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Title: SKILLS OF SHOPLIFTING, the

Reference number: 7402

Date: 1970*

Sound: silent

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: Fiction

Running time: 1.12 mins

Description: Short comedy in which a bungling thief tries to steal a bagful of groceries from a shop.

Note from Mr Saberton: This is a short humorous film about an unsuccessful shoplifter. This looks like it was filmed at Coursington Road and is the same set used in Chance Encounter. See ref. 7397

Paper archive records relating to the Dalziel Camcorder Club also held at the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

Shotlist: [shot-listed from DV - manual control track]

title - METHOD 'A' - THE DISGUISE - thief enters shop wearing long coat, takes items quickly from shelves and puts them in large bag concealed inside his coat - goes to till and pays for single item in his basket, walks away and stolen groceries spill out over the floor - THE END (1.12)