IN THY HANDS
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Title: IN THY HANDS
Reference number: 2018
Date: 1967c
Sponsor: Church of Scotland Social and Moral Welfare Department
Producer: Ronald Hunston
Production company: Campbell Harper Films Ltd.
Sound: mute
Original format: 16mm
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 21.47 min
Description: Homes for the elderly run by the Church of Scotland.
Credits:
comm. Rev. L. Beattie Garden, M.A.
p. Ronald Hunston
Shotlist:
[shot-listed from VHS - manual control track]
shot of British United Airways jet on runway - shot of busy Edinburgh street - sequence of brief shots of 'modern life', woman swinging transistor radio, man with pneumatic drill, high-rise flats, traffic signals, Edinburgh street scenes, record player - jet takes off -title- l/s Church of Scotland care home in Stirlingshire - shots of matron and resident inspecting sundial in garden (1.57) int shots of woman in wheelchair having her hair brushed - shots of women knitting - man measuring wood for cutting and fixing wardrobe hinge - shots of woman hanging out washing in garden and man scything grass (3.37) pan across grounds of home, man using petrol lawnmower - shots of women working in kitchens of home - shots of residents eating and staff clearing up - shots of matron washing woman in bed (5.32) shot of woman loading washing machine in laundry - shots of men and women walking and relaxing in grounds with dog (6.43) int shots of woman arranging flowers - shots of Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) woman arriving in Triumph Herald with items for sale - shots of residents buying items at table, man and woman inspecting shelves of books - shots of Midland Bluebird coach arriving to pick up residents for excursion (9.38) l/s of home and residents sitting outside - c/u shot of carved crest on wall - THE END (10.08)