Geoffrey Jones
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Geoffrey Jones was a British documentary film
director and editor, noted for his contributions to the genre of the industrial film, and in particular British Transport Films
.
was the 1963 film Snow
, an eight minute short demonstrating how the railway network coped with the 1963 "Big Freeze"
. Noted for its fast paced editing and unusual photography, the film received 14 major awards upon its release and an Oscar nomination in 1965.
The success of this film led to his longer 1967 short Rail
, which contrasted the final days of the steam engine with the emergence of diesel and electric power on the West and South Coast lines. This was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in 1968. His third and final film for BTF was Locomotion, completed in 1975.
and Shell during the 1970s including Trinidad and Tobago, Shell Spirit and This is Shell.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
director and editor, noted for his contributions to the genre of the industrial film, and in particular British Transport Films
British Transport Films
British Transport Films was an organisation set up in 1949 to make documentary films on the general subject of British transport. Its work included internal training films, travelogues , and "industrial films" promoting the progress of Britain's railway...
.
British Transport Films
Jones's first major work for British Transport FilmsBritish Transport Films
British Transport Films was an organisation set up in 1949 to make documentary films on the general subject of British transport. Its work included internal training films, travelogues , and "industrial films" promoting the progress of Britain's railway...
was the 1963 film Snow
Snow (1963 short film)
Snow is a short documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films in 1962-1963. The 8-minute long film shows the efforts of British Railways staff in coping with the 1963 United Kingdom cold wave....
, an eight minute short demonstrating how the railway network coped with the 1963 "Big Freeze"
1963 United Kingdom cold wave
The winter of 1962–1963 was one of the coldest winters on record in the United Kingdom. Temperatures plummeted and lakes and rivers began to freeze over...
. Noted for its fast paced editing and unusual photography, the film received 14 major awards upon its release and an Oscar nomination in 1965.
The success of this film led to his longer 1967 short Rail
Rail (1967 short film)
Rail is a short 13.5 minute documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films between 1963 and 1967, prompted by the success of Snow...
, which contrasted the final days of the steam engine with the emergence of diesel and electric power on the West and South Coast lines. This was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in 1968. His third and final film for BTF was Locomotion, completed in 1975.
Other works
He was also involved in producing several films for the film departments of BPBP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
and Shell during the 1970s including Trinidad and Tobago, Shell Spirit and This is Shell.
External links
- Eye Magazine obituary
- BFI "The Rhythm of Film"
- Snow on the BFI's YouTube channel.