Biography of 'Edinburgh Cine and Video Society (ECVS)'

Amateur Cine and Video Society

ECVS was founded in 1936 as the Waverley Cine Society. Within a year the new club had acquired premises at 23 Fettes Row, in Edinburgh’s New Town. On moving into what was to become a permanent home, the club changed its name to Edinburgh Cine Society.

The basement properties were rented out as a contribution to covering the mortgage costs, and the Society developed the ground floor of the premises for their use. There was a cinema, lounge, kitchen, a studio space and darkroom for film processing. The war naturally inhibited much of the film making activity with many of the male members in the Services and a shortage of film stock for the amateur. The ladies kept the Society going, organising fund-raising events to help with the mortgage payments. Post-war the Society enjoyed a resurgence, with refurbishment of the club rooms and regular meetings on Friday nights and film-making in groups at the weekends.

In the 1950’s the old bus seats in the cinema were replaced with stock from a local cinema that was closing, creating a 78 seat auditorium with a separate projection box.

The club flourished in the twenty years after the war, reaching its maximum permitted membership of 150 with a waiting list.

The club rooms were in premises designated as a listed building and major renovation works were required in the early 1970’s. The completion of those works, assisted by grants from the Edinburgh Conservation Committee was marked by a visit from the Queen Mother Patron of the Conservation Committee who unveiled a plaque on the wall of the building and enjoyed a tour of the club rooms. Like many earlier episodes in the Society’s history this was recorded on film. With a reduced membership, and a need to fund the share of the building works the ground floor was sold off and the club moved into the basement, no. 23A, creating a smaller 52 seat cinema.

In the 1980’s came videotape, formally adopted by the Society in 1990 when it was resolved to admit as members those who professed to be videographers. The name of the organisation was changed to reflect this - Edinburgh Cine and Video Society. Thursday nights became video nights whilst retaining the traditional Friday evenings for the main club activities. The new section of the club benefited from a donation from a local company of two Sony cameras and two U-matic recorders. Video projection equipment was installed at a later date.

[Extracted from article by Norman Speirs in ECVS Journal Cine Chat, Issue 29, October 1996.]

Researcher: Norman Speirs

Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'

