I Remember, I Remember (clip 6)

Questions

• What are all the different jobs you see?
• John Grierson says this film is all about shape. Do you agree with this?
• Why would Grierson's teacher have described Glasgow as shapeless?
• What gives character and definition to a city?
• Why has Grierson re-edited this Oscar-winning film and stripped out the narration in the clip?

Activities

Media Studies: Watch this re-edited clip and the four clips from the original film 'Seawards the Great Ships' (see links below). Discuss how re-editing the footage and removing the narration changes the impression and meaning of 'Seawards the Great Ships'. Are any new meanings conveyed? Or any meanings conveyed better?

Art and Design: One of the welders looks like a mediaeval knight. Make a Coat of Arms for him (and motto) based on the shapes you see in the shipyards.

English / Art and Design: Working in groups, pick your favourite image, images or sequence from this clip and explain to the rest of the class your choice(s). You might also want to think of metaphors to describe them.

Media Studies / Music / Computer Studies: This is Grierson's own edited version of 'Seawards the Great Ships'. Download the footage of each of the four original clips on this website and make your own short film to the musical accompaniment of your own choice. Other simpler exercises could be to simply write your own commentary to this shorter film and add it tot the footage using your editing software.

Dance: Choreograph or improvise your own dance to the soundtrack based on your impressions of the movements shown in the film.