The Serious Teenager

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1781
Date Released
22 Jul 1963
Date submitted
18 Jul 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sailing on Sand
  2. 2The Serious Teenager
  3. 3Driving with a Difference
  4. 4Flying Saucers - Have They Landed
  5. 5A Slushy Ending

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Serious Teenager. DESCRIPTION: Introducing Mary-Jo Morland, a fourteen year old schoolgirl-artist of quite remarkable promise. Although she’s only been painting for two years, she’s about to hold her first exhibition in London. Mary-Jo does her work in her attic studio-cum-play room. Naturally, mum and dad give her plenty of encouragement. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Mary-Jo Morland - the 14-year-old girl artist - enters room. MCU Mary-Jo sitting on floor and painting. MCU same. CU same. CU Mary-Jo. CU painting. GV pan Mary-Jo painting to dolls in corner. GV girl’s parents enter room and look at paintings. MCU same. MCU painting Soho Street. CU same (2 shots). CU painting Jazz Cellar. CU pan painting Mary Magdalaine and Joseph. CU same. CU pan Refugee Family (painting). CU same.
Keywords
Arts and crafts; Youth
Locations
London; Totteridge
Card file number
86946
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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