[…]really knew nothing. I did actually apply for a job in 1938, to Alexander Korda and had a very nice letter from somebody called David Cunningham, the production manager at London Film Studios, who interviewed me and said, yes, they might be prepared to take me on as a trainee assistant editor at a s[…]
[…] today. And I imagined it would have completely deteriorated even if it had I mean, it was Roy Fowler 12:19 these were his productions, or Ronald Neame 12:21 they were in conjunction with with Cecil Hepworth. I think Roy Fowler 12[…]
[…]oup, which was really, I went there for training when I was younger and then I joined a group, and we did Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was a good production, wasn’t it John?JPH: Yes.DS: And I played Puck in that, as an adult.Well, Puck I can understand, but The Tempest would be a bit o[…]
[…]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[…]
[…]ort of think about this, so I used to, I used to apply for these jobs. There were all sorts of things in television and there were, you'd see jobs in production, I fancied that so I used to apply, and I never got anything, not anything.[15:12]And, by the way, one other interesting, small sideline, i[…]
[…] things in television and there were, you'd see jobs in production, I fancied that so I used to apply, and […]
[…]t he paid you.VG: I honestly don't remember but I would have thought if I got £50 I would have been very very lucky.RF: And this was taking the stage production, the book of the stage show and adapting it.VG: Yes.RF: Did you stay with it for the shoot?VG: I was in it, I played one of the juvenile bi[…]
[…]ged miraculously. And the order in the in the cutting room was absolutely different. I suppose this appealed I don't know. And the Ealing was in full production must have beenOh, yes, it was.Yes, yes, it does. I do I have a sort of figure of 139 I can't watch it. I wouldn't think there's any any str[…]
