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Agnes Mary Field, Mrs Gerald Hankin
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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. Field became the series director of Secrets of Nature in 1929. Previously a history teacher, she joined the film industry as an historical consultant in 1925, working for British Instructional Films. Although she had no training in science or filmmaking, Field quickly proved herself to be a first-class film director, developing a unique style that fused education and instruction. Field insisted that nature films were more than just a series of impressive images: they were the result of a painstaking process that involved scriptwriting, editing, filming, cutting and montage and synchronisation, as well as the collaboration of expert consultants. She continued to direct nature films under the new title Secrets of Life from 1934 when her production team, led by H. Bruce Woolfe, moved from British Instructional Films to Gaumont-British instructional. During the Second World War, she put her skills to work in producing public information films for the British government and was later commissioned to produce a series of educational films for the British Council. Field was a pioneer in understanding how children related to the cinema, and spearheaded attempts to adapt films to their taste. Her 1954 Carnegie report, Children and Films: A Study of Boys and Girls in the Cinema, investigated the reactions of children to a series of films by means of infra-red photography. Previous reports into children’s reactions to cinema had been based on questionnaires. Field had been interested in audience’s reactions long before this – as early as the late 1920s, she was adapting many of the Secrets of Nature films based on audience feedback.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1896-01-01
- event Death Date 1968-12-23
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 0.7
- info Birth Place Wimbledon, London, England, UK
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Hereford Pedigree Cattle
1937-01-01
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The Mystery of Marriage
1931-09-17
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The Mystery of Marriage
1931-09-17
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Any Evening After Work
1930-12-31
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They Made the Land
1938-05-23
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Tell England
1931-03-02
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Civilian Front
1940-08-16
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The World in a Wine-Glass
1931-04-01
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Magic Myxies
1931-02-01
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Once We Were Four
1942-01-01
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Romance in a Pond
1932-07-01
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Winter
1923-02-01
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The Aphis
1930-12-31
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Gathering Moss
1933-01-02
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The Catch of the Season
1937-06-01
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Ebb-tide
1936-01-01
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Kings in Exile
1938-01-01
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The Tough 'un
1938-01-01
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Nursery Island
1936-01-01
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Roots
1934-01-01
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The Warblers
1934-01-01
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Roots
1934-01-01
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Perky Cockney
1937-01-01
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Memories
1944-01-01
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London Visitors
1936-01-01
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London Pigeon
1940-01-01
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Peas and Cues
1930-07-11
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Looper Catapillars
1935-01-01
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Friendly Flies
1931-01-01
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Water Folk
1932-01-01
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Brewster's Magic
1933-01-01
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Amazing Maize
1933-01-01
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Amazing Maize
1933-01-01
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Paws and Claws
1925-01-01
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Somersetshire Dairy-Farming
1937-01-01
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Playtime at The Zoo
1930-01-01
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Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
1941-01-01
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4 and 20 Fit Girls
1940-01-01
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Wisdom of the Wild
1940-01-01
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The Rock Pool
1949-01-01
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Singing While They Work
1942-01-01
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Polly All Alone
1944-01-01
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Tongues and Tails
1944-01-01
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Overlooked
1942-01-01
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The Changing Year
1933-06-08
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Safety First
1936-01-01
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Shadow in the Stream
1939-01-01
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Deferred Payment
1929-01-01
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Bird Sanctuary
1936-01-01
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Devon Dairy Farming
1937-01-01
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Fruitlands of Kent
1934-01-01
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Market Town
1942-01-01
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Atlantic
1941-02-21
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The Life Cycle of the Maize
1942-01-01
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Farming in Spring
1935-01-01
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Farming in Winter
1935-01-01
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Farming in Summer
1935-01-01
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Farming in Autumn
1935-01-01
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Nature's Double Lifters
1932-06-10
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He Would a-Wooing Go
1936-06-10
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Nature's Double Lifters
1932-06-10
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He Would a-Wooing Go
1936-06-10
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Lupins
1936-06-10
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The Life Cycle of the Newt
1942-06-10
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Lupins
1936-06-10
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The Life Cycle of the Newt
1942-06-10
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Strictly Business
1931-12-29
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Plant Magic
1927-01-01
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The Story of a Glass of Water
1927-01-01
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Down Under
1930-01-01
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48, Paddington Street
1940-01-01
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The Irresponsibles
1929-01-01
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The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
1943-01-23
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Development of the English Town
1943-01-23
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History of the English Language
1943-01-24
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The Life History of the Onion
1943-01-25
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Plants of the Underworld
1930-06-01
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Development of the Rabbit
1944-04-08
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This Was England
1935-12-27
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Double Thread
1943-01-01
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City Beneath the Sea
1962-11-17
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Pathfinders to Mars
1960-12-11
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Pathfinders in Space
1960-09-11
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Pathfinders to Venus
1961-03-05
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Target Luna
1960-04-24
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Secret Beneath the Sea
1963-02-16