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With Hand and Mind

This film records and celebrates the first Australian Work Skill Olympics held in Melbourne in May 1983.
Year : 1983 | Total Duration : 14 Minutes | Producer : Macek Rubetzki, Damien Parer
Director : Philip Robertson |
MS interviews with young men and woman talking about apprenticeships and the Australian Work Skill Olympics. VS around Melbourne building where the Olympics were held. WS tilt down atrium ceiling to busy scenes in large foyer below. High angle shots over apprentices demonstrating their trades. GS people watching behind barriers and VS hairdressers cutting models' hair.
Access No. 138089 | 1 min 23 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with young female apprentice about the opportunities presented at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. VS apprentice chefs busily preparing food and CU to female chef peeling cloves of garlic. VS of the public watching apprentices and CUs of apprentices interviewed. VS male apprentice fitter and turner at work. Interviews with male apprentices. MS pair of managers in suits looking on. GS apprentice carpenter chiselling timber.
Access No. 138094 | 59 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
GS young female apprentice jeweller working at desk at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. CUs of her at work with torch and polishing ring. VS spectators and MS apprentice hairdresser at work on dummy. High angle shot over apprentice bricklayers working on a sample wall section and high shot over fitting & turning apprentices on machines. CUs turning machine in action with zoom out to apprentice.
Access No. 138118 | 45 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Zoom out from male apprentice cabinet maker measuring timber at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. WS apprentice chefs at work with CU to chef cutting cheese. Quick mainly CU shots of apprentices working with metal, oxy-cutting, operating turning machine and drilling. MS apprentice electrician at work. VS female spectators. CU brickcutting, MS apprentice carpenter chiselling wood and Apprentice hammering. MS baby in stroller.
Access No. 138119 | 38 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
High angle shot over apprentices and spectators at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. MS Prime Minister Bob Hawke giving speech from podium. GS journalists, spectators and apprentices attending Hawke speech. VS Hawke walking around floor talking to and engaging with apprentices. GS bricklaying apprentice using spirit level as he works. VS hairdressing apprentices cutting models' hair. VS apprentice carpenters.
Access No. 138120 | 41 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS apprentice jeweller at workbench at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. CUs apprentice bricklayer at work and MS Prime Minister Bob Hawke giving speech from podium. Hawke talking about lack of women apprentices and VS female hairdressing apprentices. VS interviews with young male and female apprentices speaking positively about female apprentices. VS chef apprentices.
Access No. 138121 | 1 min 28 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CUs female apprentice jeweller working at workbench at the Australian Work Skill Olympics with voice over of her explaining the difficulty in being female and securing a job with a jeweller. MS groups of spectators. GS apprentice carpenter at work. MS apprentice operating drill press and MS apprentice welding . MS apprentice tapping metal with hammer and MS apprentice operating lathe.
Access No. 138122 | 53 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with a female apprentice at the Australian Work Skill Olympics talking about the importance of trades. MS interview with apprentice boilermaker with VS of him at work and VS of apprentices ruling up pieces of metal. MS apprentice electrician working on fuse box and zoom out from CU hand operating lathe to apprentice at work. GS carpenters at work and GS apprentice welder wearing metal mask at work.
Access No. 138123 | 40 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
High angle shot of apprentice boilermakers at work at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. Voice over and interview with apprentice talking about how the teaching of trades is overlooked. Zoom out from CU of hand on drill of drill press, VS spectators, apprentices and High angle shot over whole area. MS male apprentice cabinet-maker chiselling holes in piece of wood. GS spectator video recording apprentices and VS other onlookers.
Access No. 138124 | 1 min 13 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU fitting and turning apprentice at work at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. WS carpentry apprentices at work. MS apprentice bricklayer measuring work and frame dissolve to apprentice beautician working on model. High shot over cleaners sweeping apprentice carpenter's area prior to judging. High shot over completed work of bricklayers. High angle pan to judges examining bricklaying. MS of thrio of judges conferring. VS judging of hairdressing work.
Access No. 138125 | 1 min 18 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CUs judging of an 18 carat gold pendant with a voice over by the apprentice jeweller at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. CUs of the judges examining the pendants closely and looking at them through magnifying glasses. MS judge examining bricklaying with spirit level. VS judges looking at apprentice chefs' buffet work as well as tasting. GS onlookers in background.
Access No. 138126 | 1 min | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
High shot over auditorium at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. MS apprentices seated amongst crowd near completion of judging. GS apprentice hairdressers on stage with presetations to winners and placegetters. Quick dissolve to first place winner at work with model. CU interview with male apprentice talking about improving the workforce. High angle WS of apprentice chefs on stage and winners being announced. Fade to winning female apprentice chef at work.
Access No. 138127 | 1 min 21 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with apprentice at the Australian Work Skill Olympics. High shot over apprentice jewellers lined up on stage as winners are called and high shots over audience seated watching. MS apprentice at podium with announcer thanking everyone involved the at the Australian Work Skill Olympics and making a donation towards the next event. Various MS interviews with apprentices about keeping up with the times.
Access No. 138128 | 1 min 21 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tilt up from toolbox to empty workshop at the end of the Australian Work Skill Olympics. High shot over empty fitting and turning workshop and over bricklaying workshop.
Access No. 138129 | 22 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |