Weymouth, Portland & Lulworth Cove (Dorset UK) 1963

Description

Filmed using silent Kodachrome 8mm stock in the summer of 1963. Includes a trip along the sea front in Weymouth and a drive along the road to Portland via the causeway. The roads are full of classic cars although none are as old as the 1937 Morris Eight that I was driving at that time. The film was taken on a French clockwork Beaulieu MR8 camera with an Angineau zoom lens. It was expensive for the time at £150 but I bought it in a sale for half price. It took me two years to pay off the HP (hire purchase). No credit cards in those days! For comparison I was earning £12 a week as a skilled mechanic and petrol was 20p a gallon (4.5 litres). Edited on my P4P800 Asus computer using Windows Movie Maker with a soundtrack generated by Magix music software (no copyright issues). Enjoy this flickery trip into the Dorset of yesteryear.

Keywords

Weymouth, Portland, Lulworth Cove, Dorset, Morris 8, 1963, holiday, vacation, travel, summer

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