Butterflies Aka Butterfly Farm (1955)
Bexley, Kent. C, U shot of a man s face. C, U of his hands, one holding a butterfly, another a painting brush. He is sitting at his desk painting the butterfly blue. Hugh Newman has a butterfly farm. He breeds butterflies for export but he also preserves colourful specimens for use as says the voiceover. M, S of Mr Newman holding a white unusually shaped butterfly. The walls of his study are covered with dead butterflies, preserved and framed. C, U of Mr Newman s hands treating the butterfly with special chemicals used for their preservation. C, U of Mr Newman s hands viewing the butterfly. This is necessary for decorative work and requires a very light touch. C, U of hands cutting the excess wire. C, U shot of a beautiful White butterfly with orange tips at each wing. They originate in Africa, they eat only in the caterpillar stage so they live only for a week. Sir Winston Churchill ordered five hundred caterpillars of these orangetipped African butterflies for the grounds at Chartw
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