[…]Stanford 9:06 they were all union members. Not because Jeff insisted on it. They just were and it was very funny. Even, for instance, the electrician. He did, why should he be a particular union member but it alwayss turned out to be Yeah, we had we did exhibitions in Olympia for instanc[…]
[…]pay in with it. And every studio had a work's committee, which the three unions were - that's the ACT, NATKE, that's the stagehands, and the ETU, the electricians. And er - everything worked very smoothly, there was no trouble. And not only that, but it seemed to give the workers a sort of - they so[…]
[…]doubt that the crime film in in needed cutting to ribbons. It as I said earlier, it was absolute nonsense to have a studio with plasterers, chippies, electricians and art department a vast camera department. But you had the name and reputation of the Grand building unit. And it's not it's only consi[…]
[…] on another guy who turned out to be great. Now this was a small film with not a great deal of money but every inch of the way he picked up fantastic electricians, even if we only had them for a few days. So if you pick up the right people they pick up the right people. But over there, most of those[…]
[…]ys good churchgoers. And, of course, the amateur dramatics at school i'd church I did the lighting for and I always thought I'd like to go into stage electrician. But of course I soon realised that's not possible with only five theatres in Birmingham, the chance of getting a job as remote. And I sor[…]
[…]as combined ops. And I found myself now we're going to burst Alden brown in Southampton, where I was put onto a landing craft base, maintaining as an electrician I went for a six week course Bedford and lived at a civilian billet. And the name of the family that I went to I was just by arbitrary bee[…]
[…]e lot come together it's all now wishes but you know this is what we're doing now in a way in BECTU is is the is the animation of them all except the electrician anyway,Ray Morse 29:05 Anyway now made that big like big either myself. Yeah. Huge, great thing made out of chicken wire and p[…]
[…]e projection room shut down while they moved all the projection equipment upstairs for the new box you see. And of course most of the projeys were ex-electricians in those days with ETU and this crew had the job of getting their equipment upstairs, running all the conduits, wiring it all up, getting[…]
[…]f, and he also agreedAlan Sapper : Really?Lew Grade : But he said you'll never get approval, I think it was Frank Chapple then.Alan Sapper : Yes, the Electricians' Union.Lew Grade : I saw Frank Chapple, and he approved. Then I called them all together for lunch and I said "you have all approved, now[…]
