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Title: SCOTLAND'S ISLE OF SEALS

Reference number: 2667

Date: 1954

Director: filmed by JMB [J Morton Boyd]

Sponsor: [ Educational Films of Scotland]

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 6.27 mins

Description: A study of the seal colony on the island of Shillay, in the Outer Hebrides.

Winifred Rome recalled 2001: Film shot in 1952 by Winifred Rome and J. Morton Boyd and sold to Educational Films of Scotland in 1954, shortly after their marriage, 'as we were skint'.

Credits: JPC [Joint Production Committee]

Shotlist: c/u baby seal (0.12) We set off for Shillay, a breeding ground of the Atlantic Seal gvs men in rowing boat and l/s seals going into the sea from beach (1.01) The Landing shots of men unooading equipment onto beach from rowing boat (1.13) shots of men and woman at campsite, including Morton Boyd and wife to be Winifred Rome (1.50) visuals, rough sea (2.16) About the beginning of September the bull-seals arrive to establish their "territories" - and defend them, if necessary. Shots of bull-seals fighting (2.47) c/u shots of seal on land (4.00) c/u shots of baby seals on beach (4.27) shots of seal colony on beach (5.47) shots of seals going into the sea (6.23) The End (6.27)