The Battle of Britain

CAMERAMEN AT WAR [Main Title]

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Catalogue number
  • UKY 522
Production date
1943-11
Place made
GB
Subject period
Creator
Category
film

All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised.

Object description

A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a compilation of film of the cameramen themselves and some of their most dramatic film.

Full description

An introduction looks back to coverage of the First World War, with film of D W Griffith "at the front" and an archive sequence (tanks), before showing the training of contemporary cameramen, including a battle course. The main compilation follows (NB cameramen's names are listed in 'Credits' above; those actually being seen are also listed as 'Persons'). Several good incidental illustrations of equipment occur, including special developments (eg electric heating for camera mounted in bomber) and a blast-damaged tripod. Film samples cover many aspects of the war: Vaagso raid; North African tank action, land convoy under bombardment, and Anglo-US link-up; air raid on Italian fleet; northern sea convoy under air attack; Dover shelling; the Blitz; Dieppe; capture of German officers in West Africa; Tunis liberation (WW1 film of Alexander compared to modern footage). Film closes with scene inside a cinema projection box preparing to screen a newsreel.

Physical description

35mm

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