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Title: FAIR 1978

Reference number: 8729

Date: 1978

Sound: silent

Original format: super 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: Non-Fiction

Running time: 26.30 mins

Description: Views of Kemnay Village Fair, including the crowning of the Kemnay Gala Queen, a children's fancy dress parade, races and a clown act.

See also refs. 8728 and 8730.

Shotlist: [Shotlisted from avi. file captured from speed corrected Digibeta]

man driving tractor delivering materials waves to camera; gvs of park; gvs men gathering (1.47) c/u plan showing positions of tents around the main arena (2.04) dark (2.08) gvs men constructing tents, tractor delivering struts (2.58) man playing with retriever (3.17) c/u sign "FERRET MAZE 10p per card win a Pound" (3.27) brief shot unid. boy; pan unfinished ground (3.54) gvs Gala Queen's decorated float, waiting then circling the arena, Gala Queen and attendants climb onto a float where unid. man crowns her (5.45) gvs children's fancy dress competition [sometimes oof] (8.05) dog owners lead pets into arena (8.58) elevated shots crockery shy and children's pet competition, with adult dressed as a dog handing out balloons (11.29) ws man jumping on trampoline [oov] outside Kemnay Ladder? Club tent (11.36) brief shot brass band (11.48) c/u crying toddler [oof] (12.03) grass [upside down] (12.26) model aircraft flying overhead, rolls (13.12) young piper and girls in kilts walk out into arena (13.29) model aircraft lands (13.32) gvs highland dancing display (14.27) zoom on small crying girl (14.34) brief shots crowd and boys shying tennis balls at "The Kirk's cure for vandalism" (15.21) gvs clown act (17.46) brief shot trophies and score board; tennis ball shy (18.15) ms boy holding ferret [oof] (18.22) gvs Bonnie Baby contest (18.59) gvs men line up to race ferrets through pipes (19.14) gvs model plane flying, landing (19.45) school? brass band; gvs children's races (23.02) brief shots children on trampoline; adult's sack race (24.02) ws pony rides; adults fancy dress race (24.52) gvs men play beat the goalie in the arena (26.07) gvs trophies are awarded for the Kemnay Village Championship trophies are awarded by Mrs Susan Milton, laird of Kemnay (26.29)