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Title: HANDICAP

Reference number: 6292

Date: 1965*

Sound: sound

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 04:42 minsc

Description: The story of a cine enthusiast in seven mins. The film was shot in one night by members of the Edinburgh Cine Society.

Credits: An ECS 'Action' Film (All Shot in One Night)

Shotlist: Credits. (0.13) Ext ECS (Edinburgh Cine Society), at night, family - mother, father, girl and boy enter ECS. (0.25) Met by man who hands out badges; father pays membership fees; C/u pamphlet on 'Basic Cinematography'. (1.28) People enter room where there are several people in attendance at a demonstration of small gauge 8mm camera by Mr Hickie. (1.57) Ext. house at day. (2.02) Int boy and parents bring out box of cinematographic equipment - projector, tripod etc.; Father films as boy pretends to be soldier, playing tripod as bagpipes etc to amusement of family. (3.12) Daughter reading 'Movie maker' magazine before brushing hair and applying lipstick. (3.26) Mother reading 'Complete Works of Shakespeare'. (3.31) Various angles Father filming with camera. Family acting. (4.29) Boy runs to ECS with reel. Projectionist screens reel to busy and small ECS auditorium. (4.42) [brief sound track after end of picture] (5.22)