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Title: JOB TO BANK ON, a

Reference number: 1904

Date: 1974

Sponsor: Bank of Scotland

Production company: Grange Film Productions

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 16.45 mins

Description: Bank of Scotland employees describe their jobs and give reasons for working with the bank. Includes shots of the Bank's computer system and leisure events.

Credits: A film by Ian Brock
nar. Michael Elder
ph. Gordon Hickie

Shotlist: [Please note: shotlisted from VHS copy, timings converted from 25 fps to 24 fps]

Credits (0.17); Shots of pupils outside Trinity Academy Secondary, Edinburgh (0.50); Shots of Bank of Scotland canteen; c/u individual employees (1.38) shots of Joyce Scott typist, audio typing; taking an evening course (3.13) Fiona Richards demonstrates her job as a clerk, c/u writing up deposit account books; operating an adding machine (4.23) Katrina Mellis working as a terminal operator; ms machine, a "concentrator" in Central Office; shots of computer, c/u account statements being printed (5.55) Christiane Buglass (?) operates the bank switchboard (8.04) Grace Ferry working in the Ledger Department with records and customers (9.12) Elaine McIntyre and Ogilvie Gray working as tellers; c/u hand-counting notes (11.25) Hugh Blackett and Avril Hughes working in the Foreign & Overseas Department; customer using ashtray on bank counter (13.45) Montage of Bank social events; Bank of Scotland football team, tennis players, skiers, rugby team, hockey team, sailing and badminton (16.58); ints. bank, teller serving customers (17.17); End credits (17.20).

[NB Brief shot of Hillend artificial ski slope]