Mapping in A&H Research - Workshop 2
10am-3pm, Wednesday, June 21st, 2017
Room 101 (the Language Space), Foster Court, University College London
'How To Map A Film'
Before the workshop, please watch the following films, all made at Robert Paul's studio in North London:
Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
A Victim of Misfortune, also known as The Unfortunate Policeman (1905)
The Medium Exposed (1906)
The ? Motorist (1906)
Clicking on the descriptions of the films below, taken from R.W. Paul's 1907 catalogue, will give access to the films online:
Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
A Victim of Misfortune, also known as The Unfortunate Policeman (1905)
The Medium Exposed (1906)
The ? Motorist (1906)
Clicking on the descriptions of the films below, taken from R.W. Paul's 1907 catalogue, will give access to the films online:
The opening shot of The ? Motorist is missing, but the BFI has a publicity still in its collections that shows what it looked like:
All of the films listed above have sequences filmed in the streets near the studio. Paul's catalogues include images from now-lost films, some of which also show streets in the vicinity:
Colney Hatch Lane (A Little Bit of Cloth)
Alma Road (Bill Sikes Up-To-Date)
Newton Avenue (Blind Man's Bluff)
These two images are from films that used the construction of the works buildings as settings:
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