The Way Of A Ship Reel 1 (1953)

Credits: Narration written by A.P. Herbert. Photography - Bernard Till. Film Editor - Lionel Hoare. Sound - W.S. Bland and George Newberry. Spoken by Colin Wills and Howard Marion-Crawford. Music composed by Doreen Carwithen. Musical Director - Muir Mathieson. Produced by Howard Thomas. Directed by Terry Ashwood. The Producers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance in the making of this film given by Trinity House and Southampton Docks Executive. Film begins with shots of a rocky coast, commentator recites poetry about the sea. Various shots of a small harbour on the south coast. Fishing boats, seagulls, fisherman tending to his nets. C/U of the fisherman, he looks out to sea. Narrator talks of the “call of the sea“ and of man’s fascination with ships of all kinds - small and large. Various shots of yachts in harbour and at sea. C/Us of a yacht tacking. A tug boat passes the camera pulling a large ship - the “Oronsay“. “A ship’s a little world, a city in the sea“ stat