The copyright of this recording is vested in the BECTU History Project, the interview is with James Gilbert interviewed by John Taylor with possible interruptions by Stephen Peet. James Gilbert has mainly been a producer and director for television and the date is 5 March 1990, File No 130.SIDE 1, T[…]
[…]d also one famous occasion, actually, when suddenly on the screen, one suddenly saw on the right hand side of the screen a Wilkie Cooper, who was the lighting camera. You saw him walking along with a handbash open his hand beautifully.Unknown Speaker 15:58 And Wilkie gave you a plain loo[…]
[…] I went up to this village and went up to the fairground, the traction engines always fascinated me For a start, but there was of course all electric lighting was wonderful. And then I've seen that magic side moving pictures. And that evening, the the proprietor I presume, I think they call them Bar[…]
[…] o r a t e o f Mines. So our lighting consisted of heavy armoured units, strong enough to contain […]
[…]ery specialised job. The main problem was safety. You couldn't use anything electrical unless it had been passed by the Inspectorate of Mines. So our lighting consisted of heavy armoured units, strong enough to contain any explosion. If any gas got inside and ignited, the explosion had to be contain[…]
[…]t of, little corridors (like that). And I worked in the men's dressing room, where I really learnt the facts of life very quickly! I used to work the lighting board, and the lighting board consisted of the old dimmers, um...how can I explain it? There was a - sort of - an electric wire that went dow[…]
[…]Side 4, 6 mins]In front of that knock of 10 feet for the fire lanes and public exits and these dreadful men in the London Fire Brigade. Then get your lighting director to show you what you want and he will go white because there is about half the studios lighting he cannot use, with a live studio au[…]
BILL COTTON JRRestricted copyright and pUblication only with writtenpermissionInterviewed by John Taylor, with Stephen Peet and Alan LawsonBill Cotton Jr was born on 23 April 1928, educatedArdingnye College, SussexSIDE 1, TAPE 1John Taylor: Your father started working with the band early on, before […]
[…]btinternet.com.Speaker 1 0:11 Out of this recording is copyright of this recording is vested in the ACTT History Project. Jeffrey Hermes, lighting, camera man interviews, Gloria Sachs and Alan Lawson, side one.Speaker 2 0:38 Okay, right, once upon a time, starting at the begi[…]
