Clyde Film (clip 1) - A powerful look at inner-city Glasgow in the 1980s

Using music and images the history of the people of Glasgow set against scenes of demolition, unemployment and industrial wasteland. Shot by members of local arts and community group in the Cranhill district of Glasgow in 1984. A stark opening montage, which uses image and music to introduce us to a run-down urban landscape.

Colour, Sound

Length of clip: 6:01
Length of original film: 32:23

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Questions:

What atmosphere does the first shot (and sound) create?
What is being destroyed in this film and why?
What do you think the man in the factory is thinking?
There aren't many people in the film, what are the people who are in the film doing?
Why do you think the director included the song?
There are no words in the film (apart from song lyrics). What do you think the director's attitude is to life in Glasgow and how do you tell?

Activities:

Music / History / English: Find the original words to the words 'I Belong to Glasgow'. How are the words changed and why?

Geography: Use Google Maps to look at some of the locations in the film now (Red Road Flats, Partick Docks, Gorbals, Glasgow Necropolis). How are these areas used now?

English: Play this clip without showing the picture. Write down all the sounds you hear. Discuss what you think the film may be about, and what pictures come into your head.

History / Geography: How have housing conditions changed in Glasgow City changed since the industrial revolution?

Geography / Modern Studies: How has Glasgow used festivals and events to drive regeneration (Empire Exhibition, Garden Festival, European City of Culture, 2014 Commonwealth Games).

Record details

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Record ID:	007-000-000-339-C
Resource Rights Holder:	Courtesy of Cranhill Films
Related Records:	Clyde Film (clip 2) Unemployment in Clydebank (clip) Pathfinder Pack on Politics and Representation (Feature Resource) Pathfinder Pack on City of Glasgow - Media Unit S1/S2 (Feature Resource)
Project Ref:	3789
Date:	1985
Genre:	Documentary, community doc
Subject:	Music, History, Geography, Modern Studies (Curriculum for Excellence)
Who:	Cranhill Films (production company) Ian Venart, Charlie Tracy, Ian Miller, Mandy Merrick, Alistair McCallum, Ken Currie (director)
Where:	Glasgow, Glasgow Necropolis, River Clyde, Partick
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