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…ork. Reg Hughes had made a highly successful series of films for BBC English by Television. He then goes on to talk about other interests and his grandmother and her sisters.SIDE THREE[recorded 21 Jan…

… War, a time bomb buried itself under D stage and had to be dug out by the Army Royal Engineers. The Queen Mary Reservoir next to the studios had many bombs and mines dropped in it.

…later with Jeremy Isaacs and Verity Lambert at Euston Films, making (for Thames Television) such well known series as Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), The Sweeney (1975-78), Charlie Muffin (1979) and Mind…

…f the Yard (1953), The Bulldog Breed (1960), In the Doghouse (1961), as well as television series such as The Return of Martin Kane (1957), Danger Man (1960), William Tell (1958), The Invisible Man (1…

Coastal Command with Jack Holmes. Called up in Royal Artillery. Meningitis.

David Watkin fired five times on different films before shooting had started! He is very big on the technical side of shooting. A lover of Kodak stock. On the film Robin Hood with Sean Connery which was shot in Spain he used different types of Kodak film to get the best result. In later years he rarely viewed the rushes. On the film Chariots of Fire for the opening sequence on the beach he used a different technique to get the effect of slow motion. Filmography follows:DAVID WATKIN Direcfor of Photography Films1964: THE KNACK Dir. Richard Lester1965: HELP Dir. Richard Lester1966: MADEMOISELLE Dir. Tony Richardson; MARAT/SADE Dir. Peter Brook1967: HOW I WON THE WAR Dir. Richard Lester1968: THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Dir. Tony Richardson1969: THE BED SITTING ROOM Dir. Richard Lester1970: CATCH-22 Dir. Mike Nichols1971: THE DEVILS Dir. Ken Russell ;THE BOYFRIEND Dir. Ken Russel1973: THE HOME-COMING Dir. Peler Hall ; A DELICATE BALANCE Dir. (Tony Richardson ; THE THREE MUSKETEERS Dir. Richard Lester1974: THE FOUR MUSKETEERS Dir. Richard Lester1975: MAHOGANY Dir. Berry Gordy/Tony Richardson ; TO THE DEVIL, A DAUGHTER Dir. Peter Sykes1976: JOSEPH ANDREWS Dir. Tony Richardson ; ROBIN AND MARIAN Dir. Richard Lester1977: JESUS OF NAZARETH Dir. Franco Zeffirelli1979: CUBA Dir. Richard Lester ;HANOVER STREET Dir. Peter Hyams ; THAT SUMMER Dir. Harley Cokeliss1981: CHARIOTS OF FIRE Dir. Hugh Hudson ; ENDLESS LOVE Dir. Franco Zeffirelli1983: YENTL Dir. Barbra Streisand1984: THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE Dir. Tony Richardson ; RETURN TO OZ Dir. Walter Murch1985: OUT OF AFRICA Dir. Sydney Pollack; WHITE NIGHTS Dir. Taylor Hackford1986: SKY BANDITS Dir. Zoran Perisic .1987: MOONSTRUCK Dir. Norman Jewison 1988: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH Dir. Rusty Lemorande ; THE GOOD MOTHER Dir. Leonard Nimoy ; LAST RITES Dir. Donald P. Bellisario ; MASQUERADE Dir. Bob Swaim1989: MURDER BY MOONLIGHT Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg ; MEMPHIS BELLE Dir. Michael Caton-Jones1990: HAMLET Dir. Franco Zeffirelli1991: THE CABINET OF DR. RAMIREZ Dir. Peter Sellars behp0320-david-watkin-summary[Alan Lawson wrote in 1994: This interview is a very personal approach to the job and is completely different from any other cameraman I have interviewed.]SIDE ONEBorn 1925 Margate. Schooling locally; father was solicitor to the Southern Railway. After war service he joined (1947) the Southern Railway Film Unit; he talks a lot about the unit. He became a cameraman in his own right in 1951, filmed with John Taylor [BEHP Interview No 34] Holiday.SIDE TWOHe left Transport in 1959/60, hopefully to light a feature film Sparrows Can’t Sing, but it was not to be so he returned to British Transport Films thanks to Edgar Anstey and shot a short film about Paddington Station. He continued making commercials and eventually started his career as a Lighting Cameraman with Richard Lester on The Knack; he continues to talk about various productions (see filmography under the biography tab).SIDE THREEMarat/Sade, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Devils etc. talked about as well as Franco Zeffirelli.SIDE FOURHe talks here about his first movie in the [United] States, he says a lot about working in Hollywood and New York. He then goes on to talk about the use of agents. He suggests that Toronto is the worst place in the world to shoot a movie. He talks about the making of Chariots of Fire; also, Out of Africa. His section on Mahogany is amusing and interesting.SIDE FIVEHe talks about working with Barbra Streisand ; on Yentl; then he talks a little about the making of Memphis Belle, lighting equipment; an amusing story about making a commercial with Groucho Marx. He then talks about camera equipment etc.SIDE SIXHe talks at some length about working on the floor, the use of trainees; he then talks about film stocks and the problems associated with the various types.[END]

…oming Research Officer / Journal Editor for ACTT (Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians). His skills in printing/design and writing helped.

Pamela Mann-Francis (née Pamela Anne Mann) was a distinguished British script supervisor, known for her meticulous attention to detail and significant contributions to cinema. Born on March 26, 1927, in London, she developed an early passion for film, frequently attending local cinemas during her youth, even amidst wartime air raids. Leaving school at sixteen, Mann-Francis acquired proficiency in Pitman shorthand and embarked on a career in advertising and music publishing. Her entry into the film industry began with a position at The Rank Organisation, followed by a role in the publicity department of Wessex Films at Pinewood Studios. Her dedication and skill led to a pivotal opportunity in 1955 when she stepped in as a script supervisor during the production of “Summertime,” marking the start of her  career in continuity. Throughout her career, Mann-Francis worked on numerous notable films, including:• “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957)• “Billy Liar” (1963)• “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (1980)• “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981)• “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” (1983)• “Never Say Never Again” (1983)• “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984)• “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)• “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988) Her expertise ensured consistency and continuity across scenes, contributing to the seamless storytelling of these cinematic classics. In her personal life, Pamela married acclaimed director and cinematographer Freddie Francis in 1963. The couple first met while working on “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” and grew closer during the production of “The Innocents.” They remained together until Freddie’s death in 2007. Pamela Mann-Francis passed away on August 23, 2020,  A pdf list of key names has been added to the biographical field.

… public school at 16, got small office job, then into amateur theatricals. 1941 Royal Australian Air Force, discharged on medical grounds, back to the theatre. Talks about the Equity strike in Austral…

…bsp;and Exodus followed.  belonged to NATKE, and the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers (ASW) in his career. Ted Higgins [was] his first union contact  see also #466behp0278-gus-wa…