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Title: JOHN BROWN'S II

Reference number: 8477

Date: 1960c

Production company: Templar Film Studios

Sound: mute

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: Non-Fiction

Running time: 2.52 mins

Description: News footage of workers in John Brown's shipyard at Clydebank, including shots of the ss 'Transvaal Castle' under construction.

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Shotlist: [shotlisted from mini DV - manual control track]

[no title] - shots of cranes in John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank - shots of worker standing at end of slipway, directing small boat - gvs of slipway and yard - shots of two workers sawing wooden structure - shots of two workmen using drill - shot of workers chatting, ship under construction in background - c/u lifebelt marked 'JB & Co. Ld. Clydebank' - shots of workers on upper deck of ship under construction - gvs of yard from above, launch chains, slipway, cranes, pan across tanker under construction - shot of underside of ss 'Transvaal Castle' under construction, yard number '720' visible - shots of workers discussing piece of equipment - low level shot of slipway leading to river (2.52)