News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1818

Date Released

6 Apr 1964

Date submitted

26 Mar 1964

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. A Cross of Wood
• 2. Meet Mia
• 3. From Blackfriars to Milan
• 4. Sydney Showtime
• 5. News Events - in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: From Blackfriars to Milan. DESCRIPTION: A carpet, which will eventually be 30 ft long, is being made in London at this Workshop for the Handicapped; a new venture by the Blackfriars Settlement. It provides work for people who are handicapped, either by old age, blindness or some infirmity, thus helping them to employ their leisure usefully. The carpet, designed by Harold Cohen, will be on exhibition in the British Pavilion at the Milan Triennale throughout the Summer. SHOTLIST: Title scene. GV carpet - finished section. CU 2 sections placed together. CU fitting matching patterns of the 2 sections. GV disabled workers at work on sections of carpet. MCU same. CU same. CU blind female worker. CU another. CU sewing in threads of carpet. CU disabled man at work. CU blind woman at work. CU sewing in threads. GV disabled workers at work on weaver. CU same. MCU designer of carpet Harold Cohen talks to workers. CU finished carpet.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Exhibitions and shows; Disabled persons

Locations

London; Lambeth; Blackfriars Settlement

Card file number

88116

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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