Weave Me a Rainbow Clip 1
A feature on the Scottish woollen industry
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Description
A documentary promoting the Scottish woollen industry for the National Association of Scottish Woollen Manufacturers.
This clip, from the first part of the film, shows lambs and sheep running. Sheep wool is seen under a microscope. Sheep's hair follicules and microscopic structures are shown through animation by Halas & Batchelor. Different types of wool are described as sheep wool is hand plucked ('rooed'). Lace shawls blow in the wind. The end of the clip looks at colour dying processes.
Questions & Activities
Questions
- Where does wool come from? What different types of wool are there?
- What things inspired the designs?
- What special properties does wool have?
- How does the 'colour' of the music reflect the use of colour and movement on screen?
- What sort of sound effects are used in the animated sections?
- How does animation add value to this film? What does it allow us to see?
Activities
Research wool production and sheep farming. Write a report.
Research the use of farm land near you. Make a film about it.
Investigate the absorption of natural dyes by different types of fabric.
Design your own wool pattern design.
Create a drawing of something magnified. Can you animate it?
Draw and label fibres magnified by a microscope.
Clip Details
| Resource Rights Holder | National Library of Scotland |
|---|---|
| Project Ref | 2245 |
| Date | 1962 |
| Genre | Promotional Documentary, Animation |
| School Subject | Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies, Literacy, Expressive Arts |
| Subject Matter | Scottish wool industry |
| Who | Edward McConnell (director), Frank Spedding (music), Halas & Batchelor (animators) |
| Where | Shetland, Aberdeen, Borders |
| Event | National Association of Scottish Woollen Manufacturers |
| Attributes | Colour, Sound |
| Clip Length | 05.23 |
| Film Length | 27:00 |