A personal account John Grierson of a life spent in documentary film-making, including his early life in Stirling. This film was screened at the 1968 Edinburgh Film Festival to mark John Grierson's 70th year and his importance to the development of the Scottish film and TV industry. This clip shows the ageing Grierson sitting at a desk in a television studio talking to camera about his part in the development of the documentary film as an art form. Grierson talks about his own early life and the film then cuts away to a hypnotic extract from the film Heart of Scotland showing panoramic vistas of the Scottish countryside around Stirling.
Black and white, colour, Sound
A personal account John Grierson of a life spent in documentary film-making, including his early life in Stirling. This film was screened at the 1968 Edinburgh Film Festival to mark John Grierson's 70th year and his importance to the development of the Scottish film and TV industry. This clip shows the ageing Grierson sitting at a desk in a television studio talking to camera about his part in the development of the documentary film as an art form. Grierson talks about his own early life and the film then cuts away to a hypnotic extract from the film Heart of Scotland showing panoramic vistas of the Scottish countryside around Stirling.
Media Studies: Research the history and historical importance of the documentary films. Discuss Grierson's claims about its importance as a means of communication.
Social subjects (mapwork) / Geography: Compare the physical landscape shown in the film to a map of Stirling.
History: Use this film to help show the importance of the landscape around Stirling and the battles of Stirling Bridge and Bannockburn.
Biology: Use the clip about swans to show how birds fly.
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