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Title: RAIN ON THE ROOF

Reference number: 2036

Date: 1964

Director: d. Henry Cooper

Sponsor: Edinburgh Corporation Water Department

Production company: Campbell Harper Films Ltd.

Sound: sound

Original format: 35mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 39.04 mins

Description: Film about water used for domestic purposes in Edinburgh. (20 mins)

Credits: comm. s. Brydon
cam. Ian Kennedy, Mark Littlewood
In the making of the film, thanks are due to Chairman James McInally, the Water Committee and the members of the staff of the Water Department.

Shotlist: ROLL A

Credits (.06); blank (.18); Shots of a mountain stream (.34); blank (.42); Shots of a mountain loch (.50); blank (.54); Shots of a man carrying block of ice (.58); blank (1.02); Shot of boiling water being poured into a funnel (1.07); blank (1.11); Shots of a boy playing with ballons (1.15); Shot of an unidentified object (1.18); blank (1.40); High shot of Edinburgh(1.44); blank (1.49); Shot of tiles on a roof (1.52); blank (1.56); Shot of Edinburgh(2.10); blank (2.07); Shot of a wood (2.13); blank (2.24); Shot of Glencorse reservoir (2.35); blank (2.47); Shot of a man walking in field (2.52); blank (2.56); Shots of man opening door to a generator (?) (2.58); blank (3.01); Shots of man working with machine (3.04); blank (3.18); Shot of a tower (?) (3.23); blank (3.28); Shot of a water-gauge (3.37); blank (3.45); Shots of a water-station (3.58); blank (4.08); Shot of a map of Edinburgh Region showing the Pentlands, Loganlea, Glencorse, Bonaly, Torduff, Harlow, Threipmuir, Harperrig, Crosswood and Moorfoot, Portmore, Gladhouse, Roseberry, Edgelaw (4.09); blank (4.20); Long shot of Edinburgh (4.26); blank (4.43); Shot of a loch (4.50); blank (4.55); Shot of sheep running out of field (5.02); blank (5.06); Shot of man going down into a tower (5.14); blank (5.17); shot of a weir (5.25); blank (5.38); Interior shot of Victoria Lodge on a hill (5.43); blank (5.46); Shot of a plaque for the Edinburgh and District Water Trustees (6.00); blank (6.18); Shot of man inside water house (6.24); blank (6.30); Shot of water pipe (6.33); blank (6.40); Shot of man walking on walkway (6.49); blank (6.55); Long shot of bridge (7.02); Shot of reservoir (7.44); blank (7.50); Shot of reservoir (7.54); blank (8.10); Shot of water filters (8.21); blank (8.32); Shots of reservoir (8.47); blank (8.59); Shot of caterpillar truck (9.06); blank (9.09); Shot of differ (9.14); blank (9.18); Shot of water machine (9.24); blank (9.35); Shots of sewage works (?) (9.46); blank (9.52); Shot of reservoir (10.00); blank (10.10); Shot of water works (10.23); blank (10.38); Water works (10.48); blank (10.57); Water works (11.03); blank (11.13); Shot of bottle of Fairmilehead filtered water, Buckstone House (11.27); blank (11.30); testing the water (11.35); blank (11.38); testing the water (11.45); blank (11.52); Shots of water pipes (12.03); blank (12.12); Interior shots of furnace (12.24); blank (12.33); Shots of water pressure tested (12.39); blank (12.42); interior shots of water works with clay animals (12.50); Close up shots of animals (13.05); Long shots of flats (13.20); blank (13.25); Old painting (13.28); blank (13.31); Old painting (13.34); blank (13.43); Shot of cottage (13.53); blank (14.01); Shot of ballcock (14.04); blank (14.10); Shots of loch (14.13); blank (14.17); Shot of man coming up through pavement in George Street (14.55); blank (15.01); Shots of river (15.10); blank (15.14); Shot of men turning water tap (15.18); blank (15.23); Shot of valley and river (15.30); blank (15.39); Shots of swans (15.43); blank (15.47); Shots of digger (16.11); Worksite (16.32); blank (16.41); worksite (16.59); blank (17.08); Shots of valley (17.19); blank (17.23); Worksite (17.29); blank (17.38); Worksite (17.47); blank (18.00); Old sketch of loch and c/ups of water (18.28); Shot of woman with umbrella and man drinking glass of water (18.36); blank (18.39); Glass of water (18.41); blank (18.45); Shot of loch (19.00); blank (19.07); water (19.13); blank (19.29); credits (19.41).

