[…]ships, because I found that the the New Zealand Film Unit was needing people for a film which was showing how people could come from all parts of the world to New Zealand, and within one day of their arrival, get to anywhere of the beauty and tourist spots. And they have this promotional film for it[…]
[…]bout yourself in personal details, when you when and where you were,Speaker 3 0:35 right? I first drew breath just before the outbreak of World War One in June 1914, which means that in two months time, I shall be 74 the place this auspicious event occurred was in a small terrace suburba[…]
[…]oduction secretary to begin with.RENÉE GLYNNE: I was something even before that.DARROL BLAKE: Ahh. What was that?RENÉE GLYNNE: We have to know it was World War II and I was an evacuee. I was evacuated to Welwyn Garden City. There was a film studio there called Welwyn Studios. We all knew that and we[…]
[…]r what are they REO tango.SPEAKER: M5Something like what it was like that. It was like that and it was quite again a fascinating time. The variety of world was with you knob twiddling. Well I can't remember. They were Army blokes who'd been REME and doing it anyway and they I can't remember any of t[…]
[…]er unbelievable. Motivated was a character he he gave me a clue and went into oil business made himself very rich. Eventually, I mentioned just after World War Two, he was very rich. Linda Wood 40:26By the office he seemed Cymbeline. So tough not to be sort of stopped by small sort of tec[…]
[…], I was not frightened of him because I knew that he's kind, you see, but the ordinary film maker, film technician don't know the David Leans of this world.You're saying he was very remote?He was remote.On the set?Y es.Yes, yes.He was definitely remote.35Was he close...He was, he was very polite, ve[…]
[…]r, and Reg Groves, the journalist who she did things with, was it Documentary Newsletter? I'm a bit vague here... There were two magazines, there was World Film News and Documentary Newsletter, that he was editor of one... anyway, these are half memories. [00:17:43] So this was one year leading[…]
[…], but a one is in my innocence. I said to the major there, what does a one mean? He says means to be able to undergo severe strain in any part of the world, which I took a pretty poor view of and went back to the railway I need to be covered, only to be called up before the work, before the war was […]
[…]peaker 27:09 immediate impression of that of them rather?Unknown Speaker 27:15 Oh, they were the most marvelous people in the world. They knew what they were doing, and they would, they would take instructions from me. I said, I want this and that and the other, and it would […]
[…] maker, film technician don't know the David Leans of this world. You're saying he was very remote? He was remote. […]
