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LET THERE BE LIGHT

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WORK ID: YFA 3117 (Master Record)

TitleYearDate
LET THERE BE LIGHT1959 1959-01-01
Details Original Format: 16mm
Colour: Colour
Sound: Silent
Duration: 1 min 21 secs
Credits: Cyril and Betty Ramsden


Summary
Made by Betty and Cyril Ramsden, this is a short film with some a comical closing credit sequence which explains why Cyril has problems reading a book. Betty and Cyril Ramsden were semi-professional filmmakers filming both for pleasure and taking on commissions from companies such as the Yorkshire Evening Post.
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Made by Betty and Cyril Ramsden, this is a short film with some a comical closing credit sequence which explains why Cyril has problems reading a book. Betty and Cyril Ramsden were semi-professional filmmakers filming both for pleasure and taking on commissions from companies such as the Yorkshire Evening Post. Title-A Ramsden Film copyright in all countries. Title-Story and Direction by D.C Ramsden Title-Photography by Betty Ramsden. Title-Special Sound effects by Cyril Ramsden and...
Made by Betty and Cyril Ramsden, this is a short film with some a comical closing credit sequence which explains why Cyril has problems reading a book. Betty and Cyril Ramsden were semi-professional filmmakers filming both for pleasure and taking on commissions from companies such as the Yorkshire Evening Post. Title-A Ramsden Film copyright in all countries. Title-Story and Direction by D.C Ramsden Title-Photography by Betty Ramsden. Title-Special Sound effects by Cyril Ramsden and Ferryography. Title-Photographed on out-of-date Super x film. Title-Let there be light. The film opens in the Ramsden's living room; Cyril enters with a bottle of beer that he pours. He then picks up a magazine, but before he has a chance to read it, the light fades. The closing credit explains this as it has been filmed on fiction 'Out of Date Super X Film'. Title-The End. Cyril won a Certificate of Merit from the Leeds Camera Club for the film.
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