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There is very little material on early sound newsreels and even less on this period of David Lean's career. Kevin Brownlow's book provides the most detail, the rest are glimpses and context. BUFVC pdf on...
Roundabout (1962-1974) was a monthly Technicolor series designed to promote Britain as a progressive world leader to south and south-east Asia. Produced by the British government through its Central Office...
At the Oscars this year THE KING'S SPEECH was awarded the prize for best film, best director, best actor and best screenplay. Details of the night's awards can be accessed here. Director Tom Hooper’s film...
Newsreel production documents help us to understand how a newsreel story was made: from the initial idea, through filming to the released cut. They reveal how much of what the cameraman shot actually ended...
Linda Kaye provides a guided tour of Roundabout (http://bufvc.ac.uk/roundabout), the Technicolor cinemagazine that in the 1960s and 70s helped the government promote Britain as a progressive world leader to...
Dr Melanie Bell-Williams provides an overview of a new research project on the history of women’s contribution to British film and television production. About the author: Dr Melanie Bell-Williams is...
Below is a list of newsreel and cinemagazine videotapes and DVDs currently available, with links to online video stores where applicable. Historical Time Travel - Wartime Newsreels Features...
Dr. Peter Bell Executive Secretary, IUHFC, 1996-2009 The InterUniversity History Film Consortium (IUHFC) was founded four decades ago by two far-sighted historians at the University of Leeds, Nicholas...
This page includes a number of articles on newsreel and cinemagazine history. A number of historical articles appear in the BUFVC publication, Yesterday's News: The British Cinema Newsreel Reader (November...
Projecting Britain: The Guide to British Cinemagazines Projecting Britain explores a film genre neglected for decades: the cinemagazine. Watched by millions, both in Britain and abroad, these fascinating...