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Title: BEACH SCENES / FISHING BOATS / GLASGOW TRAMS / FORTH ROAD BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION / OBAN GAMES

Reference number: 6111

Date: 1962 c

Sound: silent

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 11.16 mins

Description: A fairly disordered compilation of various amateur home-movie footage, featuring domestic scenes, a family trip to beach in summer, fishing scenes, last day of the trams in Glasgow, more fishing boats, the Forth Road Bridge under construction, the Queensferry ferry in operation, a pipe band marching through Oban streets followed by procession of floats. General views over Oban waterfront.

Shotlist: [no title credit, 1958*] very brief shot two women walking in domestic garden, shot of two men sitting at table outside with a poodle dog (0.05) exts house and garden, some members of the famnily are seen walking down exterior staircase, two girls 'curtsey' to camera, they are wearing their best white party dresses (0.36) brief shot older man filling inflatable paddling pool in garden with water (0.43) gvs family trip to beach in summer - the more elderly members sunbathe, brief shot dogs running along beach (0.52) while the others paddle and swim in the sea, there are shots of people with their trousers rolled up, enjoying splashing one another, including a dog! (1.56) brief shot bridge (2.03) group of about four adults, walk and admire a domestic back garden, one man is wearing the kilt (2.24) gvs very busy Stonehaven (?) outdoor swimming pool on a sunny day (2.45) slow pan across golf course (Stonehaven?) (2.53) fishing boat (BE152) arriving at harbour (Eyemouth?), the plentiful catch of fish iunloaded in baskets and fishermen wearing yellow oilskins proceed to gut the fish (3.49) [dark] c/u 'Kelvinside and Dennistoun'; tram being pulled along by horses, followed by 'London Rd and Clydebank' and various other trams [all fairly c/u not entire tram in frame] (4.48) different angle, gvs of trams turning corner, view of crowds on side of road cheering (4.58) [very dark, hardly can see] further gvs tram passing and crowds (5.19) gvs fishing boats with men gutting fish (5.51) shot looking out to sea as fishing boats approch and enter harbour (6.24) shot of harbour area, with houses and harbour itself (6.37) boxes full of fresh fish at harbour, man selling them ? (6.53) medium and l/s semi-completed Forth Road Bridge under construction, including shot of Queensferry Ferry in operation (7.19) pipe band marching through street in Oban followed by procession of floats and children in fancy dress (8.40) gvs over Oban waterfront, there is a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry sailing away (8.52) further gvs parade, the Queen is crowned (9.08) crowded harbour thronged with people, a boat bedecked in flags is moored close to shore (9.23) [1961*] snow dappled mountains as seen by sunset [many flash frames] (11.16)