Boy and Bicycle (1965) - extract

One of the late John Barry's more surprising mid-1960s credits was for a low-budget short film by a promising young director named Ridley Scott. He had shot the film silently on 16mm when still a student at the Royal College of Art, and three years later he managed to raise funds from the BFI to assemble a soundtrack. He approached Barry for permission to use a recording named 'Onward Christian Spacemen', which proved to be unaffordable - but Barry was so impressed by Scott's work that he recorded a new version especially for the film. (Michael Brooke)

Read more about the film at http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/496936/

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• BFI National Archive
• BFI Experimental Film Fund
• Ridley Scott
• Tony Scott
• John Barry
• debut
• short

[chanctonbury63]

@codelocator Nice one!

[goinghomesomeday1]

Some places appear not to be rebuilt yet after the war! Not many cars about either

[whimirsper]

Many of the scenes are of West Hartlepool including the West Harbour and piers, Church Street, South Durham Steel and Iron ... Ridley Scott knew the scenic qualities of the town as he studied at West Hartlepool College of Art.

[Kahuczech]

Hartlepool, and a bit of Seaton Carew.

[popitinpete]

Oh yeah, it misses out the bit where he goes home and changes his jacket ;-)

I'd say the repositioning of the wheel is within artistic licence. Great clip, you feel like you're really out on your bike on a nippy morning.

[popitinpete]

Which town?

[codelocator]

It starts when he just scored and cuts just when he's about to skin up.

[freethoughtmusic]

Ah the England I was born in. A lot less crowded on the seashore then.

[mujawooja]

facinating film dispite the mistakes 

[youtubister]

@KnockoffNigeI

Yup, the change in jackets. Didn't spot what @rbass311 saw. Will have to go back. All clean good fun :)