A narrative-based home movie produced by Peter Dobing and other members of the family about an afternoon watching 9.5mm home movies at the Dobing family home in the village of Haughton-le-Skerne, now part of Darlington, followed by a family mealtime.  Title: Beneath the Lights: A Family Film 1949 Credit: Camera Joan, Syd and Pete Credit: Lighting Uncle Tom Cobley Credit: Animation Joan and Syd Credit: Produced by Pop and Pete Inside the family home, the filmmaker’s aunt smokes a...

A narrative-based home movie produced by Peter Dobing and other members of the family about an afternoon watching 9.5mm home movies at the Dobing family home in the village of Haughton-le-Skerne, now part of Darlington, followed by a family mealtime.  Title: Beneath the Lights: A Family Film 1949 Credit: Camera Joan, Syd and Pete Credit: Lighting Uncle Tom Cobley Credit: Animation Joan and Syd Credit: Produced by Pop and Pete Inside the family home, the filmmaker’s aunt smokes a cigarette and chats with Peter’s mother. The film-maker's sister Ann sits and relaxes with her arms around her head. Uncle Tom and his daughter are sitting together reading a newspaper. Peter Dobing begins to unpack a 9.5mm film projector to set up the home movie show. His niece moves a small table out of the way as Peter’s father and uncle move the sofa into a better position to watch a film. Peter’s mother checks the projector and the family sit down on the sofa. Uncle Tom offers Peter’s father a cigarette. He accepts, lights and begins to smoke it happily while behind him Peter loads a film onto the projector. A box of chocolates are brought out and offered around the family. The family eat until the box is empty. Peter signals to his cousin to switch off the lights and he starts up the projector. A silhouette follows of one of the men smoking his cigarette. The film cuts to a view looking down the light of the projector lens as the home movie begins. Title: Cameo in the Snow The next film shows a frozen pond in a snowy rural landscape, trees shrouded in winter snow. The film-maker's sister walks carefully along a snow covered track wearing Wellingtons. Various shots record the countryside under snow on a misty winter's day. Anne kicks through the melting slushy snow, which flows into a drain pipe, and on into a stream. The sun shines through a cloudy winter sky. The projector screen is now blank as the show comes to an end. Trick film footage follows. A dining room table magically lays it self for afternoon tea complete with a  vase of flowers and bowls of trifle. The family are seated at the table and enjoy a post-viewing meal. Title: The End