Reference Number:
TE2/1973/131
Jim White Writers in Schools Discussion 1973 (part 1)
Additional Information
Discussion. Begins with a wide shot of an L-shaped stage platform being filmed by a stationary camera at front centre. In front of the stage are a small, round white table with glasses on water on it, 3 chairs and a microphone. The room (Blythswood Square) is white-washed with square-shaped wooden panelling along its ceiling perimeter. A tracking and sound wave in at the 11 sec mark reveals a dark-haired English man in a suit and striped tie standing centre. To the man's left is an American man in glasses and lapels. To the man's right, a blonde American woman in a suit jacket, skirt and necklace. The dark-haired man takes a seat on the crook of stage and begins the discussion on writing in education curriculum, with focus on Scotland. At the 15 min, 39 min mark, a photo camera-like flashing begins to occur while the blonde woman is speaking, becoming less pronounced with a zoom out. There are light tracking disturbances throughout the film, at 1 min, 30 sec they appear to have an affect on the stereo sound quality, creating a bouncing effect between the left and right channels. Ends on a zoomed in shot of the seated man with glasses at left, from the waist up, A tracking wave cuts him mid-sentence, "...and one of the things I remember when I was in school, was that one of the duties..."