| MAYFAIR COLOUR CENTRE A young couple visit the Mayfair Colour Centre to get some advise on colour schemes for their home. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6097 |
| Catalog #: | 503508 | |
| Clip Number: | 503508-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 74 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:29 - 01:39:08 | |
| Location: | Berkeley Square, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INTERIOR DECORATION: Planning & Design LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | MAYFAIR COLOR CENTER A young couple visit the Mayfair Color Center to get some advise on color schemes for their home. Berkeley Square, London. C/U of a sign over a doorway reading 'Mayfair Color Center'. M/S of a smart young couple, John and Mary Abbott, walking into an office. After speaking to the receptionist, they walk into a small room and sit at a table where a lady consultant is waiting to give advice on color schemes in the home. High angle M/S showing numerous color swatches spread out on the table; the consultant discusses various colors with the couple and makes notes, then all three walk to another room where they look at several colored panels. Commentator says "The Center advises on the general color scheme... for there are many simple rules that promote harmony and prevent headaches later". The couple sit before a special light box as the consultant fits colored panels inside; differing lighting on each panel shows how the color may look in the home. A model room is placed before the couple, showing how cool and warm colors can make a room look larger or smaller. M/S of chief consultant Patricia Gorman who ran a similar successful center in Australia; she talks color with a colleague. In another room, some women paste color chips onto color advice charts. As we hear the Center concentrates on postal enquiries we see a girl putting documents into envelopes beside a typewriter. C/U of several striking color photographs of interior and exterior color design for the home; the decor is very plain (no '50s prints) but the use of color seems quite adventurous for the average home at the time, I would think. | |
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