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Disco

This film considers the social and sexual expectations and attitudes of teenagers attending a disco.
Series : Growing Up | Episode : 2 | Year : 1977 | Total Duration : 10.5 Minutes | Producer : Tom Manefield
Director : Philip Noyce |
MS disc jockey in action in African Queen disco, Chatswood. Interview with two young men in back of car about discos POV front passenger. CU driver smoking cigarette. VS pair of girls getting ready in bedroom, brushing hair, choosing clothes, VS applying make-up.
Access No. 133680 | 3 mins 22 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS two girls travelling in train. Artarmon station POV train. Voice over of girls discussing disco etiquette and sex. Disco interior shots with people dancing in synch. MS people smoking, eating, dancing. MS couple kissing. Group of girls sitting and smoking. VS young men asking girls to dance. Voice over of both sexes discussing sex.
Access No. 133683 | 9 mins 30 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Young men arriving home from school in holden. Low angle tilt to couple dancing in disco. GS girls playing handball in school grounds. WS pan across disco.
Access No. 133684 | 54 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |