Lighthouse Story (1958)

Dungeness, Kent. Exterior. L/S of a lighthouse and its surrounding buildings and masts at twilight. The light at the top of the lighthouse revolves slowly. According to the narrator the lighthouse is “a symbol of our seafaring heritage“. Interior. M/S of a room inside the Lighthouse filled with grey panels of radio equipment. A lighthouse keeper, Mr. Thomas Edward Dowsett, enters and opens up the door to the radio beacon to make adjustments inside. C/U of the dials and switches on the door of the radio beacon. The radio beacon transmits a signal every five minutes so that ships can get a navigational fix. M/S of a room half way up the lighthouse containing the subsidiary light. Mr. D. appears at the top of the staircase. He uses a large green can to pour paraffin into the brass funnel at the top of the light. Low angle M/S of a fixed brass ladder to the top of the lighthouse. Mr. D. climbs the ladder. C/U of Mr. D. standing in front of the enormous red lamp. He lights the wick and