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Title: MR. KIHATA VISITS THE CLYDE

Reference number: 5068

Date: [1965]

Production company: [ Templar Film Studios]

Sound: mute

Original format: 35mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 4.18 mins

Description: Mr. Kihata visits Gorbals flats and takes a tour of Lithgows Shipyard in Greenock. [Presumably a ship is being built for him there?]

Handwritten cameraman's report enclosed (British Movietone News Ltd.), includes shotlist. See Scan Ref. S-5068, 11/1/439

IIncludes this comment: 'Unfortunately, the latter part of our visit to the shipyard took place after work had finished for the day and it will, in consequence, look rather empty.'

Shotlist: Mr. Kihata, together with Mr. Steeds of Glasgow Corporation Planning Department, turn from river and examine some new flats in the Gorbals area (0.13) c/u Mr. Kihata (0.18) pan from the group as they walk through the Basil Spence Block [Queen Elizabeth Square?]to show other Gorbals flats in background (0.33) angled shot of Spence Block to show other Gorbals flats (0.51) pan from rubble in the Pollokshaws area to show another skyscraper development (1.07) l/s of exterior of Lithgows Shipyard at Greenock (1.13) c/u sign 'Lithgows' (1.18) gvs Mr. Kihata accompanied by Mr. Abrahams (personnel manager) looking at a magnetic crane for stacking steel plates (1.53) they watch a machine coating steel plate with an anti-corrosive anti-rust paint (2.08) a multi-head gas cutter which operates off scale drawings by using a photo-electric cell (2.22) Mr. Kihata talks with the convenor of the shop stewards at Lithgows, Patrick Bendon (2.28) c/u Mr. Kihita (2.41) shot of welder at work in plating shop (2.47) plates being moved by crane (2.56) gvs assembly shop (all work now finished) and pan to gvs of 54000 ton Bulk Carrier being built for London owners on stocks in backyard (3.39) shots of ship sections on berth awaiting assembly; gvs 59000 ton 'Laristan' in fitting out basin (she has been built for Hindustan owners) (4.18)