Title:ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION (NO 6) [Main Title]
Film Number:UKY 1166
Other titles:IS THIS THE JOB FOR ME? [Series Title]
Summary: A careers-advice film for school-leavers outlining the possible opportunities open in the electricity supply industry.
Description: The film throughout stresses the combination of good personal prospects with essential public service. An introductory sequence suggests some of the uses to which electricity is put, and the processes and stages by which it is generated and supplied to consumers (modernity emphasised: "dirt and fumes are a thing of the past"). The film then follows "Johnny" from his last interview into his 5-year apprenticeship at a power station, showing the various branches of his training; a meeting with an older school friend now an apprentice on the distribution side allows the film to provide a similar impression of his training; the closing sequence suggests the possible future trades which each may select and the rank they could reach.
Alternative Title:IS THIS THE JOB FOR ME? [Series Title]
Production Details: Ministry of Labour and National Service (Production sponsor)
Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
Central Youth Employment Executive (Production sponsor)
Crown Film Unit (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: industry, British - power: electricity (object name)
training, British civilian: electricity workers (object name)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 1350 ft; Running time: 15 mins
