BADMINTON IN THE GARDEN
Full length video
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Title: BADMINTON IN THE GARDEN
Reference number: 2817
Date: 1932
Director: [filmed by Mr. Martin]
Sound: silent
Original format: 16mm
Colour: bw
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 3.48 mins
Description:
Amateur film of a family playing badminton in the back garden of the family home, 'Millford', Kilmacolm.
Filmaker was an importer of Esparto Grass at Symington & Co., Glasgow.
Shotlist:
Family playing badminton in the back garden of the family home, 'Millford', Kilmacolm. They use wooden racquets and a net that has been fixed with ropes. Young and old take their turn at playing. Shots of the children playing with a kitten, dangling string for it to play with (some shots in slow motion). Cold frames and floral borders in the garden can be seen in the background throughout. Family pose for camera towards the end of the sequence (2.44)
[Please note actual speed is 18fps. Total running time at 18fps is 3.48 minsc]