks on some of these pitches. Now. Bryanston then started, right and we were members of Bryanston rails, and Basel Didn't we were directors, a briars company. And we made a series of pitches at 10 pitches, I believe it's Harry Saltzman was involved and various other people. And s[…]
The copyright of this interview is vested in the BECTU History Project. LindsayAnderson, film director, theatre producer, interviewer Norman Swallow, recorded on 18 April, 1991SIDE 1Norman Swallow: First of all, when and where were you born?Lindsay Anderson: I was born on April 17th, 1923 in Bangalo[…]
[…] Lee who was directing films in those days.SC: He was directing at BIP [British International Pictures] and places.RP: Yes, he was quite a well-known director. He was making a film at Riverside and so I went there as a runner, generally seeing what it was all about. There was a picture being made&nb[…]
[…]aughs]. But anyway, and then I worked at Realist for quite some time.Stephen Peet: Now one of the things that you're credited with is being Assistant Director with John Taylor on The Londoners.Philip Leacock: Oh it was a very exciting project.Stephen Peet: What film was that?Philip Leacock: It was m[…]
[…] on for experience in foreUshortening shots. Crane/flying shot story. Art Director Arthur Lawson. 27:30 U After "The Blue Max" MGM […]
