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New Buildings

1944 · 21 min

A brief, plain-spoken instructional film that feels like a classroom reel, informative and earnest but dry.

Overview
A short feature aimed at British schoolboys in 1944 encouraging them to register for apprenticeships in the building trade.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • education
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Kay Mander
    Cinematography
    Wolfgang Suschitzky
    Runtime
    21 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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