If You Can’t Beat Them...

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1856
Date Released
28 Dec 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Now Start Saving
  2. 2Year-Round Ski Slope
  3. 3If You Can’t Beat Them...
  4. 4News Events - in Colour: Circus

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boy Guitarists. DESCRIPTION: Children at a secondary modern school in Wigan, that have dreams on being a ‘Beatle’ are now allowed to make their own guitars in the woodwork class. On one condition - they must also attend music lessons too. Teachers feel that they have turned a modern craze into a useful lesson. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of boys working on their guitars. Close up of boy working on guitar. Medium shot of boy sandpapering guitar. Boy sandpapering to master inspecting boys guitar. Boys playing the finished guitars. Boy glueing guitar together. Boy strumming guitar. Boys playing guitars. Note...boys are about 12/14 years old. Strumming only.
Keywords
Education and training; Music and dance; Youth
Locations
Wigan
Card file number
89107
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:

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