Art in Industry

Series

Series Name

Review 34th Year

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Jul 1981

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Art in Industry

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

NCB Summary - The Artist in Industry Fellowship Scheme gives a painter the opportunity of working for two months at a Yorkshire Colliery.
NCB synopsis: LS man (artist Paul Butler) walking L-R past hedge in suburban area. LS Butler walking away from camera down path beside chain link fence, running down steep path; CS Butler in woods and stops and looks at view (1.02). LS Maltby Colliery (Yorkshire) showing old-style head stacks (pit head) 1.07). . LS colliery notice board reading "Maltby Colliery South Yorkshire Area". Butler walks towards it. Miners and Butler being checked before entering cage. Caged descends. All with voice-over (vo) of Butler talking about his experiences and his relationship with miners. Butler with his sketchbook gets out of cage and walks away along pit bottom (2.01). Scenes underground at Maltby Colliery; pan R-L underground to show artist at work sketching miner (2.24); CS Butler’s face (2.31); CS miner’s face (2.39). Art exhibition at Hobart House. CS notice "Paint a Pit Competition". Various shots of the paintings on display and the visitors looking at them - various shots of paintings (3.08). Interior of artist’s studio in Sheffield: CS artist Michael Martin (holder of the Fellowship in 1980) painting - showing a miners’ shower room; touching up details on the painting. CS artist and his mixing palette (3.32). CS notice "Artist in Industry" at the City of York Gallery. Art exhibition in York. Various shots of the paintings on display being viewed by several people including Martin (3.55). CS notice "Gilbert Daykin - a coalminer’s art". Still of Daykin. Views of Daykin’s work with Butler’s commentary on the work (4.30). Butler chatting to miner in coal preparation plant at Maltby Colliery. CS artist at work; CS painting of the scene in the plant (5.11).. Interior of artist’s studio, Butler at work on the preparation plant, CS painting of work in the plant (5.46). Miners at rail junction underground. CS painting of this and Butler at work (6.35). Interior of the artist’s studio at Maltby Colliery. Group of miners gathered around chatting to artist and looking at paintings. Butler explains some features to them (7.32). Pan L-R along Butler’s table to show scattered sketches and artist’s materials (8.01). CS Butler at work Intercut with CUs paintings (miners amongst pit supports). CU another painting (miners beside conveyor belt). CU other paintings. End titles (8.40mins).

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Films on Coal Catalogue   Supplement 1981
The British National Film Catalogue   Vol.20 1982, p.134

Credits:

Director

Alec Hill

Camera

Charles Hasler

Cutter

Deh-ta Hsiung

Commentator

Francis Gysin

Camera

Fred Gamage

Camera

John Reid

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit

Director

Norman Prouting

Support services

Norman Prouting

Producer

Robert Kruger