Sunflower Harvest (1949)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Sunflower harvest for fat production - Assington near Colchester, Essex. M/S of buildings on the sunflower farm. M/S of sunflowers growing. Harvester seen in background. Various shots of harvester being operated. M/S of sunflower seed heads. A girl and a young man cut off the sunflower heads / seed heads. Man placing bird scarer in position. Shots of sunflowers growing with bees on their faces. M/S of bird scarer exploding. Man examining flower head. C/U extracting seed from flower head. Man handling seeds in sack. C/U of hand placing penny in centre of flower head to give idea of size. L/S of harvester at work in field of sunflowers. L/S of field of sunflowers. M/Ss of sunflowers growing. C/U of a bird scarer smoking away. C/U of noticeboard - ’Pioneer Sunflower Cultivations Mill Farm Office’. M/S of sunflower blooms. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