A personal account John Grierson of a life spent in documentary film-making This film which takes the form of a masterclass 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. In this clip Grierson talks more about 'Granton Trawler', and tells us that the fishing boat was later lost at sea. He also talks about industrial work and Industrial Britain and introduces clips from 'Industrial Britain' and 'Coalface'.
Black and white, colour, Sound
A personal account John Grierson of a life spent in documentary film-making This film which takes the form of a masterclass 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. In this clip Grierson talks more about 'Granton Trawler', and tells us that the fishing boat was later lost at sea. He also talks about industrial work and Industrial Britain and introduces clips from 'Industrial Britain' and 'Coalface'.
Geography/History: Find out about which areas in Scotland were centres for mining or other heavy industries - what are economic conditions like there now?
History/English: The film presents mining in a positive light - find contrasting viewpoints (e.g. Orwell http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/mine/english/e_dtm)
Media Studies: Compare the techniques used in this clip with those used in Night Mail. Do you hear or see any similarities?
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