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Title: WATER: A Centre Of Interest

Reference number: 3921

Date: 1967

Director: d. Henry Cooper

Sponsor: Educational Films of Scotland

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 20.08 mins

Description: Teacher-training film made in response to a proposal by the Scottish Education Department. Filmed at Mosspark Primary School, Glasgow, it shows how a teacher, taking advantage of a classroom incident, encouraged her pupils to take an interest in some of the many qualities of water. The treatment was prepared by a panel of H.M. inspectors and primary school teachers.

A primary school project devised for the Scottish Education Department by a team of teachers and inspectors.

Credits: produced in Mosspark Primary School with the co-operation of Glasgow Education Authority
teacher and nar. Ishbel H. Graham
ph. Mark Littlewood
rec. Brian Henniker

Shotlist: Opening credits (0.10) gvs in a (final year) Mosspark Primary School class showing the children working on a class project about water. Talking head teacher (9.50) gvs of the primary class outdoors being given a demonstration by the fire brigade on the fire engines' hoses and how they control the water (11.07) gvs of the children taking a boat trip down the Clyde. Tracking shots from this boat showing ship yards (12.07) gvs of the children on a nature trail (13.13) gvs back in the classroom showing the children at work on their project - painting, writing, making models, drama etc. Many examples of the childrens' work are given. Interspersed with talking head teacher (17.54) the childrens' parents visit the classroom to be shown the results of the project (19.54) ecs (20.08)