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Title: GRANITE IN BLOOM

Reference number: 8785

Date: 1972

Director: filmed by G M M Thomson

Sound: sound

Original format: super 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 7.36 mins

Description: An amateur documentary about the work of Aberdeen Parks and Links Department, and the gardening awards won by the organisation during the 1960s and 70s.

This film was made for a special anniversary competition run by the Aberdeen Cine Club. Aberdeen City Council also offered a special prize for the best film involving city issues. This film came first in the competition and won both prizes.

For other titles in this collection see also refs. 8786, 8787 and 8788

Credits: with thanks to the staff of Aberdeen Links & Parks Dept, especially Mr Welch, without whose help this film would not have been possible

Shotlist: Mr David Welch - Director of Links & Parks Dept, Aberdeen Town Council - v/o Welch over caption about awards won by Parks Department - title - gvs council gardening employees working in parks and on roadway verges around Aberdeen - c/u shots rhododendron bushes, gvs park and wooden bridge (2.22) Aberdeen street scene, gvs public park on sunny day, William Wallace statue - high shot of Union Street in distance - l/s children playing in paddling pool and people sunbathing near sea - gvs dual carriageways with floral borders (4.29) gvs public park with water feature and cafe - gvs inside winter gardens on sunny day - gvs older women walking in park in sun - gvs public parks - gvs suburban streets with floral front gardens - sequence of rapid c/u shots of flowers in gardens (6.29) 'City of Aberdeen' road sign and vista - gv traffic on city street - high shot of Aberdeen - shot of trophies awarded - ecs (7.36)