[…] on a freelance basis. I mentioned Ted Chown in the first instance because he was the first operator that I knew who was on this - it was quite a big production that we started on, that I started on.Arthur Graham: I merely mention it because operators weren't in general in the industry in those days[…]
[…]endent film sectorMike Dick 27:16 the next phase. The other thing was quite interesting. You've answered all my questions. There's a film production course you did that was later? That later? Okay, yeah, that wasSpeaker 1 27:29 later, yeah, I did that. I worked after uni. I t[…]
[…]as good time good time because right at the time it was 50 58.SPEAKER: M258 right. Of course were going great guns at the time in terms of their film production and distribution. And of course they had the clout the films I had Genevieve and doctor the house but they were also distributing Universal[…]
[…]d that was it. Your food was laid on and the food was laid? Yes, yes, they organised some food, but it was award terribly crude. And if it was a good production, the food was alright if it was a bad production, like, for example, Mother Riley, it was sandwiches or something like that. Anyway, I got […]
[…]int of fact I'd gone up to get a job because Francis Howard whom I'd met at the Federation had taken a job as a company secretary with it with a film production company and grazing Road which was called industrial colour films to 16 mill house employing about six people. So he said look I think ther[…]
[…]'s our broadcast, television, radio. My mother acted with the W Gate Theatre. She had acted with William poor who was either a pioneer in Shakespeare production in EnglandJohn Taylor 4:21 locks his name,Paddy Carey 4:22 William poor po e L. And my father actually was also an […]
[…]r her previous secretary, and I, and then I heard while I was still with Hannah in the house, that somebody at Walton Studios, which now was wanted a production secretary, and was I interested, and I said, Well, I don't really know what a production secretary is, you know, I've only ever really work[…]
[…]d this work at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and various other places, Nice, and it was a bit difficult with Monty and Harry Lachman because I think it was the production manager who went down with a nervous breakdown and we were left with the accountant. I did make one of my only appearances on the sc[…]
[…]r as he and I was concerned, of doing this picture in Manchester, was a difficult picture, the Rosman Johns thing so on. And I introduced Tony Keyes, Production Manager. And Michael came up there. I did a whole, did the rewrite where every, almost every damn thing, Noel Roberts was casting. And, you[…]
