[…]e panning and tracking shot done by a really master operator, isn't it. You know, the whole thing is smooth, you don't even notice it unless you're a technician yourself.Kay Mander: I know.Sidney Cole: So, have we come to the end of feature films for the moment? Is there something you want to say, A[…]
[…]e Major Horton at the War Office who was the most delightful person and he confirmed that the army was setting up a film unit and they wanted skilled technicians. I did explain to him I'm going for my medical tomorrow. so he said when you've had y our medical you say to the officer you're to be rese[…]
[…] come back to you personally, your own career. With with technician you've worked with gave you the most help. Alan […]
[…]rry about it because my whole life has been films, and now my livelihood is being swept away from under me and not only just me, but hundreds of fine technicians, the best in the world.1: Well, it is true, because unemployment, we always have had a lot of unemployment.Although even in the worst of t[…]
[…]re was Highbury, where John Croydon made those excellent little supporting pictures, and it was a training ground for the younger artists and younger technicians. And some very good things came out of there.Yes, I’d forgotten all about Highbury. You’re quite right.And John Croydon of course was stil[…]
[…]iser and match the peaks and valleys. You couldn't do that with tape – you had to do it purely by sound.AL: In those early days of your career, which technician gave you the most help and encouragement?SC: Well the name has come up several times already, it was Thorold Dickinson who I met at Stoll a[…]
[…] was the thing about Hitchcock. He was such a superb technician, he never- had the slightest difficulty w ith technique. […]
[…] I’m not sure. You’d have to really talk to a technician about this. I always enjoy working with foreign crews, […]
[…] Alan Lawson: In those early days of your career, which technician gave you the most help and encouragement? Sid Cole: […]
