Biography of 'Scottish Educational Film Association (SEFA)'
Educational film association
SEFA was formed in 1935 from a merger of the Scottish Educational Cinema Society (formed Dec 1933) and Scottish Educational Sight and Sound Association (formed spring 1933). SEFA’s objectives were to foster interest in and promote the use of the educational film and other visual aids in education.
Close collaboration was established with the Scottish Film Council in the furtherance of those aims, with joint publications on aspects of the film in teaching, children’s viewing habits, and use of the resources of the Scottish Central Film Library.
During the Second World War SEFA with Scottish Film Council ran mobile cinema shows in rural areas for evacuees, a scheme which was the forerunner of the post war Highlands and Islands Film Guild and the Rural Cinema Scheme. SEFA, in partnership with Scottish Film Council, engaged in the post war production of educational films as the Joint Production Committee (JPC).
The Committee became Educational Films of Scotland (EFS) in 1962. In 1976 SEFA changed its name to Scottish Educational Media Association (SEMA).
Researcher: National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive
Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'
HENS AND EGGS [3902]Add to my filmsThis film shows hens in the farmyard and among the stubble in the fields, together with a hen sitting on eggs and the hatching and the growth of chicks. |
1953 silent col |
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HIGHLAND BUZZARD [1850]Add to my filmsThe highland buzzard, one of Scotland's larger birds of prey is studied in this educational film. |
1968 sound col |
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HISTORY OF LIGHTING [2468]Add to my filmsA history of different sources of lighting showing the earliest examples of flame torches to oil lamps, gas light and to modern day electric lighting. Illustrated by means of paintings, dramatised scenes, demonstrations and original artifacts. |
Onsite only |
1959 sound col |
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HOLY WILLIE'S PRAYER [3650]Add to my filmsThe Burns' poem is recited by Harold Wightman, illustrated with drawings by Edward and Elizabeth Odling. |
1961 sound bw |
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HOME ECONOMICS [5744]Add to my filmsAn educational film depicting the work of a school Home Economics Department (cookery and dressmaking), and progression to Technical College, where students learn further professional catering skills. The film was made at Brechin High School, Inverness Technical College and Summerhill Secondary School, Aberdeen. |
1972 sound col |
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HUMPTY DUMPTY [2751]Add to my filmsAn animated film to help children read and spell. |
1960 silent col |
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INDUSTRIAL STIRLINGSHIRE [1956]Add to my filmsA study of the principal industries of Stirlingshire including coal mining, brick making, soap making and oil refining. |
1950 silent bw |
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INTRODUCING MAMMALS [1822]Add to my filmsIntroduction to four of the smaller mammals of Britain, the field vole and bank vole, the shrew and woodmouse. The animals are shown in their natural habitat and the dangers to which they are exposed are highlighted. |
1964 sound col |
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INTRODUCING SCOTLAND [0251]Add to my filmsA discussion of the social, economic and geographical infrastructure of Scotland, including scenes of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. |
1958 sound col |
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IT WASN'T ME MISTER [2540]Add to my filmsA dramatic description of a youngster taken on his first shoplifting spree by an older boy and both ending up in trouble with the police. |
1974 sound col |
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JAMES WATT ORGAN, the [3946]Add to my filmsFrank Olsen desribes the James Watt Organ as he plays it. |
1966 sound col |
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KILT IS ORDERED, a [6830]Add to my filmsThe weaving of a tartan and making of a kilt. |
1954 silent col |
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KIPPERS [1760]Add to my filmsFishermen are seen leaving Peterhead harbour in search of herring. The herring are unloaded and taken to the fishcuring yard where they are gutted, pickled and cured. |
1952 silent bw |
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KWEEN OV HARTS, the aka QUEEN OF HEARTS, the [3880]Add to my filmsPuppets play out the nursery rhyme "the Queen of Hearts" against a set design. |
1966 silent col |
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L'ANNIVERSAIRE [0848]Add to my filmsThe first film to be made in Scotland by a company of French players speaking their own language, it tells the story of a mother's birthday. |
1950 sound bw |
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LIFE IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS - POPULATION AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS [2318]Add to my filmsA look at the population and social problems of the seven crofting counties of Scotland in the late 1960s. |
1968 sound col |
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LITTLE JACK HORNER [3864]Add to my filmsThe nursery rhyme of Little Jack Horner is told by word cards held up by a boy who simultaneously tries to act it out. Repeated four times. |
1959 silent col |
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LITTLE MISS MUFFET [3923]Add to my filmsShort educational show depicting the nursery-rhyme 'Little Miss Muffet'. Girl enacts the rhyme and then hold up words to practise reading |
1962 mute col |
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LIVINGSTONE OF BLANTYRE [4030]Add to my filmsThis film takes a look at the life and work of David Livingstone, concentrating on the Livingstone house/museum, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire. |
1964 sound col |
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LOCH LOMOND [1538]Add to my filmsPanoramic views of Loch Lomond and the surrounding area including Inchmurrin (the largest island), Inchcailleach (the burial island) and the villages of Rowardennan, Tarbet and Inversnaid. |
1946 silent col |
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LOCH LOMOND AND THE TROSSACHS [1889]Add to my filmsHostels at Loch Ard, Inverbeg and Rowardennan, with footage of hostellers climbing Ben Lomond and the Cobbler, canoeing on Loch Lomond and enjoying a dance. |
1949 silent col |
