Biography of 'Group 5 / Clansman Films'

Amateur film-making group

Group 5 was formed in 1962 by amateur cine enthusiast Ron Miller - not as a traditional cine club with weekly meetings, but as an organisation that came together on an ad hoc basis for the discussion and planning of productions. Both Group 5 and its sister club Clansman shared common interests and membership. In general Group 5 made action films and Clansman made documentaries.

Over a period of twenty years both groups’ productions would win awards at amateur film festivals across the UK. Group 5 mainly produced adventure stories starring young people (Donald of the Colours 1975) and involving some spectacular stunts (Oils for Neptune and Race to Nowhere). Race to Nowhere (1967) won the principle award at the 1967 Scottish Amateur Film Festival and was dubbed by the Daily Express as "A Winner! 007 Without Sex!" The highlight of the film is a car chase that culminates in an explosion over a cliff. This dramatic scene was created using five cameras, two identical cars and a number of explosives. The police and explosive experts were on hand to ensure everything happened safely. This stunt was a first for amateur filmmaking.

Clansman’s documentaries set out to record dying crafts and industries (Horn Carving, Linen Weaving, Farewell to Steam) as well documenting current events in the region. One of the most ambitious of their documentaries was Movieman (1979) a biography of cinema manager Jimmy Nairn, the man who first inspired Ron Miller as a boy to pick up a camera.

Researcher: Melissa Stewart

Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'

