Movies of Local People: Great Falls, 1938

Description: Item Description Title Movies of Local People: Great Falls, 1938 Creator Waters, H. (Filmmaker) Date 1938-12-01 Date Note Filmed on December 1, 1938. Subjects Great Falls (S.C.)--Description and travel. Great Falls (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. School children--South Carolina. Schools--South Carolina. Students--South Carolina. Mills and mill-work--South Carolina. Milling machinery--South Carolina. Outdoor recreation. City and town life--South Carolina. Content Description Film about the people and life of Great Falls, South Carolina made in 1938 by itinerant filmmaker H. Lee Waters. Features school activities, mill workers, and practice for a football game. Note: Severe cracking of emulsion due to shrinkage. Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Rights All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Geographical Location Great Falls (S.C.) SC County Chester County (S.C.) Digital Collection South Carolina Film and Video Collection Collection Name Itinerant filmmakers in South Carolina Collection Description Itinerant filmmaking was a vibrant American tradition in the first half of the 20th century. Its practitioners would travel to a city or town, film its citizens, and then project the developed footage in a local movie theater for a modest fee. School children and local businesses were favorite subjects. Over the years, MIRC has acquired several examples of the genre documenting South Carolina communities in the 1930s and early 1940s, including a handful of films by the celebrated North Carolina-based filmmaker, H. Lee Waters. Item Title Waters 1 Citation Movies of Local People: Great Falls, 1938. (Waters 1.) Itinerant filmmakers in South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 26:29 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Title Id Waters 1, SCAR 122, SCAR 123 Date Digital 2021-12-21 Decade 1930 Time Period Great Depression (1930-1938) Physical Notes Film: 16mm Silent B&W Answer print 1.37:1 (Academy) Polyester. Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/south-carolina-film-and-video-collection/