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LOTHIANS PART II, the: Industries and Towns [1765]Add to my filmsLothian's coastal industries: fishing ports at Granton and Newhaven and the docks at Leith and Bo'ness. Its mining industries: shale mining by open-cast methods and a new pit at Bo'ness. Some of the towns of the Lothians: Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Haddington and Musselburgh. |
1956 silent bw |
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LOTHIANS, PART I: The Land and Its Use [1764]Add to my filmsHill farming, harvesting, dairy farming and small holdings in the Lothians. Golfers at North Berwick, horse racing at Musselburgh and the beach at Portobello are also featured. |
1955 silent bw |
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LOWER CLYDE [5322]Add to my filmsEducational film examining the geography of the lower Clyde region. It explores the dynamic between the area's twin interests of industrial development and recreation. |
1975 sound col |
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MACDIARMID [1823]Add to my filmsAn interview with the poet Hugh MacDiarmid about his life and work. Discussion centres around such themes as his 'Scottish' experience, childhood and family, tradition, art and science, his desire to look 'outward' and language and meaning, especially with reference to Scots. |
1969 sound col |
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MAKING A SCRAPBOOK [2770]Add to my filmsA short educational film explaining how to make a scrapbook. |
1952 silent col |
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MAKING A SKETCH BOOK [3842]Add to my filmsA short educational film demonstrating how to make a sketchbook. |
1953 silent col |
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MAKING A SPORRAN IN LEATHER [0958]Add to my filmsThe tools used and the materials and methods required to make a leather sporran. |
1955 silent col |
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MAKING BAGPIPES [6832]Add to my filmsBagpipes are carefully handcrafted inside the Highland Bagpipe Makers on Edinburgh's Lawnmarket. This educational film records the processes involved, from turning and waxing to sewing the bag and assembling the bagpipes. |
1967 sound col |
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MAKING CHOCOLATES [0498]Add to my filmsHow "Milady Chocolates" are made at Birrell's factory, Glasgow. |
1954 silent col |
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MAKING SWEETS [1752]Add to my filmsFilmed at Birrell Confectioners, Glasgow showing the different stages involved in the manufacturing of sweets. |
1952 silent col |
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MAKING TWEED [1695]Add to my filmsThe various processes in the production of tweed, from the gathering of wool to the finished product. |
1955 silent col |
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MAN AND HIS KILT, a [2703]Add to my filmsThe weaving of a tartan and making of a kilt. |
1954 silent col |
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MARY GETS READY FOR SCHOOL [2771]Add to my filmsA young girl gets ready for school; the story carefully points out the importance of hygiene and diet in her routine. |
1951 silent col |
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MARY'S GARDEN [2772]Add to my filmsAn animated film illustrating the nursery rhyme to help young children read out loud. |
1947 silent col |
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MARY'S LITTLE LAMB [2029]Add to my filmsAn educational film to show infants how clothes are made from sheep's wool. |
1950 silent col |
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MEDAU RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT [3841]Add to my filmsIntroduces system of rhythmical training for girls introduced by Herr H. Medau, of Coburg, as demonstrated by a team of German students at Jordanhill Training College, Glasgow. |
1954 sound bw |
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MILES OF MEMORIES [6286]Add to my filmsGeneral views woman operating print checking machines, rewind benches at Scottish Central Film Library, 1970. |
1970 mute bw |
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MODERN DAIRY [4067]Add to my filmsThis educational film looks at the ways in which the milk industry has been revolutionised by modern engineering and scientific invention. |
1967 sound col |
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MRS. MACLEOD [1092]Add to my filmsA demonstration of the reel "Mrs. MacLeod" by Scottish Country Dance Society dancers. |
1950 sound bw |
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NEW TOWNS [1826]Add to my filmsA study of the new towns of East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld and Livingston. Considers how each new town has developed and grown in its own way. Aspects of housing, architecture, communications, industry, leisure, education, environmental considerations and health and traffic are all considered. |
1969 sound col |
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OCHILTREE TILE WORKS [0948]Add to my filmsThe manufacturing processes involved in producing clay tiles. [Commended at the Scottish Amateur Film Festival 1951]. |
1951 silent bw |
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OUR FARM FRIENDS [3877]Add to my filmsA two part film illustrating the different animals to be found on a farm. |
1951 silent col |
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PENALTY, the [3248]Add to my filmsThe story of a schoolboy footballer who ignored rules of road safety and the resulting penalty. Commended in the 1948 Scottish Amateur Film Festival. |
Onsite only |
1948 silent bw |
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION [3869]Add to my filmsIllustrates table 30 of the board of Education Syllabus (1933) and draws attention to certain main points essential to the correct performance of the exercises. |
1944 silent bw |
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PHYSICS FOR ALL AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH [2032]Add to my filmsStaff and pupils carrying out physics experiments in Kirkcaldy High School and Heriot Watt College. |
1967 mute bw |
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PIED PIPER, the [4533]Add to my filmsThe making of, and film of the Bankhead School production of THE PIED PIPER, Aberdeen. |
1956 sound col |
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PORT OF GLASGOW, the [0048]Add to my filmsView of the banks of the River Clyde, Glasgow. The dock area is seen filled with cargo vessels, ferries, and shipyards. |
1936 silent bw |
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PORT OF LEITH [0467]Add to my filmsCargo being loaded and unloaded at Leith docks including coal, timber, fruit and vegetables. |
1935 silent bw |
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PORTRAIT D'UN OISEAU [0846]Add to my filmsFrancette Vernillat relates the story of the bird in French. [From "Pardes" by Jacques Prevert.] |
1950 sound bw |