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Title: HOME BOARD IN ACTION II

Reference number: 4989

Date: 1948 *

Production company: [ Church of Scotland Home Board]

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 5.23 mins

Description: Film made by the Church of Scotland "Home Board" depicting their activities and excursions.

Shotlist: Glasgow Lodging House Mission. Gvs groups of people entering building off the street pavement (0.44) Berrypickers in Perthshire and Angus. Large group of children and adults in summer camp, barrel topped caravan with grazing horses, shots of first aid. Cuts to gvs berry picking, fruit emptied into barrels on a cart, cut to people accepting clothes from a large pile (2.27) Summer Camps on the Forth and Clyde. Gvs over caravan / small chalet site; people are seen exiting a large marquee tent with sign "Church Service" (3.25) Seaside mission work. The audiences from the pulpit large group of people sitting down outdoors (3.53) With the tinker small group of people setting up small tent, shot of Shetland pony walking by. Two sons play the pipes. Mother, father and children gather under the tent for the camera. Shot of woman holding a folding camera looking at family. (5.13) The home board seeks to get into touch with every section of the community. It appeals for the loyal support of every church member (5.23)