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Title: LIVINGSTONE OF BLANTYRE

Reference number: 4030

Date: 1964 *

Director: filmed by John Baird, Charles J. Kerr

Production company: SEFA (Lanarkshire Group)

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 17.54 mins

Description: This film takes a look at the life and work of David Livingstone, concentrating on the Livingstone house/museum, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

Credits: nar. Tom Smith
technical adviser William Cunningham
The Scottish National Memorial to David Livivngstone Trust acknowledges with gratitude the help of Zambia Information Services, Mrs Lesbia Scott (author of "I Sing a Song"), Tom Smith, Park Film Studios Ltd. Glasgow (soundtrack and live sequences), William Cunningham
Livingston Recordings Ltd
Scottish Educational Film Association, Lanarkshire Production Group, John Baird, Charles J. Kerr

Shotlist: opening credits (0.17) gvs streets scenes Blantyre (0.48) gvs around an African town (1.24) shot of statue of Livingstone followed by shots of minature model of Blantyre as it would have looked in Livingstone's time (1.56) m/s mansion house (2.10) shots of public coming in the entrance gate to Livingstone's house (and birthplace), followed by various int. shots of this house / museum, reconstructed to period look, showing furnishings and household implements (4.55) shots of drawings/paintings depicting the work of Livingstone in Africa (5.34) shot of a large weaving loom machine (5.50) shot of public regarding various exhibits - woodcarvings, Livingstone's hat and books (8.02) demonstration of African drums, period medical instruments (8.31) gvs in gardens outside house, children playing in swing park, older adults resting and chatting on park benches (9.56) gvs river and landscape followed by m/s ruined castle (10.38) delegation of African men visit the house/museum (11.03) gvs African town scenes followed by shots of huge waterfall (12.03) African street scene cutting to i/v and talking heads (15.00) c/u wood carving dedicated to the work of Livingstone (15.25) shots of Livingstone's tombstone and memorial service at his grave (16.29) the end and end credits (17.54)