Self Portrait (1952)

Self portrait photo booths in London. M/S Receptionist checking in customer. M/S Receptionist taking customer into booth. C/U Doors shutting on customer. M/S of cabaret star Helen Cordett walking into booth attendant shuts doors. C/U Man inside booth straightens tie combs hair and picks up switch before photographing. M/S Man moves camera round. M/S Another angle above man presses switch. C/U Shutter mechanism working. C/U Film automatically winding on M/S Man in booth takes out pipe and poses. M/S of Miss Cordett trying various poses in front of camera. M/S Man cups chin in and poses. C/U Girl looking into camera. C/U Camera. C/U Girl smiling in front of camera. C/U Man strikes pose with cigar taken from pocket. C/U Camera mechanism working. C/U Man’s face through camera. C/U Man removes ties and replaces it with painted one. M/S Man completes change, and strikes pose. C/U Man pan down to ties as he exposes film. C/U girl posing pokes out tongue. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE