CATENATION [Main Title]

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  • Title: CATENATION [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 545
  • Other titles: HAVE YOU GOT A GOOD MEMORY? [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Short film produced to test the observation skills of the viewer.
  • Description: Opening title: “You will be shown fifty different objects of every day actions. Each will be shown for at least five seconds”. A visual countdown of five seconds is depicted. "Ok, starting now". The film proceeds to display fifty different objects, including: ignition keys in car, clutch pedals, low bridge sign, locomotive, aircraft, road signs, clock face on church tower, name of road, A/B buttons on telephone call box, clock pendulum, a woman applying lipstick, a morse key, a half crown issued in 1923, a two shilling coin issued in 1941, and a half penny issued in 1942. The film ends with another question (text on screen) “How many can you remember?”
  • Alternative Title: HAVE YOU GOT A GOOD MEMORY? [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 545
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 211ft
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