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Project the Right Image
A wannabe trendy vicar has difficulty entering the audio-visual age thanks to a hapless projectionist
Overview
Witness the ten commandants of film projection. When a wannabe trendy vicar puts on his first film show in the church hall, his hapless projectionist causes accidents and errors of almost biblical proportions. The film unit of the Churches Television and Radio Centre have a clear interest in seeing their work shown correctly, so this comic training films shows the wrongs - and then the rights - of good film handling. Stick around for commandment 10, which offers a killer punchline…
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