Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY COLONEL FURSDON [Alternative Title]
Summary: Rough footage shot for use in a film about a patrol by members of the Trucial Oman Scouts around Liwa Oasis near Abu Dhabi in the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates).
Description: Land Rover driving through desert; following shots are taken from a Land Rover in motion, showing the desert including palm trees and small village with palm-matted walls. General views of desert, including footprints and ripples in the dunes. Long shot of Land Rover driving across desert.
Night scenes in desert: moon overhead. Local men make tea outside tent. Camel at rest. Close-up of dish of meal (many flies buzz around). Local tribesman milks a camel: the foaming bowl of milk is passed around for all to drink from. Panning shot of desert camp, camels and Land Rover. Close-up of small pumping device (extracting water from below the sand ?). Malnourished-looking dog.
Local tribesman cooks bread on an open hot plate; dough is prepared by hand. Men drink tea. Land Rovers parked in desert. Radio aerial. More desert views - dunes and patchy vegetation, local man.
Signals maintenance; close-up of Morse code transmitter pad. Extended shots of desert from moving Land Rover. (British) officer speaks to camera (no sound). Close-up of finger tracing a route across a map. Animal spoor (desert rat ?). Scenes on board Land Rover - close-ups of dashboard, pedals and gear sticks. Plotting of route. Officer with thin cane. Panning shot of mountains. Shots of fort at sunset and in day time: signs outside say "A Squadron" and "Fort Jahili". Land Rover convoy. Soldier on guard. Close up of Arab soldier's headscarf, badge and epaulette. Close-ups of map: named features include "Butayn al Falahiyah"; tip of cane traces a route across the map. General map of the Trucial States on wall.
Aircraft taxies to a stop on an airfield (Gulf Aviation Fokker F27 Friendship, G-AWFU). Women walk across tarmac.
General views of desert landscape and mountains; goats and camel can be seen. Further (indistinct) map shots. General views of Fort Jahili. Goats graze on nearby bush. Cut-in shots of Land Rover: jerrican of water at the front; Divisional marking (red triangle) on the side, digging tools, badge, plate with number "119".
General views of Fort Jahili and "A Squadron" sign.
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY COLONEL FURSDON [Alternative Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:MGH 6740-11-19
Sound:Silent
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Production Date:1970-12
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Fursdon, Edward (Production individual)
