Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 4696 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
RECRUITMENT FILM REEL 2 | 1974 | 1974-01-01 |
Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 16 mins Subject: MILITARY / POLICE |
Summary This film features offcuts from the West Yorkshire Police collection, containing scenes from a range of films they produced that included cadet training and promotional films. |
Description
This film features offcuts from the West Yorkshire Police collection, containing scenes from a range of films they produced that included cadet training and promotional films.
Title - Establishment Normanton Sub-Division. Inspectors: 1 uniform, - CID. Sergeants: 1 uniform, 1 C.I.D. Constables: 33 uniform, 2 C.I.D.
The film opens with still images that depict the aftermath of a coach explosion and another which shows a female officer in a pub. There are then a series of headline cut-outs, some...
This film features offcuts from the West Yorkshire Police collection, containing scenes from a range of films they produced that included cadet training and promotional films.
Title - Establishment Normanton Sub-Division. Inspectors: 1 uniform, - CID. Sergeants: 1 uniform, 1 C.I.D. Constables: 33 uniform, 2 C.I.D.
The film opens with still images that depict the aftermath of a coach explosion and another which shows a female officer in a pub. There are then a series of headline cut-outs, some of which read 'Bomb-trial man sticks to torture story', 'Jealously lead to gun death of wife and lover - QC' and 'Wicked young men jailed for rape'. More still images, possibly of crime scenes, follow.
The following sequence shows several industrial machines in a fabric factory before a barge transporting coal is captured moving through a canal.
Title - Your police force.
Title -Demonstration.
Title - Murder enquiry.
Title - Bomb blasts.
Title - Strensall.
Title - M.62.
Title - The end.
A clapper board is snapped in front of the camera and a shot shows a dog discovering a criminal who escapes over the rooftops. The scene is captured from several other angles. The next shot shows the man jumping down from the roof and being caught by the dog.
The next sequence takes place in a club, where youth are taking drugs and dancing. A police raid is then shown and these are offcuts from another film called in the collection.
Shots then show a damaged truck parked on the hard shoulder, with policemen inspecting it and trying to clear up the scene. There are then shots of Leeds city centre, which include busy streets and views of shopping districts. A shot then shows vandalised post and phone boxes. The final shots show a police car driving down several streets.
The next reel begins with a red motorcar and a police officer talking the driver. Night shots then show a police car driving through dark urban streets. The next shot shows officers sitting around desks listen to senior man in a suit; the scene goes on for a long period of time and includes close ups of some of other officer.
The next scene shows a road block stopping criminal vehicle. The driver exits the car and the officers use pistols to detain the man, who under orders drops to the floor before being handcuffed. A group of senior officers then stand around talking. The next scene shows officer being talked through a presentation in front of a projector. There is then a performance for a school that aims to educate kids on road safety.
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