[…], particularly now. I mean, when I came back to him in 46, he had become the czar of English film music. He was the musical director of films for the rank Empire, which really amounted to practically every studio except eating that there was. He had offices at Denham studios again. He employed two o[…]
[…]o land a job in Mega assembly at technicolour and it was on a shift basis in 1946 mega assembly and technically I applied for the camera department, Frank bush interviewed me and said I'm sorry we have no vacancies. But we I will pass you to Dr. linsay, who was a very learned colour expert, Professo[…]
[…]Askew: No.Jim Shields: They were a separate entity...Maurice Askew: The Religious Film Society was formed to make Christian pictures, and that's when Rank got interested in the film business.Jim Shields: Yes.Maurice Askew: And they had a studio in Crystal Palace, just opposite the burnt down remains[…]
[…]rth having all that much you know, but even so it was fun, that's the main thing, it was fun.Jim Shields: Yes, yes.Peter Stroud: And of course, being Ranks, you weren't allowed to work on Sundays until you were sixteen. [Chuckles]Jim Shields: This was the religious side of the Rank Organisation of c[…]
[…] or are you back on staff at BIP.C. D. I was freelance all the time. When I say freelance, it did include a year’s contract now and again mainly with Rankat Pinewood, but that was later on.R. F. Shall we look at the list? You've got ' Columbus', what did you do on 'Columbus’.C. D. That was because t[…]
