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AN ISLAND SCRAPBOOK
LATEST RELEASE
From Ryde to Shalfleet, Cowes to Ventnor and many places inbetween, "An Island Scrapbook" contains a pot-pourri of moving images depicting the changes that have taken place on the Island over the last 80 years. This is reel 7 in the "Captured On Cine" series from the archive collection of Image Films, and includes previously unseen footage of the Isle of Wight from the 1920's to the present day.
50 minutes of Nostalgia featuring Ventnor in the 30's, 40's and 50's, Ryde in the 1960's as well as Newport, Sandown, Shanklin, Cowes and Shalfleet.
Released: 11 January 2010
Price: £11
ALONG THE SHORE
On the North-east coast of the Isle of Wight, from Seaview to Bembridge, can be found many sheltered bays, harbours, sandy beaches and secluded moorings.
Explore this coastline and its activities with archive cine film from the 1940’s and 50’s, including rare footage of Seaview Pier, St Helen’s tidal Mill and the Spithead Hotel.
A short detour inland is made to the 1951 Bembridge Carnival before returning to look at the Lifeboats, Golf on the Duver, Redwings and Seaview Regatta.
This footage depicts a generation recovering from the war and determined to enjoy the simple pleasures to be found “Along The Shore”.
Released: 19 June 2009
Price: £11
ONE WEEK IN AUGUST
Cowes Week from 1929 to the present day
At the heart of maritime activities on the Island have always been the twin towns of East and West Cowes. Situated on the tidal estuary of the River Medina and linked by the floating bridge the area is still regarded as the premier yachting port of the world.
The waterfront has changed considerably over the years but glimpses can still be had of names synonymous with shipbuilding and the ancillary trades that built up around it. J. Samuel White, Saunders-Roe, Ratsey and Lapthorn, Clare Lallow, Henry Bannister and Uffa Fox, to name just a few of the many benefactors over the years.
But we are not here to reminisce on the maritime history of Cowes, but to look at an event that has taken place “One Week In August” every year since 1826.
Released: 01 December 2007
Price: £11
CARNIVAL CAVALCADE
The first recorded carnival procession in England was at Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, in 1888. Cine photography was in its infancy, so we have no moving images of those early days . Our earliest footage dates from 1951 and we travel through the decades with film from Ryde, Bembridge and Shanklin carnivals.
At one time there were 16 carnivals held on the Island during the summer months. Most processions had at least six local youth bands interspersed throughout the tableaux and were attended by such regulars as The Ryde Buccaneers, Warners Holiday Camps, The Keystone Kops, local industry, Public houses, The Ventnor Jazz Band and, of course, the Carnival Queens with their attendants.
This is not a history of Island carnivals, more a celebration, so join us as we journey back to a time when PC meant a Police Constable and “health” and “safety” were not linked together.
Released: 02 April 2007
Price: £11
EVERY WEEK COME TUESDAY
Over the years the Isle of Wight has seen many changes, especially some of the town skylines that have changed beyond all reconition. Where we now shop for convenience food once stood a thriving cattle market, the bus station once resembled a bomb site, and cinemas have been converted into pubs and even shops. We quickly accept all these changes and forget what our surroundings once looked like. Our children take it for granted that all these buildings have been here since time began and accept them as part of their daily life.
Do you remember when Newport had a Railway? Or when Steam trains ran to Ventnor, and Shanklin had a pier? "Every Week Come Tuesday" may jog you memory and help you recall lost buildings, places and faces of everyday Island life over the last fifty years, including the weekly Market held in South Street, Newport, and a journey by steam train from Ryde Pier Head to Ventnor in the late 60s, as well as a trip aboard the "Queen Mary" from Southampton to New York in 1965.
Released: 01 January 2007
Price: £11
THE MELLANBY COLLECTION
Mr Frank Mellanby was a keen amateur movie maker and using 16mm colour film in the 40's, 50's and 60's he captured on cine a unique record of Island life. He was the proprietor of Nicholsons, a photographic chemist on Ryde Esplanade, and being in the trade had access to all the latest cine equipment for making his films.
These films have recently been discovered after being mislaid since his death in 1973. Image Films are still cataloguing the collection, but so far have been able to restore and preserve some priceless footage.
Featured on this DVD are three films made over 50 years ago by Frank Mellanby. Two have a nautical flavour, "The 1953 Royal Fleet Review at Spithead" and "A Trip Around Bembridge Harbour" which includes footage of one of the few one design classes of boat still in existence today, the Bembridge Redwing.
The third film is "Sunshine Isle". Narrated by Alvar Lidell, who, during the Second World War, was a BBC news announcer, this film was commissioned by the Isle of Wight Publicity Council and made by Frank with two other members of the Isle of Wight Amateur Cine Society of which he was chairman at the time.
Released: 01 July 2006
Price: £11
ENGLAND'S EDEN
The Isle of Wight has been a popular holiday destination since Queen Victoria first visited in 1844, but, despite the fact that you can still find architecture and landscaped gardens from the Victorian era, the Island is not stuck in the past.
Although it can boast safe sandy beaches, cream teas and the sunniest climate in the British Isles, there is much more on offer for today's visitor. Join us on a scenic tour where outstanding natural beauty exists alongside the latest attraction, with frequent stops along the way to sample the many varied events and activities on this vibrant England's Eden.
Narrated by John Hannam - Showbusiness Journalist and Radio Presenter.
Released: 27 June 2006
Price: £11
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Before the advent of Video and the electronic age the enthusiastic moviemaker who wished to capture holiday memories or special events used Cine Film. Over the years thousands of reels have been taken on the Isle of Wight. Once processed they were projected in darkened rooms for family and friends perhaps once or twice a year and then placed in a box in the attic to be forgotten until the next generation discovered them.
Unable to view the film, because of the demise of suitable equipment; and the knowledge to operate it, the reels were usually consigned to the dustbin and lost forever. But now, with the help of digital technology, it has been possible to salvage some of this footage. Travel back in time and rediscover forgotten scenes and events filmed on the Island by Amateurs.
Including, Boating at Alverstone 1946, Ryde Carnival 1956, Steam Trains on Ryde Pier 1966 and Easter Cycle Race 1967.
Includes music by Ian Webster
Released: 11 October 2005
Price: £11
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