Mary Field

Nascimento : 1896-01-01, Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Morte : 1968-12-23

História

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.

Filmes

Development of the Rabbit
Director
Part of the Senior Biology series, 'Development of the Rabbit' is a study of the gestation period of rabbits - aided by diagrammatic, microscopic, and dissection footage.
The Life History of the Onion
Director
The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen grains (shown much magnified), which are transferred by insects to the stigmas for fertilization of seeds inside the ovary.
History of the English Language
Director
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
Development of the English Town
Director
A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War -- enlivened by the appearance of ghostly denizens to defend their eras against the narrator's various strictures!
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
Director
Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
Double Thread
Director
Shows how a nursery school enables children to play, eat, rest, look after themselves and indulge their curiousity at their own pace during a typical day.
The Life Cycle of the Newt
Director
Underwater and microscopic photography by F. Percy Smith tell the story of a newt's life.
The Life Cycle of the Newt
Editor
Underwater and microscopic photography by F. Percy Smith tell the story of a newt's life.
Once We Were Four
Director
The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy creatures human names and characteristics. But it couldn't be accused of shielding kiddies from the harsher realities of the food chain, as this exercise in ruthless Darwinism demonstrates to unintentionally hilarious effect. A more than usually eccentric narrator introduces us to the newborn bunny quartet of Donald, James, Charles and Clifford, but as the film's title gives away, "the boys" aren't all long for this world as they face an assault course of hungry owls, predatory badgers, shotgun-happy gardeners and aerial bombardment (no harm in a little anti-Nazi detour, this is 1942 after all). (from http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-once-we-were-four-1942/)
Mrs T and Her Cabbage Patch
Director
Civilian Front
Director
E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.
Wisdom of the Wild
Director
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
Fitness Wins: 4 and 20 Fit Girls
Director
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
They Made the Land
Director
Documentary highlighting how land has been reclaimed for agriculture in Scotland.
Hereford Pedigree Cattle
Director
Short documentary on how cows and bulls are selected for breeding and selling.
Lupins
Director
Short nature documentary by Mary Field and F. Percy Smith.
Lupins
Editor
Short nature documentary by Mary Field and F. Percy Smith.
London Visitors
Director
The film tkes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to "listen to their gossip", before demonstrating the bird’s flight in slow motion. We see a polecat feasting on gull eggs, and then a man collecting the eggs for human consumption, with the film telling us that they are considered a “delicacy” in London. Indeed, according to the British Trust for Ornithology, around 300,000 gull’s eggs were sold every year in Leadenhall Market in London during the 1930s, when London Visitors was made.
This Was England
Director
Short documentary, showing the development of agriculture in Suffolk from the Stone Age to the 1930s.
The Changing Year
Director
'Couple fall in love as seasons change through year.' (British Film Catalogue)
Romance in a Pond
Director
Short, anthropomorphically-inclined documentary showing the life-cycle of the common newt.
Nature's Double Lifers - Ferns and Fronds
Editor
Mary Field edits the time-lapse photography of F. Percy Smith to show the life cycle of ferns and related plants.
Nature's Double Lifers - Ferns and Fronds
Director
Mary Field edits the time-lapse photography of F. Percy Smith to show the life cycle of ferns and related plants.
Strictly Business
Director
The daughter of an American leather magnate is sent on a series of sightseeing tours in London with her father's business associate, but finds herself targeted by an opportunistic blackmailer.
The Mystery of Marriage
Scenario Writer
The courtship rituals of animals and plants are compared to those of contemporary society, with educational and frequently humorous results.
The Mystery of Marriage
Director
The courtship rituals of animals and plants are compared to those of contemporary society, with educational and frequently humorous results.
The World in a Wine-Glass
Director
Short documentary showing infusoria in a wine-glass.
Tell England
Editor
In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.
Magic Myxies
Director
Short film showing (with limited accuracy) the life-cycle of myxomycetes.
Peas and Cues
Director
Part of BFI collection "Secrets of Nature."
Any Evening After Work
Director
A man contracts a sexually transmitted disease, but is reluctant to seek medical help - until a no-nonsense lecture about the risks he is taking forces him to change his mind.
Plants of the Underworld
Director
The world of fungi captured by micro-cinematography and time-lapse photography.