Geoffrey Jones
Geoffrey Jones (27 November 1931 – 21 June 2005) was a British
industrial film, and in particular British Transport Films.[1]
British Transport Films
Jones's first major work for
"Big Freeze". Noted for its fast-paced editing and unusual photography, the film received 14 major awards upon its release and an Oscar nomination in 1965.[2]
The success of this film led to his longer 1967 short BAFTA Film Award in 1968. His third and final film for BTF was Locomotion, completed in 1975, a history of the railways consisting of over 400 archive artworks, films and objects edited to music.[3]
Other works
He was also involved in producing several films for the film departments of
Shell during the 1970s including Trinidad And Tobago,[4] Shell Spirit and This is Shell. However, he did not complete any projects for the last 25 years of his life.[3]
Personal life
Jones married twice, having three children from his first marriage.[1] He lived in various locations around the south of England for most of his career as a film-maker, and moved to live near Llandovery in Wales with his second wife during the 1970s.[5]
References
- ^ a b John Russell Taylor, Obituary: Geoffrey Jones in The Guardian, 17 August 2005
- ^ "Snow (1963)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ a b Rick Poynor, "86 minutes of Greatness", Eye Magazine 17 August 2005
- ^ Geoffrey Jones "Trinidad & Tobago" (1964) on YouTube
- ^ Stephen Moss, "The last picture show", The Guardian 24 June 2005
External links
- Eye Magazine obituary
- Geoffrey Jones at the BFI's Screenonline
- BFI "The Rhythm of Film"
- Snow on YouTubeon the BFI's YouTube channel.