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Mary Field

Mary Field

Actor, Other Crew, Director

Born January 1, 1896 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Died December 23, 1968

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British director and screen writer, she is not to be confused with the American actress of the same name. Mary Field is best known for directing short educational and nature films.

Field became the series director of Secrets of Nature in 1929. Previously a history teacher, she joined the film industry as an historical consultant in 1925, working for British Instructional Films. Although she had no training in science or filmmaking, Field quickly proved herself to be a first-class film director, developing a unique style that fused education and instruction.

Field insisted that nature films were more than just a series of impressive images: they were the result of a painstaking process that involved scriptwriting, editing, filming, cutting and montage and synchronisation, as well as the collaboration of expert consultants.

She continued to direct nature films under the new title Secrets of Life from 1934 when her production team, led by H. Bruce Woolfe, moved from British Instructional Films to Gaumont-British instructional. During the Second World War, she put her skills to work in producing public information films for the British government and was later commissioned to produce a series of educational films for the British Council. Field was a pioneer in understanding how children related to the cinema, and spearheaded attempts to adapt films to their taste. Her 1954 Carnegie report, Children and Films: A Study of Boys and Girls in the Cinema, investigated the reactions of children to a series of films by means of infra-red photography. Previous reports into children’s reactions to cinema had been based on questionnaires. Field had been interested in audience’s reactions long before this – as early as the late 1920s, she was adapting many of the Secrets of Nature films based on audience feedback.

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Actor

1

The World of Women TV Series1937Self - Speaker

Other Crew

13

Once Aboard the Lugger... TV Series1963

Secret Beneath the Sea Poster

Secret Beneath the Sea TV Series1963

City Beneath the Sea Poster

City Beneath the Sea TV Series1962

Strange Concealments TV Series1962

Pathfinders to Venus Poster

Pathfinders to Venus TV Series1961

Plateau of Fear TV Series1961

Suggestion of Sabotage TV Series1961

Formula for Danger TV Series1960

Mill of Secrets TV Series1960

No Man's Island TV Series1960

Pathfinders in Space Poster

Pathfinders in Space TV Series1960

Pathfinders to Mars Poster

Pathfinders to Mars TV Series1960

Target Luna Poster

Target Luna TV Series1960

Director

26

Type

Year

Development of the Rabbit Poster

Development of the Rabbit Short Film1944

Development of the English Town Poster

Development of the English Town Short Film1943

History of the English Language Documentary1943

The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould Documentary1943

The Life History of the Onion Poster

The Life History of the Onion Short Film1943

Market Town Documentary1942

Once We Were Four Short Film1942

The Life Cycle of the Maize Documentary1942

The Life Cycle of the Newt Poster

The Life Cycle of the Newt Short Film1942

Atlantic Short Film1941

Mrs T and Her Cabbage Patch Poster

Mrs T and Her Cabbage Patch Documentary1941

Winged Messengers Short Film1941

Civilian Front Short Film1940

Fitness Wins: 4 and 20 Fit Girls Poster

Fitness Wins: 4 and 20 Fit Girls Short Film1940

Wisdom of the Wild Poster

Wisdom of the Wild Documentary1940

Safety First Documentary1938

They Made the Land Poster

They Made the Land Short Film1938

Hereford Pedigree Cattle Poster

Hereford Pedigree Cattle Short Film1937

The Black-Headed Gull Poster

The Black-Headed Gull Short Film1936

This Was England Documentary1935

Friendly Flies Short Film1931

Playtime at the Zoo Short Film1931

Strictly Business Poster

Strictly Business Feature Film1931

The Mystery of Marriage Poster

The Mystery of Marriage Short Film1931

Any Evening After Work Poster

Any Evening After Work Short Film1930

Plants of the Underworld Poster

Plants of the Underworld Documentary1930

Producer

6

Type

Year

Trek to Mashomba Feature Film1951

The Mysterious Poacher Feature Film1950

The Lone Climber Poster

The Lone Climber Feature Film1949

The Little Ballerina Poster

The Little Ballerina Feature Film1947

Fighting Fields Short Film1941

The Development of English Railways Short Film1936

Editor

5

Type

Year

He Would A-Wooing Go Documentary1936

Lupins Short Film1936

Nature's Double Lifers: Ferns and Fronds Documentary1932

The Battle of Gallipoli Poster

The Battle of Gallipoli Feature Film1931

The Mystery of Marriage Poster

The Mystery of Marriage Short Film1931

Writer

2

Type

Year

Nature's Double Lifers: Ferns and Fronds Documentary1932

The Mystery of Marriage Poster

The Mystery of Marriage Short Film1931

Production Manager

1

Under the Frozen Falls Feature Film1948

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