- Title: U119
- Date:1950s
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Summary:
00:01:46:00 - 00:19:30:00
BRITISH ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
00:01:46:00 - 00:05:00:00
Pan over power station.
CU young man. Man sitting at desk in middle of large office posters / charts on walls. Man stands up and walks over to control panel with lots of dials and gauges.
MLS man writing on clipboard and inspecting power station control room dials and gauges.
MCU woman factory worker by large machine. Pan across to slices of cake coming out of machine on conveyor belt.
MCU women in white overalls and hats packaging products.
CU smoke issuing from factory whistle.
CU wall clock showing 12 0’clock. Women leaving production / packaging line; man shifting power supply levers.
CU legs of women running up stairs.
MCU factory workers walking up outside steps joining with others walking along path and up another flight of steps. Panning overview of women wearing white factory overalls ascending flight of stairs.
MLS large group of factory workers walking along outside of building.
CU legs of men and women walking along paved area.
MCU people walking along pavement in outdoor coats etc., one man smoking a pipe, some looking into shop window.
CU people’s legs walking across zebra crossing.
CU advertising boards / shop fronts for cafes / restaurants / hotels.
MCU rear view of man in chef’s whites working in kitchen.
< chef turns around with plate of food in his hand which he takes to counter where man is sitting waiting to eat.
MLS chef in food preparation area talking to man sitting at counter, people sitting eating and chatting at tables in busy contemporary café. Menu on wall / food cabinet.
MCU people receiving food over counter of canteen. Lady / canteen manageress leans over counter talking to staff beyond and out of sight.
MLS canteen dining room with empty tables and chairs. Queue of people waiting to be served. (Water jug , condiments / pepper and salt / ash trays on tables)
MCU lady in button through sun dress standing speaking to man as they drink a glass of wine together in hotel reception area. Family enters hotel reception, man / father speaks to waiter.
MCU hotel dining room as young family enters and shown to table for four near door. (Cutlery, side plate, serviette etc) Waiter helps them to sit and hands menu to woman / mother.
Various MCU of people walking along pavement looking into and entering various eating establishments. Coffee bar / hotel / café / public house.
CU pre decimalization food price list.
MCU rear-view two men in suits sitting at counter eating lunch while male chef and woman / waitress prepares food in contemporary café. Four milk shake flavouring bottles hanging in optics on the wall behind counter.
> Chef speaking to customer sitting at counter.
CU Chef in chef’s hat.
00:05:00:00 - 00:10:00:00
MCU modern electric appliances in food preparation area.
CU piece of steak being placed on infra red grill using pair of plastic tongs / lid of electric grill being closed.
CU woman / waitress making drinks / tea / getting water from large urn.
MCU panning shot of chef as he lifts basket out shakes / checks contents and replaces basket of chips into deep fat fryer.
CU chef wipes down counter then places cutlery, rolled in napkin, in front of man sitting at the counter
> cutlery roll fade into round table laid with check table cloth, bottle of sauce, sugar bowl, dirty ash tray
< young couple sitting at table in scruffy café. Young man holding menu, young woman leans towards man, scruffy waitress standing looking bored as man tries placing his order.
CU waitress takes pencil from behind ear and licks it before scratching line off menu then passes it back to man. Young couple look at each other disappointedly before reading the menu again.
CU bored looking waitress.
CU young couple.
CU waitress throwing tea towel over shoulder before walking off. Couple look at each other in disbelief. Older gentleman sitting waiting for his food catches young girl / waitress as she heads toward kitchen.
CU two scruffy waitresses talking / complaining by serving hatch from kitchen. One of the waitresses looks through hatch calling for food. Young couple at table look at each other in disbelief.
MCU drab / dirty kitchen. Large white Belfast-sink under window. Table cluttered with pots and pans. Woman / cook wearing dark overall takes saucepan from old oven and carries it and scruffy looking tea cloth to table and pours liquid from saucepan into large mixing bowl. Pan across to man wearing dirty apron and holding enamel pan standing talking to young couple now in outdoor coats.
Various CUs scruffy tired looking man wearing off white apron and smart young couple talking in drab / dirty kitchen. Scenes of drab / scruffy café customers sitting at tables trying to get served.
CU disgruntled customer and impatient waitress. Male customer walks off in a huff.
CU smartly dressed couple with look of disbelief on their faces and shaking heads – man smoking pipe. Panning shot around dingy looking café – few customers sitting at table and two waitresses leaning against counter talking / gossiping.
CU despondent looking young couple. Panning shot around modern busy café as smartly dressed waitress lays one of the tables.
CU chef touching his hat behind food bar / counter.
CU female / waitress loading / placing wrapped sandwiches into food cabinet.
MCU man sits at table and waitress comes to take his order. Waitress takes order to counter and passes it to chef.
CU two shiny saucepans on electric rings / boiling plates; eye level grill; chip fryer; infra red grill; automatic toaster; eggs cooking on griddle plate.
CU two men sitting at food bar / counter eating lunch and drinking; large well-stocked food cabinet to side.
CU smartly dressed middle-aged gentleman sitting at table eating lunch.
CU young lady / woman looking at and pointing to plate of food in refrigerated light meal / snack cabinet. Chef removes plate of food from cabinet and hands it over the counter to the young lady.
MCU lady pouring tea from large teapot as waitress looks over top of counter before taking cup of tea.
