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Title: SUMMER CAMP 1971 GUISACHAN

Reference number: 9456

Date: 1971

Director: filmed by John T. K. Barr

Sound: silent

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 19.48 mins

Description: Amateur footage of a summer camp for Paisley Scouts in Invernessshire, with activities at the camp and visits to Loch Ness and Inverness.

For further information about John (Ian) T. K. Barr, see:
http://www.jtkb.info/ [last accessed 22/06/2020]

Obituary of Barr published in the Glasgow Herald, November 2007: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12453549.john-t-k-barr/ [last accessed 22/06/2020]

For other films in this collection see also refs. 9457, 9458, 9459, 9460, 9461 and 9462

Additional information file held at the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive at ref. 11/1/562.

Shotlist: Shot of a flag for the ‘7th Paisley JNI 61st Renfrewshire’ with the scout symbol in the centre. Shot of sign pointing towards Tomich. Scouts unpacking their camping equipment, pitching tents, making plate rack and tables out of sticks and string, folding the Union flag. The boys’ backpacks are neatly arranged before they are inspected and the flag is hoisted up the flag pole. Prayers are said before shots of the books the ‘Progressive Pioneer’ and ‘Pioneering Projects’ as well as ‘Fun with Ropes and Spars’ are shown. The boys making an obstacle course including a zip wire, climbing bridge and a swing out of ropes and branches before playing on them. Shot of the ‘Inverness Investigation Research HQ’. The boys looking through binoculars. Sign for Urquhart Castle. The boys walking towards the castle. GVs castle. Boys swimming next to a waterfall. GVs Tomich post office and the boys opening and reading letters. Potholing wearing headlamps and hard hats. Scout leader climbing up from the cave using a rope. Building a shelter out of leaves and branches. Trip to Inverness. Inverness Castle. Poster for film ‘Mosquito Squadron’ before the boys compete in a scout highland games. The boys in various costumes carry in the competitors who do a hammer throw and tossing the caber (a branch). Other activities and races. Tents are dismantled and bags packed. Campfire.