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Title: TEN MINUTES OF MAGIC

Reference number: 3138

Date: 1950s

Director: filmed by W G Burnside

Sound: silent

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 10.29 mins

Description: Various amateur magicians of the Night Owls club perform tricks of dexterity and illusion to camera.

Credits: The Night Owls present
Filmed at 34 Dowanhill Street, Glasgow by W G Burnside.

Shotlist: No title. medium close shot of performer [Frederica (Tommy Fredericks)]; shows magic pencils (0.49) John Nisbet Finds the Lady in his Galluses (0.53) c/u hands, handling and dealing cards (1.52) Jimmy Kirkpatrick Shows his skill in "Coins Across" (1.57) c/u hands moving coins over a table (2.59) c/u man pulling a face (3.04) ls man in uniform dealing outsized cards [he is kneeling on his shoes to appear shorter] (3.19) David Campbell proves that oil and water don't mix (3.24) c/u hands dealing and showing red and black cards, mixed and separate; pan up to performer (4.40) Cups and Balls and other trifles by Jimmy Kirkwood (4.49) c/us hands and props as performer demonstrates his dexterity (7.30) stop motion animation using dice, ball and cup (7.36) Kirkwood performs a last trick with the dice (8.02) Eddie Stewart the invisible man doodles the dice (8.07) stop motion animation with dice of different sizes (8.12) Ian Bennet always enjoys a rare tear (8.15) medium c/u man who tears and rejoins a piece of paper (8.50) Now the boys are in a more serious mood (8.55) brief shots men playing to camera; shot man holding 8mm camera (9.17) c/u hands performing trick with marbles (9.49) sleight of hand using ping pong balls (10.16) -and that's your lot. ecs (10.29)