[…]r 2 0:39 No, no, my dad was a policeman, and he was actually in the London Metropolitan Police, and in those days they didn't have a ministry of defense police force, so the Met used to do all the government establishments as well, and he and a lot of other policemen got sent to Plymouth[…]
[…]ber 1995. Side one TD: Right Aida, tell us about your family life, where you were born, schooling and how you came into the film industry. AY: Well I was born in the East end of London, my father was a watch maker, watch repairer and my mother was a put upon housewife.&nbs[…]
[…]on he came as assistant in the show room, but he moved over after a bit, the hard department and then he was terribly useful in as a contact man. I'm trying to think of the word he used to use to express himself as what he regarded his role, but anyway, he was extremely useful and also is very much […]
[…] operator and was Ernie Steward? you did a lot of. No, Beaconsfield but it was a nice studio Actually, in those days, it was almost a country estateAlan Lawson 29:46 well. rather like Sound City was at one time.Gerry Anstiss 29:50 Yes, probably. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Y[…]
[…]at 20, you know, I’m too old. SC: So you learned everything by ear. DM: Yes. I’ve got a very extraordinary memory. I remember lyrics and poetry, and I forget what I’ve done myself. I remember what other people have written, I forget myself. I think I wrote at such a speed. SC: Well it[…]
[…]gy; quality control though there was an issue with the print, it wasn’t scrapped like it would be with Eastmancolor, it would be wiped clean and used again; PO discusses cost saving in quality control; they had an Eastmancolor plant there but it was never in full use; it was the biggest mistake movi[…]
