[…] he and the news. When did you Where did you start first? And asRichard Marden 22:18 I started first at a place called Carlton Hill studios, and this was in 1946, as a trainee in the sound department, becauseAlan Legard 22:28 I was your contact there. How do youRichard […]
[…]e first shooting on Covent Garden, which had a script like the back of the envelope, it was terrible. And I remember Karel used to come to rushes, at Studio Film Labs, because we shot at night and we would see the rushes at about five o'clock in the afternoon, because Studio Film Labs developed duri[…]
[…] And I remember Karel used to come to rushes, at Studio Film Labs, because we shot at night and we would see […]
[…] can’t remember the chap who used to be the assistant director but he used to travel with the prop van when we were doing locations and things in the studio and I used to do his job and my own really at the same time and that was the silent pictures, right? I mean I got on well with old Harry […]
[…]d a laser that he used to use to certain things and repairing his car and all that sort of thing.SPEAKER: M1And where did he work. Did he work in the studios or not. No he didn't.SPEAKER: M2He worked there. I had no contact in the studios you know. Interesting. And then finally a friend of my dad's […]
[…] away, dear, and when you've got some experience come back and see me." So then I went to see the London Films people down at Isleworth - Worton Hall Studios. And they said, "Oh, no, no, nothing at the moment." So we all went off on holiday down to Cornwall. After I'd been there for about a couple o[…]
[…] get over the union rate there, at this time the studio was very busy, employing 13 sound crews. He worked […]
[…] wanted to be in films if at all possible was there a sudden stroke of good fortune which enabled you to do that or did you write a lot of letters to studios?John Aldred: I didn't have to write any letters to anyone. As you know Peter being in the industry there is now here was no recognised method […]
[…]ent with Teddy Carrick. He thought that would be the place to start someone, with Teddy Carrick who was at Blackheath, which was still operating as a studio for the GPO Film Unit/Crown. And in talking with him it became quite clear that I wasn't a draftsman and I wasn't a model-maker and I wasn't re[…]
