Title:HARVESTING PADDY IN THE JITRA AREA OF NORTHERN MALAYA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 509
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Local peasants harvest rice in paddy fields in the Jitra area of Kedah, northern Malaya.
Description: Fast pan around a paddy field. A civilian steps out of the water of the paddy field and walks along a bamboo pole carrying a large sack. A man takes a bundle of cut rice and beats it into a tub which is protected by a large rattan windbreak. Second angle. Two closer shots showing the technique. Wide shot with women at work in the field. Closer shot. Women at work. Closer shots of women cutting bundles of rice with sickles. Wide shot showing cut paddy. A sieve suspended from a tripod is used to winnow the rice.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Wishart, Basil Ferguson1919-09-191997-02-11Sergeant cameraman, No 9 Army Film and Photo Unit, later editor of the Shetland Times. Obituary see Herald Scotland, 13 February 1997. (Production individual)
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Keywords: Jitra, Kedah, Malaya (geography)
Allied Occupation of Malaya, Allied Occupation of South East Asia post-August 1945 (event)
India 1939-1945 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
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