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Title: BRIGHT FUTURE

Reference number: 2313

Date: 1975c

Director: d. Ian Brock

Sponsor: Bank of Scotland

Production company: Grange Film Productions

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 17.45 mins

Description: A promotional film for a career in banking with the Bank of Scotland. This film follows the career path of men and women in the bank, working from clerical to managerial levels. This film emphasises the social and financial benefits of working for the Bank of Scotland.

Additional documentation provided by HBOS Group Archives dates first version as 1975, new version as 1979.

Credits: narr. Michael Elder
ph. Gordon Hickie
ph. assistant David Flett
sd. Ian Leslie
lighting Northern Light
ed. Terry Page
dubbing mixer Bill Picton

Production Facilities Rank Film Laboratories Ltd.
Production Facilities Colour Film Services

Shotlist: Credits (0.17) Michael Elder speaks to camera outside a school (0.45) gvs "Angela" goes to work by "Eastern Scottish" bus; v/o "If you want to go far you'll need to have three Highers, including English" (1.44) Angela walks along a main street, walks into a bank v/o speaks of the induction training Anne underwent (2.04) Angela working at various clerical tasks (3.40) Angela working behind teller's desks v/o says Angela has made "quite a few friends" (3.12) Julie a "Grade 3 Officer" and 21 works with customer accounts, using a microfiche; dealing with a customer (4.13) Julie attends a BoS Training Centre; working at her branch (5.25) Ian, a "Grade 4" v/o discusses his responsibilities, which include deputising for the Chief Clerk, who works with customer financial problems; exts. The Institute of Bankers in Scotland in Edinburgh (6.12) ints. Ian speaks to a customer; Ian's yearly report with his manager (7.33) Neil, an accountant, speaking to the staff under his supervision (9.29) Jane, an inspector visiting a branch (9.29) Tony in charge of the BoS University Branch in Edinburgh; speaking to students (12.42) ints intercut with exts of BoS branches v/o traces career paths possible at the bank (13.18) Education Allowances; Charge-Free Accounts; A Non-Contributory Pension Scheme; Special Terms for Certain Loans...; Medical Care and Treatment Schemes (13.36) pan over in-house magazine, LINK (13.46) stills of sporting activities; football, hockey, rugby, golf, skiing, sailing etc. (14.42) ints. bank computing centre; (14.57) gvs oil rig (15.10) exts. Edinburgh building; stills of London, Houston; New York; Moscow and Hong Kong (15.50) shots of exemplar Bank staff, each describe their experience in v/o (17.05) Michael Elder speaking to camera (17.29) ecs (17.45)