A film about Glasgow's docklands; its workers, transportation and daily life. Filmed by Enrico Cocozza for educational Films of Scotland this is a excellent film about Glasgow life in the 1950s featuring several traditional songs, including children's rhymes. Notable clips include shots of: a tug on River Clyde, boats and cranes; a cargo ship being unloaded by crane and stacked by dockers; a passenger ferry crossing river; shots of Kelvingrove Park; a man with horse and cart; children playing in a slum; and a girl dressed up in her mother's shoes.
A film about Glasgow's docklands; its workers, transportation and daily life. Filmed by Enrico Cocozza for educational Films of Scotland this is a excellent film about Glasgow life in the 1950s featuring several traditional songs, including children's rhymes. Notable clips include shots of: a tug on River Clyde, boats and cranes; a cargo ship being unloaded by crane and stacked by dockers; a passenger ferry crossing river; shots of Kelvingrove Park; a man with horse and cart; children playing in a slum; and a girl dressed up in her mother's shoes.
Media Studies / Music: Play the opening music sequence hiding the image and predict what kind of film this might be. Compare your expectations with what you see.
History / Modern Studies: Research when horses ceased to be used for work.
History / Modern Studies / Geography: Research why Glasgow was such an important centre for trade. Find out what kinds of goods were imported and exported into and out of the docklands.
English / Music: Write down the words of the some of the songs you hear and make a modern version.
English / Music / Moving Image Education: Strip away the soundtrack using for example, iMovie, Windows Moviemaker, Pinnacle etc and learn and record your own version of the traditional songs and rhymes.
English / Moving Image Education: Record your own voice-over replacing the positive narration with a more critical commentary.
Moving Image Education / Media Studies: Make a film or slide-show that shows Glasgow’s docklands in the present day.
English / History / Modern Studies: Compare and contrast the images seen in the film with Glasgow’s docklands of today. Look at games, transport, people that you see and how the river was used. Present your findings using creative writing, multimedia presentation or film.
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