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	....AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH [6437] Add to my films Amateur comedy short from the Edinburgh Cine Society, featuring a hypnotist who struggles to cope with his temperamental car.		1985 sound col
	11 PLUS AT SEABURN 65 [6555] Add to my films Amateur general views of a family visit to seaside at Seaburn near Sunderland.		1965 silent bw
	1938/39 EDINBURGH CINE SOCIETY NEWS REVIEW / ROYAL VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION [6591] Add to my films Amateur general views various events 1938 and 1939. Also a visit by the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret to the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow.		1939 silent bw
	1963 ALNWICK FETE CARNIVAL [6586] Add to my films General views of the 1963 Fete / Carnival at Alnwick. Families relaxing, children playing, floats, fancy dress.		1963 silent col
	1963 RACING [6587] Add to my films General views various racing events and the audience in attendance. Both in rain and sunny weather.		1963 silent col
	20 EXERCISES IN EDINBURGH CINE SOCIETY CLUBROOMS 1963-1969 [6622] Add to my films Short film showreel featuring various examples of Edinburgh Cine Society film between 1963-1969.	Onsite only	1969 sound bwcol
	9.5 CAR JOURNEY [6658 ] Add to my films Amateur footage car and bus in countryside, woman mowing lawn.		19501950 silent bw
	9.5 DUCKS [6655] Add to my films Amateur footage ducks in pond, child in boat.		19501950 silent bw
	9.5 PICNIC [6657] Add to my films Amateur footage women at picnic.		19501950 silent bw
	9.5 RURAL [6656] Add to my films Amateur footage people cycling, rural houses.		19501950 silent bw
	9.5mm 1930 II [6538] Add to my films Amateur general views people seated outside, sunny weather enjoying themselves.		1930 silent bw
	9.5mm BOATS [6537] Add to my films Amateur general views various small boats, Forth Rail Bridge and people.		1935 silent bw
	9.5mm BRUNTSFIELD FETE [6539] Add to my films Amateur general views Bruntsfield Féte, people disembarking from motor boat. General views people on beach.		1930 silent bw
	9.5mm CAT'S CRADLE / BIRDS [6518] Add to my films Amateur general views of women's hands as they play 'cat's cradle'. Man in park feeding birds.		1935 silent bw
	9.5mm EDINBURGH ZOO [6516] Add to my films Amateur general views of otters, penguins, polar bear and people visiting Edinburgh Zoo.		1930 silent bw
	9.5mm ELEPHANTS [6517] Add to my films Amateur general views elephant and other animals in zoo.		1930 silent bw
	9.5mm PRINCES STREET [6569] Add to my films Amateur general views tracking shot featuring Princes Street, Edinburgh.		1964 silent col
	9.5mm ZOO [6526] Add to my films Amateur general views unidentified zoo. Various animals.		1935 silent bw
	9.5mm ZOO 2 [6527] Add to my films Amateur general views unidentified zoo. Various animals.		1935 silent bw
	A ROYAL OCCASION : The Queen Mother visits Fettes Row 24 June 1975 [6664] Add to my films Queen Mother's visit to Fettes Row in Edinburgh and the refurbished Edinburgh Cine (& Video) Society premises. Interior and exterior views.	Onsite only	1975 sound bw
	ABERDEEN [6641] Add to my films Amateur general views Aberdeen and North east as well as the Tay and Crieff. People, scenery, animals.		silent bw
	ABERDEEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW [6530] Add to my films Amateur footage of stone-clearing on a beach and shots of an agricultural show.	Onsite only	1930 silent bw
	ACTORS [6546] Add to my films Amateur footage of a fete at a country house, featuring a Boys Brigade pipe band and dance and theatrical performances.	Onsite only	1935 silent bw
	ADBEN FETE [6521] Add to my films Amateur general views of people at fete. Women perform traditional dancing in different styles, film includes a brief shot of an amateur drama.		1935 silent bw
	ADVERTS - AN ECS EXERCISE [6407] Add to my films Sequence of amateur spoof adverts for various fictional products including 'Iron Brew' with real iron and Highland air in a can.		1966 silent col
	AFRICAN SAFARI [6666] Add to my films Amateur overview of voyage to South Africa by liner. General views and multiple panning shots of landscape. Occasional views of people and wildlife. Includes footage in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).		1951 silent bwcol
	AGRICULTURAL SHOW [6529] Add to my films Amateur footage of traction engines and trade stalls at an agricultural show, including shots of equestrian events and a bowling green.	Onsite only	1930 silent bw
	AINTREE / OULTON PARK [6499] Add to my films General views of motor racing at Oulton Park Spring Meeting and Aintree.		1961 silent bw
	ALLOA [6549] Add to my films Amateur general views agricultural and livestock show in Alloa (?)	Onsite only	1930 silent bw
	ALMOUTH 64 [6561] Add to my films Amateur general views family on beach in Alnmouth, North East England.		1964 silent bw
	ALNMOUTH 1958 [6498] Add to my films A family goes to the seaside, plays in the sand and row boats.	Onsite only	1958 silent bw
	ALNMOUTH 1959 [6649] Add to my films Amateur general views family holiday in Alnmouth, Wooler. General views beach, scenery, hotel, archaeology.		1959 silent bw
	AMATEUR [6644] Add to my films Amateur general views people on boat, swimming, in countryside.		1950 bw
	AMATEUR FILM FROM THE EDINBURGH CINE AND VIDEO SOCIETY [6660] Add to my films Two reels of amateur film made by members of the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society.		silent bw
	AMATEUR II [6642] Add to my films Amateur general views golf, wedding, families, landscape and street scenes. [Both bw and col stock].		1950 silent bwcol
	AN H... OF A HITCH! [6474] Add to my films Amateur short about a hitchiker who is successful in obtaining a lift, only for the vehicle to breakdown.		1968 sound col
	ANNUAL DINNER AND SOCIAL 1968 [6408] Add to my films Overview of the Edinburgh Cine Society's Annual dinner and social in 1968, held at the Woodside Hotel, Musselburgh. Speeches, presentations and lively party games follow.		1968 silent bw
	AT HOME 1958 [6639] Add to my films Amateur general views children playing in garden, family at home, visiting Roman ruins, at funfair and sledging in snow.		1958 silent bw
	BALLOON MAN, the [6440] Add to my films Light-hearted amateur film about children swapping clothes with an elderly rag and bone man, in exchange for balloons.		1978 sound col
	BALMAHA [6456] Add to my films Amateur footage of Balmaha, Kelso and Edinburgh. General views of ramblers/amateur geologists walking in countryside, looking at monuments and occasionally examining stones.		1972 silent col
	BANFF [6643] Add to my films Amateur general views Banff, coastal scene.		1950 silent bw
	BANG GOES THE SHOW [5850] Add to my films A series of short comedy sketches.		1951 silent bw
	BANK HOLIDAY [6293] Add to my films General views of a beach holiday in Bournemouth on a sunny bank holiday.		1962 sound col
	BASIC TRAINING [6612] Add to my films Amateur film demonstrating a variety of equipment and basic film-making techniques. Rounded off with four comedy shorts.		1966 sound col
	BEACH [6535] Add to my films Amateur general views smartly dressed people on beach, eating ice creams. On small boat, in gardens.		1935 silent bw
	BEACH TEA PARTY [6536] Add to my films Amateur general views family picnic tea party on rocky beach.		1935 silent bw
	BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE SCOTTISH CENTRAL FILM LIBRARY [6665] Add to my films Both reels are unedited footage of behind the scenes at the Scottish Central Film Library. Staff at work and films in storage on shelves.		1970 silent bwcol
	BERNE / ZURICH [6475] Add to my films Amateur general views of Berne and Zurich in Switzerland, including visit to zoo.		1956 silent col
	BLIND MAN, DEAF WOMAN [6548] Add to my films Amateur general views of people outside, walking. Blind man with white cane and dog. Also people using sign language in a garden (possibly Kirkcaldy).		1935 silent bw
	BOULMER LIFEBOAT [6562] Add to my films Amateur general views lifeboat and rescue helicopter demonstration at Boulmer beach in Northumbria.		1964 silent bw