Record

Repository	University Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference Number	TD/8/2
Title	'Report on Trip to India' - Introduction
Description	Four page 'Introductory' summarising Dickinson's trip to India in 1946, sectioned into numbers 1-3. The first section focuses on Dickinson's meeting with 'H. E.' [the full name is not specified] regarding the prospect of filming in India for the international market, the difficulties of filming in India due to the growing unrest and anti-British feeling, his successful meeting with Sir Mirza [Muhammed] Ismail, and his idea to make an English studio production. The second section focuses on the social and political unrest in India, and the spread of resentment towards the British there. It also addresses visual elements in India, such as the variety of colours, clothes, nature, architecture, as well as oral traditions and music. Dickinson comments on how these could be used in films for a Western audience. The third section focuses on the drawbacks of filming in India, such as bad travel conditions and transport, the lack of hotel space, and the need to plan everything in advance.
Date	c.1946
Creator	Thorold Dickinson
Term	Social unrest
Term	Film making
Extent	1 item, 4 pages
Level	Item