An amateur film designed to demonstrate basic camera technique. The first half of the film, Version 1, is shot entirely in one and the same longshot. A little girl takes a parcel up to the door of a house, leaves it on the porch, runs back to the gate, hides behind it, and watches the lady of the house open the door, pick up the parcel, shake her head and walk in again. The second half, Version 2, is precisely the same story told with the judicious use of medium shots and close-ups. Thus we see the message in the box - `April Fool’ - and the reactions of both the little girl and the lady.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010698
Language
No spoken word
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Amateur motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)