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Weather Forecast. Grierson. Evelyn Spice. "We have been asked to broadcast the following gale warning to shipping." What lies behind those words, how the gale was known to be coming, how that knowledge was communicated all round England and finally to the Continent, with shipping warned, is shown in this documentary. The sound was technically good but do winds whistle like that and what were those thumps? Some good photography here.
IFMA (LONDON GROUP).
At the meeting of members it was decided to form a group for the production of educational and documentary films. Markets is the provisional title of a documentary dealing with three London food markets, Covent Garden, Smithfield and Billingsgate. Members' language has become much "heartier" of late, since they have taken to snooping round these markets at five and six in the morning. Thomas Baird was appointed director for this first production of the London Group.
Thomas Baird was elected Hon. Secretary of the Association. J. C. H. Dunlop was re-elected Hon. Treasurer and thanked for his past services. Edmund Lightfoot was also re-elected Hon. Asst. Secretary and thanked for his services. Leslie Beisiegel was elected to edit the bulletin, and these pages.
A committee of the above and N. Spurr and E. E. Ward was formed. Many thanks are due to Peter le Neve Foster for his chairmanship of the Summer School.
IFMA BULLETIN.
Besides these pages in Cinema Quarterly there is to be issued a Bulletin of information and news of members. This sheet will appear between the four issues of Cinema Quarterly at intervals of six to seven weeks; therefore members will have eight bulletins a year. If members want to unburden themselves of some noble idea or have a suggestion to make, or seek a co-operator in a film, please use the Bulletin. Write, in the first place, to Leslie Beisiegel, IFMA, 32 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.i.
. . . AND WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
Things being on a firmer footing owing to the meeting and collusion of members determined to storm the citadel of documentary, the future is something to look forward to. If a genius doesn't arise from the ranks of amateurs and astound the film world it won't be IFMA's fault.
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