Charles W Smith

[…]t first, CinemaScope,  as “the 3-D you can see without glasses,” although of course it was in no way stereoscopic or three-dimensional. The editing of our British 3-D film, The Diamond, wasn’t complete until early 1944—nineteen fifty-four. And, like many of the later American films, Americ[…]

Les Ostinelli

BEHP 0266 T Les Ostinelli Transcript LES OSTINELLI Cameraman/laboratory technician/lab contact man Interviewed by Alan Lawson and Sid Wilson, on 5 November 1992 Copyright BECTU History Project SIDE 1, TAPE 1 Alan Lawson: When and where were you born Les Ostinelli: I was born in London, Euston, 1918,[…]

Diana Morgan

BECTU History Project Interview with Diana Morgan - actress, playwright, screenwriter28 September 1992Interview number 265 Interviewers: Sid Cole, Alan Lawson Recorded at Denville Hall  SIDE 1 (Preamble)SC: Diana, it’s lovely to be interviewing you. As I was saying let’s sta[…]

Charles Bennett

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 250 [Copyright BECTU ] Transcription Date: 1999-01-30Interview Date: 1992-03-03 Interviewer: Arnold SchwartzmanInterviewee: Charles Bennett Also present was Charles Bennett's business partner Stuart Birnbaum. Tape 1, Side 1Arnold Sc[…]

A F (Peter) Birch

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 246 [Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: 1998-12-01Interview Date: 1992-03-06Interviewer: Alan Lawson, with Geoff ParryInterviewee: Peter BirchTape 1, Side 1 Alan Lawson : Right well, first and foremost, when and where you born?Peter Birch : I was born[…]

Stanley W Sayer

[…]formed at this point; SS was sent to Takoradi, West Africa; his first job in Africa was to make a briefing film for new pilots (B&W); processing, editing and dubbing was done at the base in Cairo; Nitrate film was sometimes burnt when the German army got close to Cairo; SS had eight crashes duri[…]

Jean Anderson

[…] I think they did it on LWT a few years ago as a straight play but the director had never done TV before and we had to show him the way as far as the editing was concerned Jean Anderson: I had to do one of these extraordinary things on television films, you often have to do something you’d neve[…]

Richard Levin

[…]to the film business. Therefore films which I've heard, I walked into dental schools in draggled. And that I, my job is it will give you a job in the editing room as it No I don't want to be near the time I want to be on the floor when the action is busy. This is Sorry, no job out by which time I wa[…]
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