High Speed Photography (1965)

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. M/S, inside “John Hadland’s Studio-Laboratory, of a man dropping a cat in front of a slow motion camera. C/U of another man looking through the camera’s lens. Slow motion C/U of the cat tumbling to the ground. M/S of the first man blowing up a balloon in front of the camera. Slow motion C/U of the man blowing up the balloon. M/S of the first man placing a cat in front of a bowl of milk, the second man is behind camera. C/U of the mystified looking cat being held in position. C/U of the man behind the camera, his eye of the lens, he signals with his hand that filming is about to start. Extreme slow motion C/U of the cat drinking the milk. M/S of the two men behind the camera, the second man lights a cigarette. Extreme slow motion C/U of the match igniting. Extreme slow motion C/U of a lighter igniting. Extreme slow motion C/U of photographer’s bulb flashing. Slow motion reversed shot of an egg breaking on a plate. Notes: cuts exist - please ref
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