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Title: 5HCV: TX 40

Reference number: 9202

Date: 1984

Sponsor: Inverclyde District Council, Department of Recreational Services and James Miller & Partners

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 01:02:10

Description: This transmission of 5HCV covers the Viking Festival held in Largs. 5HCV interview festival guest Magnus Magnusson, and follow visiting long boat Dim Riv, which plays an important role in the closing ceremony. In 'Parish People', the Rev Wm. Haslett speaks about coping with disablement. Also includes several short previews of action films and cartoons available to rent in Greenock.

5HCV was a projected funded by Manpower in the 1980’s. 5 HCV was a local community video service for the Hospitalised, Housebound, Handicapped, and Hard of Hearing. An off-shoot from hospital radio, 5HCV was a voluntary organisation who, in conjunction with the Recreational Service’s Video Production Unit (RSVP), made a weekly video tape featuring local people and local events and information. These tapes were distributed around local hospitals, community centres, and to the housebound.

See National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive Paper Archive series 3/13 for accompanying programme booklets.

Credits: This video tape was made by the Video Production Unit sponsored by Inverclyde District Council Department of Recreational Services and funded by the Manpower Services Commission

project designer William G. Stewart
sd. Edward Leonard
lighting Gordon Findlay, Paul Donelly
make-up Murial Lindsay
stage crew Linda Cameron
production assistants Margaret Keogh, Margaret Henry, Nan Hodge, Isabelle Williamson
graphic design Jim Milligan
executive producer David Morgan

Shotlist: [grey] (0.05) 5HCV Production Inverclyde © 1984 (0.23) ocs (.30) 5HCV Programming will start shortly. We hope there will be something to interest you on our tape. We are always on the lookout for talent to appear on our tapes. So if you know of anyone with an interesting hobby or singing talent or perhaps would like to present our programmes then give us a call on 45554 we will take it from there (1.03) ident (1.08) m/s Willie Stewart speaking to camera (2.15) tracking shots Largs streets from car (2.41) Viking Festival (2.48) tracking shot Largs Esplanade including Nardini's cafe and St. Columba's Parish Church (3.30) m/s WS talking to camera [magenta cast] (3.57) l/s school band follow men and women carrying Norwegian flag and banner "Sæbo Schulemusikk" (4.31) i/v Magnus Magnusson, he speaks about the origins of the festival (6.58) gvs children in "Viking" fancy dress and crowds as Saebo school brass band play [Brisbane Queen briefly in shot] (8.13) l/s main stage as Brisbane Queen opens the festival (8.59) gvs Norwegian folk dancing, intercut shots of musicians playing Norwegian stringed instruments (10.06) gvs raft race [magenta cast] (12.45) gvs fun fair and crowds (13.58) i/v singer Valerie Dunbar (18.52) gvs Viking long ship replica Dim Riv; c/u steersman in copper helmet (19.22) m/s WS (19.52) Parish People (19.58) m/s Rev. Wm. Haslett, speaks about a friend nearly losing her life to a bomb planted in her car; how she adapted to the loss of her legs; leads a prayer (25.26) Parish People (25.33) m/s WS introduces second Largs Festival section (26.06)Viking Festival (26.09) l/s Dim Riv rowing in by pier (26.35) ls crew in sheepskins and plumed helmets, standing in replica long ship (27.29) gvs two men row Dim Riv to a Clydeport (?) pilot's boat for a brief tow (30.06) pan to replica long boat from crowds sitting on beach (30.32) i/v Don Laurenson (?) and Harry Jamieson (?) of Dim Riv (32.51) l/s children being lifted onto replica boat [magenta cast] (33.25) c/u car door sign "Presented to East Park Homes by Tesco Scotland, Variety Club Sunshine Coach" [magenta cast] (33.45) m/s Harry puts on his Viking gear; gvs crew talking to children as Dim Riv goes out into the Firth under motor power; everyone tries on a horned helmet (37.01) tracking shot re-enactors dressed as Scottish soldiers from battle of Largs (?) outside Clachan bar, cheer for the camera (37.13) Viking Festival (37.18) m/s WS introduces next section (37.48) Attica (37.52) trailer for Attica (39.18) m/s WS (39.46) Sport Billy cartoon preview (41.53) m/s WS (42.17) Streetfighters Last Revenge; trailer for same (43.46) m/s WS (43.56) Mind Machine; trailer for same (44.51) m/s WS (46.59) gvs crowd gathered for the festival procession (49.07) l/s re-enactors walking towards bonfire under obelisk [dark] (50.04) l/s Dim Riv approaching shore in twilight (51.24) l/s torchlight procession (52.43) l/s burning boat; re-enactors raise three cheers (53.43) gvs fireworks display (56.14) ecs intercut with fireworks and burning boat (59.00) m/s WS appeals for volunteers and sponsors (1.01.02) You have just been watching 5H.C.V. on a videoplayer supplied free to Inverclyde Royal Hospital by GR Glen T.V. Rentals Quality Video Viewing If you have any comments about 5HCV programmes then please drop us a line to 5HCV Port-Glasgow Town Hall 35 King Street Port- Glasgow (01.02.10)