MCU woman and two children sitting at a table – boy drinking soft drink through a straw, girl eating ice cream from sundae dish, waitress places cup of tea in front of lady who picks up teaspoon and stirs tea. Cut to rear view of chef plating up meal - removing cooked steak from infra red grill with tongs, chips from deep fat fryer / warming cabinet. Chef places meal in front of man sitting at counter / bar. Young woman leaves counter and walks through busy café as other people sit eating their meals and other customers enter and sit at table.
CU ‘Queens Hotel’ Menu and framed certificate.
00:10:00:00 - 00:15:00:00
MCU external views of a variety of hotels.
CU waitress in black dress and white apron taking order from elderly bespectacled well-dressed lady in hotel dining room.
MCU waiter pouring glass of wine for one of a party of businessmen sitting at table chatting. Man tastes wine and nods in approval. Waiter taking order from family,
CU of individual people – mother / father / daughter / son / waiter. Waiter takes menus and bows to customers before leaving dining room.
CU door as waiter comes through to give food order to chef in full whites. Order pinned to notice board. Panning shots of three chefs working in hotel kitchen. Preparing vegetables, cutting up meat, piping food from cloth forcing bag onto oval silver tray, stirring pans etc.
CU face of middle aged man / hotel manager.
MLS chef and manager in office standing talking / in discussion / arguing.
CU Chef in uniform and
CU hotel manager.
CU Chef as he angrily removes hat.
CU shocked looking hotel manager / man.
MLS chef standing with hand on hips and manager as manager / man reasons with chef. Chef picks up his hat from desk, replaces it on his head and walks out of the office. Walks out of job.
CU water boiling in saucepan on solid hob.
MCU industrial size oven as chef opens door, moves dish from one shelf to another and puts tray of meat into oven and closes door. Chef still crouching beside oven adjusts dials / knobs.
More shots of chefs working in modern hotel kitchen. Seasoning meat and placing under eye level grill. Industrial sized food mixer. Food / bread slicer. Waiter collecting plates from food bar / counter in kitchen and taking them to hotel restaurant / dining room and serves them to young family. Waiter wipes bottom of plates with cloth over his arm before placing plates on table.
CU young boy and girl waiting for and getting their meals. Boy taking mashed / creamed potatoes from dish and putting them on his plate.
CU canteen menu.
MLS people sitting at table and queuing in canteen. Man walking through canteen carrying tray of food.
MCU lady / canteen manager standing looking around room.
MCU people being served with food in canteen. Various shots of people eating lunch at long tables. Chef and other staff working in canteen kitchen.
MLS female canteen manager dealing with paperwork in office viewed through large picture window. CU lady in white overall sitting at desk dealing with paperwork.
MCU group of men and women sitting around desk for meeting.
00:15:00:00 - 00:19:30:00
Individual men and woman in turn as they speak in meeting. CU amendments being made to architect plans for canteen kitchen.
MCU man carrying heavy sack from canteen store past various switches on walls to sink area of kitchen. Two large stainless steel sinks with lady operating a potato peeling machine.
CU as lady opens hatch of potato peeler and peeled potatoes tumble out into deep stainless steel sink.
CU potatoes being loaded into hopper of industrial chipping / chip making machine.
CU chef slicing ham on industrial food slicer. Chef placing ham joint into industrial size refrigerator.
CU bank of electric switches.
CU inside large fridge as chef removes joint of meat and takes it across to large canteen oven. Large pans on hot plates.
CU oven controls. Chef checking contents of pans.
CU basket of chips being lowered into hot fat.
Various shots of cooks checking food in canteen ovens and adjusting controls.
MCU woman pours cup of tea for male customer standing at counter with kitchen in bg.
Various shots of people sitting eating at tables in busy canteen, food being served, workmen standing around drinking tea and eating sandwiches, people working at industrial deep fat fryers, people queuing with trays and selecting food from cabinets.
CU fruit plate with fruit stones and fork on side as young boy feeds himself with spoon.
MCU man sitting at restaurant table taking money from wallet and placing it on a plate for the waiter / pays for meal.
MCU family sitting at table as waiter acknowledges payment / bows and smiles to man. Waiter leaves as family stand up and leave restaurant.
Panning shot around hotel dining room to elderly lady sitting alone drinking cup of tea (lamp, flowers and condiments on table) she wipes her mouth with a napkin / serviette.
MCU chef clearing away dirty dishes and wiping counter in café.
CU as chef looks towards clock which shows the time at 2 p.m. / 2 0’clock.
CU ‘Closed for lunch’ sign hanging in shop door as man turns it to read ‘Open’. Two men standing looking at paperwork. One man carrying clipboard walks around power station office while the other man leaves the room.
MLS man with clipboard approaching machinery / dials / gauges in power station.
Various shots of ladies cleaning up canteen kitchen; washing dishes; cleaning saucepans; wiping down work surfaces; cleaning top of oven, loading basket of plates into large sink of steaming hot water to sterilise them; cleaning inside of oven.
MCU clean kitchen and equipment.
MLS canteen staff sitting at tables for their lunch.
MCU three chefs standing drinking beer from glass tankards. Fade out.
- TYPE:
- DATE:1950s
- GENRE:
- SOURCE:Greenpark
- Decade:
- Colour:B&W
- Keywords:UK, FOOD, NUTRITION, WORKPLACE CATERING, RESTAURANTS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, ELECTRICITY, MODERNISATION, SPEED, QUICK TURNAROUND, HOTEL RESTAURANT, KITCHEN DESIGN
- Master Title:U119
- Segment:Greenpark
- Sound:Sound
