The Seasons

Summary

A home movie filmed at Austy Manor, Wootton Wawen. It follows the changes that happen in a garden across Spring, Summer and Autumn. Produced by W.H. Williams and his son Noel Bond-Williams, also known as 'Austy Productions'.

Year:

1933

Duration:

0:09:11

Film type:

B&W/Colour / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Company:

Master format:

16mm

Description

Intertitles introduce each of the three sections of the film, introducing Spring, Summer and Autumn. Spring starts with bluebells flowering in the wood and we're shown the different parts of the garden, including the Japense garden, in flower and, in the case of one path, 'before and after' shots that show how bedding plants can go from being devoid of paths one week to being inundated after a fortnight. We are also shown young animals on the estate including turkey chicks, lambs and calves. Summer starts in the Japanese garden featuring a miniature version of Mount Fuji, complete with a smoking crate. We again return to the animals that are so much bigger now and also includes ducklings. There are shots of grapes on a vine as well as more shots of flowers. The film ends with Autumn and more flowers and the last view of the Japanese garden.


Credits

Directed by W.H. Williams
Photography N.I. Bond-Williams
An Austy Production


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