Observation Platform (1956)

Knightsbridge, London. L/S of a back view of an ’Observation Platform“. M/S of the observation platform from the front. People of different age groups and gender are watching something. A woman with a little boy joins them. C/U shot of the woman pointing at something. C/U shot of the little boy’s face looking in pointed direction. People are observing “something that we all share - an interest common to us all, or rather to most of us... it is a BUILDING SITE“ - tells the voiceover. Several shots of builders working on the building site intercut with the shots of people watching. The demand is such that the builders have erected a special stand - the observation platform. L/S of the veranda style platform filled with people. C/U shot of the sign which reads “PUBLIC OBSERVATION PLATFORM“. Succession of mostly L/S of the building site: builders at work, bulldozers, cranes, concrete, etc. Voiceover informs the audience about the building site to conclude “But, if you want to see it for yourself, you