Super Drill (1931)

Harrogate College, Yorkshire. Trained to the last point models of movement High angle shot of schoolgirls walking out on to a sports field. Various shots of the girls as they perform a synchronised routine which make patterns as they cross over each other as they walk. The girls stand in very straight lines. Shot of other schoolgirl observers. The girls perform a synchronised exercise routine lifting their arms in the air and to the sides. The girls then do lots of other exercises. They all wear black gymslips and white shirts. M, S of woman standing on the roof of part of the school shouting instructions through a megaphone Other pupils watch from the windows. Girls make circles and perform more exercises. High angle shot of large group of spectators (mostly parents presumably) most sit on chairs, others stand. Another shot of the girls exercising in circles. Was an item in Eve s Film Review issue number 531. Note: flashframe intertitles. FILM A VIDEO FROM B