[…]ion lens in there. So I just put that on. So whatever Peter wanted me to hold, he said, Put your put your viewfinder on. And it was funny because the directors could never really see lenses.Unknown Speaker 12:45 ButUnknown Speaker 12:48 yeah, and so from Peter, then I, I left[…]
[…] I had some experience of that and I enjoyed that and so I decided that five years was enough doing the Fringe and I spoke to David Johnston, who was Director of Programmes at the time, and he liked the idea so STV hired me as the Arts Correspondent, which meant I had to do stuff on Scotland Today, […]
[…]as my start and I did that for about three years, four years, I think. Went in to editing, I was the programme editor on it, finally became a trainee Director and moved on from there. I: And this was in the Theatre Royal? R: This was in the Theatre Royal. The Theatre Royal was one of Glasg[…]
[…]?Mm. [Pause] I keep getting confused because I later on cut a children’s film and I can’t remember what this one... Unbong Chappie [ph 40:12] was the director by theway.[40:14]AL: Oh well we can phone him up.I think it was a, it was about, there was some skiing in it but I cannot remember the name o[…]
[…]aste of the film business.What, what, what actually were you doing?I was their secretary.I see.[05:00]So I went there and I became the producer’s and director’s secretary, very important. Iknew absolutely nothing at all about films but I, I loved films of course. And then from there, everyone there […]
[…]illett, Tom Milne, Leslie. All those are the people are those... I’m just trying tothink of all those people around at that time.SF: Who was then the Director of the BFI?That was Stanley Reed.Sheila Whitaker Page 16SF: Stanley Reed, yeah.And that was the time when the BFI was getting larger and[…]
Copyright it is vested in the BECTU History ProjectMonty Berman, lighting cameraman, director and producer. Interviewer Alan Lawson.Recorded on 2 I June 1995.SIDE 1, TAPE 1Alan Lawson: Where and when were you bornMonty Berman: I was born on August 16th, 1913 in WhitechapelAlan Lawson: And schoolingM[…]
JOHN SCHLESINGER Feature film director Interviewer Norman Swallow, recorded on 30 March 1994 Copyright of the recording is vested in BECTU History Project SIDE 1, TAPE 1 Norman Swallow: Let's go back to day one, when where you born and where. John Schlesinger: I was bor[…]
[…]came Harry's assistant, and this was in 1934, I then was about eighteen and a half. And he was given 'Night Mail' that was his first really important directorial assignment. Now, 'Night Mail' is supposed to... well we all know a lot about 'Night Mail', but it's supposed to have been written by Basil[…]
