Edwardian boys and girls leave school, shuffled along by their earnest teachers.
Children Leaving Tyldesley Catholic School, Lodge Road (1901)
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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(Alternative)
Mitchell and Kenyon 479 Tyldesley Catholic School, Lodge Road
(Alternative)
Mitchell and Kenyon 479 Children Leaving Tyldesley Catholic School, Lodge Road
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Actuality Film Black and White Catholic School Children People School Short Silent Film ChildrenShortActuality Film, Black and White, Catholic School, People, School, Silent FilmDescriptions
This is textbook Mitchell & Kenyon 'crowd' filmmaking in two shots: carefully staged pomp giving way to genial chaos. The long opening take elegantly frames the kids trudging the pavement past the camera, with a wall as background. Then, with his remaining film-stock, the operator turns his camera to face the kids and takes a shorter shot, now encouraging cheery waves and general larking about.
Source: BFI
Replacement title (0.07). Children, walk four abreast down a hill with a brick wall in the background. The ages start at circa five years old and increases to circa twelve years old. Women teachers guide the children and make sure they keep pace (1.44). The children waving and cheering at the camera (2.08 mins).
Source: BFI
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This is one of those pre-planned Mitchell and Kenyon films, where all is orderly and set up, until the end where the rest of the film is used for the Children to go crazy.