A Boy with a Brush

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1586
Date Released
26 Oct 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boy With a Brush. DESCRIPTION: This 12-year-old Chinese boy, Sow Seng Kuan, whose home is in Malaya, spends every spare moment painting. Already, he shows exceptional brilliance. Oldest in a family of five, he is the son of a shop-owner. And, apart from his painting, he is just an ordinary boy, brought up like any of the other boys with whom he attends the local school. Yet, his eye for a subject for his brush, and his skill in expressing it in water-colour are evidence of extraordinary talent. SHOTLIST: CU painting. MS boy painting. CU boy. CU painting. MS boy leaves father’s shop for school. MS boy with school friends. MS trees. MS boy painting. CU boy. CU boy painting. LS trees. MS boy completes painting. MS painting in boy’s gallery. MS same (2).
Keywords
Children; Environment; Arts and crafts; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Malaya
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
78429
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Boy with a Brush', British Movietone News Issue No. 1586, 26 Oct 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23289 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)