Shoot to Learn

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1960
Date Released
26 Dec 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shoot to Learn. DESCRIPTION: A fascinating experiment at a school in Surrey gives a new incentive to the less academically inclined - the early school leavers. The pupils run their own film unit and discover that making films gives a fresh angle on their classroom subjects. SHOTLIST: LS teacher writing on blackboard. MS pupils writing. CU ditto. LS teacher finishes writing and sits down at desk. MS door of geography room opened. MS master watches boys selecting location for filming. CU boys studying maps. MCU ditto. CU pupils prepare titles in art room. MS ditto. MS girls prepare costumes for films. MCU ditto. CU girls stitching costume. MS ditto. CU MLS lighting equipment made in workshops. MS ditto. MS pupils with master editing film. MCU ditto. MS ditto. MS girls put on makeup to act in films. MS ditto. MS the headmaster, Mr Gill. CU ditto. MLS pupils acting on stage. MS as camera approaches actors. MCU pupils acting. CU girl operating camera. BS ditto. CU master directing the filming. Top shot ditto. MS actors on stage as camera moves in close.
Locations
England; Surrey
Card file number
91905
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
191
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Shoot to Learn', British Movietone News Issue No. 1960, 26 Dec 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26712 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)