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Title: FORTH BRIDGES ETC - UNEDITED

Reference number: 6505

Date: 1963*

Sound: silent

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 13.41 mins

Description: Random shots of the Forth bridges in Scotland and the film-maker's holiday in the Alps.

Shotlist: Gvs of bungalow house with two cars in the driveway. One a red Triumph, view from various angles. Pan garden with pond, neighbouring houses in b/ground (0.48) Tracking shot car approaches Forth Road Bridge. (1.05) pan across to Forth Rail bridge and back (1.31) Gvs of countryside and the Forth. (2.14) sunset, back garden of house, brief view houses in street (2.28) Gvs of a Mobil petrol station, pan houses and Forth Road and Rail bridges in b/ground (3.02) train passes high above on approach to Rail bridge, pan across to Road bridge (4.42) Sunset, suburban house skyline (3.43) Gvs lodges at the foot of the Swiss alps (?) Shot of the mountains, carpark in f/ground (4.02) View of glacier, gvs carpark, tourist coaches Gvs mountainous landscape (4.55) elevated view of valley below from mountain road (5.08) men sitting at lakeside restaurant, possibly on Lake Geneva (?) Gvs of the houses on the lake and a boat crossing it (6.06) view of street from window, traffic passing (6.29) View of pedestrian bridge over river and hotel (?) named Winkler (6.43) Gvs of landscaped gardens and statue in the grounds of the Winkler (7.23) fountain, more gvd gardens (7.36) large statue, fountain, Donkeys pulling carts (8.00) gvs ext church and statues outside (8.50) Gvs countryside (9.51) church (9.08) ornate church interior (9.16) Gvs Swiss street, people looking at statue (9.52) elevated view rooftops (10.15) statue, buildings, street with a tram, cars and people. Gvs of a pond in a park with the Alps in the distance. (11.37) Gvs of a small mountain waterfall in distance (11.52) Tracking shot from boat on lake, pass barges. LAndscape and settlements on shore (12.52) Gvs Europa Hotel. Group of holidaymakers stand for photos beside their tour bus. (13.41)