Summary:A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a compilation of film of the cameramen themselves and some of their most dramatic film.
Description:An introduction looks back to coverage of the First World War, with film of D W Griffith "at the front" and an archive sequence (tanks), before showing the training of contemporary cameramen, including a battle course. The main compilation follows (NB cameramen's names are listed in 'Credits' above; those actually being seen are also listed as 'Persons'). Several good incidental illustrations of equipment occur, including special developments (eg electric heating for camera mounted in bomber) and a blast-damaged tripod. Film samples cover many aspects of the war: Vaagso raid; North African tank action, land convoy under bombardment, and Anglo-US link-up; air raid on Italian fleet; northern sea convoy under air attack; Dover shelling; the Blitz; Dieppe; capture of German officers in West Africa; Tunis liberation (WW1 film of Alexander compared to modern footage). Film closes with scene inside a cinema projection box preparing to screen a newsreel.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:UKY 522
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:-1943-11
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Information
Realist
Lye, Len
Meyer, Ernst H
Bonnett, Sidney R
Murray, Leslie
Gemmell, Jim
Struthers, Ian Duncan
Hardy, Douglas H J
Candy, Edward A
Purnell, Frank "Taxi"
Cotter, Jack
Martin, Charles
Wilson, Martyn
Ashwood, Terry
Ramsden, John Leonard
Wright, Ernest James Henry
Bayliss, Frederick William
Ewins, James
Turner, John
Noble, Ronald 'Ronnie
Tozer, Alec
Cannon, Peter
Gemmel, Jock
Thompson, Graham
Edmonds, A R "Eddy"
Glendenning, Raymond Carl
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 1275 ft; Running time: 15 mins