ROLL B

Credits (.12); blank (.28); Shot of a waterfall (.36); blank (.44); Shot of a torrent (.48); blank (.52); shot of a liquid oxygen tank (.57); blank (1.01); Shot of someone getting oxygen (1.05); blank (1.09); Shot of loch (1.17); blank (1.25); panning shot of Edinburgh (1.34); blank (1.38); high shot of Edinburgh (1.43); blank (1.46); Shot of rain overflow (1.50); Blank (1.55); Shot of George IV Bridge (2.02); blank (2.07); Panning shot of loch (2.18); blank (2.29); Shot of Glencorse reservoir (2.41); blank (2.48); Shot of man going to generator (2.50); blank (2.52); Shot of machine (2.55); blank (3.01); Long shot of Loganlea reservoir (3.12); blank (3.16); Shot of man walking to waterpoint (3.20); blank (3.31); Shot of water hole (3.39); blank (3.49); repeat shot of map (4.02); blank (4.03); panning shot of Gladhouse reservoir (4.14); blank (4.20); shot of river leading to reservoir (4.37); blank (4.45); Shot of house on the hill (4.50); blank (4.56); Shots of river (5.01); blank (5.08); Shot of river (5.11); blank (5.19); Shot of Talla Water reservoir (5.32); blank (5.37); Shot of Victoria Lodge (5.40); blank (5.44); Shot of commemorative plaque of Talla water works opened 28 September 1905 (5.49); blank (5.54); shot of reservoir looking out of house window (6.02); blank (6.09); shot of control room of reservoir (6.12); blank (6.18); shot of map of Peebleshire showing Fruid and Talla water works (6.24); blank (6.27); shot of man checking water pipe (6.34); blank (6.43); shot of man walking on bridge (6.50); blank (6.55); c/up of bridge (7.00); blank (7.06); panning shot of water works with Edinburgh in background (7.22); blank (7.38); shot of weir (7.43); blank (7.47); Shot inside reservoir control room (8.04); blank (8.15); c/up shots of water equipment (8.27); blank (8.40); shot of sand field with workmen (8.53); blank (9.00); c/up shot of differ with sand (9.03); blank (9.07); shot of sand lift truck (9.12); blank (9.18); shots of sand field (9.28); blank (9.42); shot of sluice gate (9.46); blank (9.54); shot of water tanks (10.04); blank (10.17); shot of inside of tank (10.30); blank (10.40); shot inside control room (10.51); blank (10.58); shot of water machine (11.08); blank (11.20); shot inside laboratory (11.24); blank (11.29); testing the water (11.33); blank (11.38); shot inside laboratory (11.46); blank (11.51); shot of dumper cab (11.54); blank (11.57); shot of water pipes (12.07); blank (12.18); testing the water pressure (12.27); c/up shots of clay dog (12.46); blank (12.48); shot of clay rabbit next to water (12.51); blank (12.52); shot of clay swan (12.54); blank (12.58); shot of clay animals (13.02); blank (13.13); old painting of water pump (13.19); blank (13.22); c/up painting (13.25); blank (13.27); Shot of fields (13.37); blank (13.41); Shot of cottage (13.43); blank (13.47); Shot of water point (13.55); blank (13.58); Shot of water point (14.03); blank (14.07); Shot of (14.11); blank (14.16); Man examining (14.22); blank (14.37); Shot of Mound, Edinburgh, (14.41); blank (14.49); Shot of Bristol's Instrument Company chart for George Street, August 1964 (14.55); blank (15.04); Shot of reservoir bridge (15.08); blank (15.12); Shot of sluice gate (15.17); blank (15.17); blank (15.24); Shot of Leith (15.33); blank (15.37); Shot of water lane (15.41); blank (15.50); Shot of truck (15.55); blank (16.03); Shot of truck dumping into loch (16.10); blank (16.19); Shot of loch (16.23); blank (16.27); Shot of men digging water pipes (16.41); blank (16.45); Shot of pipes (16.49); blank (16.53); Shot of worksite through trees. (17.02); blank (17.12); Shot of worksite (17.17); blank (17.22); worksite (17.31); blank (17.40); worksite and loch (18.01); blank (18.08); clouds (18.10); blank (18.14); shot of people with umbrellas (18.20); blank (18.23); shot of inside of umbrella (18.25); blank (18.29); shot of man drinking water (18.32); blank (18.35); Shot of drinking fountain (18.38); blank (18.54); shot of loch (19.01); blank (19.07); credits (19.23).