BRITISH ARMY COLOUR CAMOUFLAGE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR - REEL 3 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BRITISH ARMY COLOUR CAMOUFLAGE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR - REEL 3 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6379
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN HAROLD GOOD [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Compilation of very short colour sequences shot and listed in series by Corps Camouflage Officer Captain Harold Good during military exercises by various units of British Army 12 Corps in Southern England in 1942 and 1943.
  • Description: [16:16:32] - Ground shots of a field with three soldiers and a woman in mid distance. [16:16:48] - Various colour shots of field models. [16:17:57] - "Bomb Burst on Ground." B&W shots looking back from the plane as bombs drop on the ground. Quite low altitude. [16:18:08] - "Farnham Trees." Shots from mid altitude of Farnham Castle and the surrounding parkland. Netted emplacements can be seen in the fields. [16:18:24] - "A.V. Farnham Castle." More shots flying over Farnham Castle and the surrounding area. [16:18:41] - "Dive Bomber Effect." Low altitude shots (upside down) flying over gun emplacements, vehicles and soldiers. [16:19:10] - "Ground Straff Effect." Low altitude shots of vehicles, emplacements and men. [16:19:43] - "Hand Over Maps." B&W of a hand moving over a map. [16:19:46] - "Roof Flash." High altitude shots of two sets of building with the light glinting off them. Both buildings are surrounded by countryside. [16:20:04] - "Lybian Arms Dumps (B/W)." B&W still of two British soldiers standing next to a netted pile of ammunition. [16:20:13] - "Ski Troops in White Crossing Snow (B/W)." B&W moving footage of troops in snow camouflage suits cross country skiing into woodland. [16:20:19] - "Farnham - Shadow Panel." B&W still of models showing shadow patterns. [16:20:32] - "Leafless Trees." A small wood of leafless trees. [16:20:37] - "Air Camera Shots Above Clouds." B&W shot of clouds seen from above. [16:20:42] - "Model Allotments and Factory." Colour shots of models. [16:22:28] - "Blackcock - Officers Mess in Wood." Low altitude shots of a camp in the woods. [16:22:41] - "Hurst College." Low altitude shots of Hurstpierpoint College and then "Tiger - Background Orchard and Farm Buildings" various farm and outbuildings. [16:23:37] - "Low Flying Shots." Very low altitude shots of downland with men and an artillery piece. [16:23:54] - "Reigate H.Q." Mid-altitude shots of Reigate and what looks like a quarry. [16:24:22] - "Brick Works." High altitude shot of a brick works surrounded by countryside. [16:25:05] - "Dead Russian Peasants B/W Newsreel."
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN HAROLD GOOD [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Kodachrome)
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  • Object_Number: MGH 6379
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Good, Harold L (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Kodachrome) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 250 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MGH 6379

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    PHO 136 ()
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