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	LOAD OFF YOUR MIND, a [4254] Add to my films Sponsored film promoting Adams trailers, a range of (tractor) trailers produced by the Adams of Old Deer factory.	Onsite only	1971 mute col
	LORD BOYD ORR [4220] Add to my films A brief account of the life and work of Scottish biologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, John Boyd Orr.	Onsite only	1967 mute bw
	MOVIEMAN: James Nairn's 60 Years of Cinema [4267] Add to my films MOVIEMAN follows the career of James S. Nairn who, for almost all his working life, aspired to the highest standards in cinema presentation.		1979 sound bwcol
	MUD LARK [4250] Add to my films Amateur "horror" film in which a human-like monster creature rises out a muddy bog and chases a young man over the moorland.	Onsite only	1975 silent bw
	NIMMO COMPACTORS [4245] Add to my films Film promoting the "Nimmo Compactor" - a device that aids the process of dumping at sea, for use on oil rigs etc.		1977 mute col
	OIL RELATED FOOTAGE [4229] Add to my films Aberdeen oil related footage. Aerials over Aberdeen, Aberdeen harbour. General views of helicopters coming and going to and from oil rigs.		1972 silent col
	OIL RIG HELICOPTER [4242] Add to my films Various shots of a helicopter carefully winching parts from one oil rig platform to another.		1980 silent col
	OILS FOR NEPTUNE [4205] Add to my films A group of boys accidentally become embroiled in a bungled art theft, in this fast-paced fictional adventure film. Two stolen oil paintings are thrown from a moving train, and the film follows the ensuing chase for their recovery, involving diving, secret passageways, caves and morse code.		1964 sound col
	POLICE CADETS [4243] Add to my films The film follows a young Police Cadet from the early stages of the interview and medical through to his first few days on duty and through the training stages.		1969 mute col
	PRESENTATION OF NEW COLOURS TO GORDON HIGHLANDERS [0235] Add to my films Queen presents new colours to Gordon Highlanders, at Balmoral Castle.		1961 sound col
	RACE TO NOWHERE [4262] Add to my films Espionage and intrigue are the ingredients of this award-winning amateur film shot on the North-East coast of Scotland. An atomic reactor runs out of control and blows up. Accident or sabotage? A group of schoolboys set out to solve the mystery. [Transmitted on Grampian Television and shown at Cosmo Cinema, Aberdeen].		1967 sound col
	RESIDENTIAL POLICE CADET COURSE [4241] Add to my films Following a Police Cadet Residential course in Aberdeen.		1969 sound col
	ROBERT GORDON'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [4265] Add to my films A documentary recording the varied educational and social activities pursued at Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, Aberdeen.		1974 mute col
	ROCK BAND ON THE BEACH [4266] Add to my films A guitar band [unidentified] playing outdoors to a crowd lying about on the grass on a sunny day.		1975 mute col
	SANDOKAN PROJECT [4212] Add to my films A record of a major pipeline being put into position in a North Sea oilfield, aided by Comex Diving Ltd.		1976 mute col
	SCOTLAND'S CLASSIC MALT WHISKIES [4259] Add to my films Aerials of various distilleries whisky distilleries across Scotland (Dalwhinnie, Cragganmore, Lagavulin, Talisker, Oban, Glenkinchie)		1988 mute col
	SEA SHANTY [4278] Add to my films Three men, perhaps fishermen, play a sea shanty.		1970 mute bw
	SILK SCREEN PRINTING [5014] Add to my films Amateur film demonstrating the process of silk screen printing. This film was specially commended by Amateur Cine World. Entered for the 1958 Scottish Amateur Film Festival, novice category, but no award given.		1958 sound col
	SO FAR SO GOOD: The Strathspey Railway Association [4230] Add to my films This film charts the efforts of the Strathspey Railway Association (S.R.A.) to restore the defunct Aviemore station to full public use.	Onsite only	1975 sound col
	STEAM TRAIN [4313] Add to my films General shots of steam train driving slowly in station, past platform etc.		1975 mute col
	STRATHDEE STABLE, the [2644] Add to my films Veteran cars at the Kildrummy Rally and the restoration of a Humberette.		1963 sound col
	SURVIVAL AT SEA: Impact Test [4258] Add to my films The theme of this film is safety at sea. The prototype 'Aberglen 6.2m totally enclosed survival craft' undergoes rigorous safety checks.		1979 mute col
	ten pennies, the [4261] Add to my films A young boy, initially unable to swim and bullied by other boys at his school, eventually beats the egotistical and cheating school swimming captain at the 'Ten Pennies', winning the friendship and admiration of others in the process.	Onsite only	1968 sound bw
	THIS FILM COVERS EVERYTHING: Spandrel Orbits Structures [4276] Add to my films Film promoting the Spandrel Orbits Structures company (based in Glenrothes, Fife).		1977 sound col
	TIME BOMB [7357] Add to my films Adventure drama in which a gang of crooks kidnaps a scientist and keeps him in a deserted farmhouse - a group of schoolboys on a camping holiday nearby manage to set him free and foil the crooks' evil plans.		1963 sound col
	TOUCHDOWN U.S.A. [4208] Add to my films An educational exchange made by Scottish youngsters to Kentucky in America.		1967 mute col
	TRANSFER WEIGHT HIGH CAPACITY TRAILERS: Manufactured by Adams Wagons Ltd., Old Deer [4237] Add to my films Promotional film for Adams trailers, showing Super Transfer Weight trailers at work on farms, collecting and unloading grass and grain.	Onsite only	1968 mute col
	TRAWLER TOWN [2647] Add to my films Trawlers unload their catch at Aberdeen harbour and the fish auction gets underway.		1960 mute bw
	TV ADVERTISING TRAILER FOR "THE FREEWHEELERS" [4252] Add to my films TV advertising trailer for the action / adventure serial "The Freewheelers".		1966 sound bw
	UNION STREET AT NIGHT [4255] Add to my films Union Street, Aberdeen, by night.		1981 silent col
	VENICE 1964 [4248] Add to my films General views of Venice, Italy.		1964 silent col
	VIKOMA OCEANPACK [4273] Add to my films Reel 1 documents the inflation and seawards release of a large rubber boom, (such as one used to contain oil spillages at sea), from a boat. Reel 2 shows the fully inflated "oceanpack" boom being reeled back onto boat.		1978 silent col
	VORTEX [3100] Add to my films Industrial espionage comes closer to home for Dr Stevens as his son is kidnapped and ransomed for his scientific discovery. With spectacular scenes of mayhem and destruction the question is whether or not the evil doers will succeed in their mission.		1972 sound col
	WAGLEY OFFSHORE [4270] Add to my films General views of the Wagley oil rig, with shots of men operating machinery and aerial views of the rig.		1979 mute col
	WESTERN PACESETTER [4272] Add to my films Shots of equipment being used on an oil rig.		1973 mute col