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If you have a fast internet connection, you will be able to play these videos straight from this page - just click the title. If you are on dial-up you may wish to download them first - right click the title and select, Save Target As.. All clips are copyright ©2007 by Bristol Film and Video Society and may not be shown or held on another website without permission.
BLOCKHEAD This is John Howden's prize-winning animation. Created with a powerful program he found on the Internet called Blender, It can be downloaded for nothing! This is the complete film (not a clip) and lasts for 3 minutes 40 seconds. CLICK to read John's article.	VERNON'S PERMUTATION An ageing Shakespearean actor is forced to reconsider his Destiny, the Meaning of Life and Everything. One of the 10 Best winners at the 2006 Melbourne Movie Makers Club International Amateur Movie Festival. This is a 2 minute Trailer.
BRISTOL 600 Made in 1973 to record the celebrations marking the 600th anniversary of the granting of the charter by King Edward III which gave Bristol the right to call itself a County. 4 minute clip	2146 AIR TRAINING CORPS A 'promo' made to encourage young people to FLY! This is the complete film (not a clip) and lasts for 5 minutes.
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE Made in 1956 this is a description in broad technical terms of the construction of this world famous bridge. 2 minutes 50 seconds clip. Black and White	BRISTOL CELEBRATIONS, 1935 The Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. This, the first film produced by the Bristol Film Society, was of course using the medium of the time - black and white 16mm film with no sound. 4 minute clip.
KENNET AND AVON CANAL Made in 1971 this affectionate documentary relates the history and restoration of this broad water canal. 3 minute clip.	CABOT Dramatised documentary on John Cabot's voyage of discovery on the Matthew in 1497. 2 minutes 40 seconds clip.
THE CIDER INSTITUTE Made in 1936. A snapshot of the activities at the Long Ashton Research Station. Focuses on the harvesting of the cider apple’s, pressing, storage and bottling. 2 minutes 19 seconds clip. Black and White. No sound.	CLARKSON SET IN BRISTOL in 1787, Clarkson is an historical drama based on actual events and characters. It features Thomas Clarkson, an unsung hero in the campaign to abolish slave trading, and recounts his time in Bristol. 4 minute clip.
WESTERN GATEWAY Made in 1956. A film that has been used many times in many Bristol schools over the years. It tells the story of the growth of the city of Bristol from the earliest times. 2 minute clip. Black and White.	IMAGES IN TIME A project to mark the millennium utilising some of our archive of films and videos with pieces to camera from members. 5 minute clip
BRISTOL CELEBRATIONS - 1977 The Queen's Silver Jubilee is celebrated in the city 3 minutes 40 seconds clip.	THE NEW ROOM The worlds' oldest Methodist chapel in the centre of the City of Bristol. Let John Wesley show you round this unique building, explaining its purpose and recounting the story of how Methodism began. 2 minute clip.
FRIESE-GREENE PLAQUE The Lord Mayor of Bristol unveiled a memorial blue plaque to William Friese-Greene, the pioneer of cinematography, at his birthplace, 12 College Street in the centre of Bristol, on 7th September 1955, 100 years after he was born. This is the complete film (not a clip) and lasts for 2 minutes. Black and White. No sound.	TIME AND TIDE Made in 1989. A polished production on the history of the Bristol Floating Harbour and River Avon. Captures the demolition of the Bonded warehouse and the beginnings of the redevelopment and transformation to today’s new housing and leisure activities 4 minute clip.
SCRAPBOOK - 1963 Events in and around the city during 1963. 3 minutes 20 seconds clip.	MONTAGE 1 Night location filming. MONTAGE 2 Creating action sequences. MONTAGE 3 Costume pieces.
IT'S GOOD TO TALK Dawn Barrah and friends perform their version of the popular British Telecom TV advertisement. This is the complete film (not a clip) and lasts for 2 minutes 20 seconds
All clips are copyright ©2007 by Bristol Film and Video Society and may not be shown or held on another website without permission.