I first met Roger Mayne in 1950 when we were both at Oxford. We were members of the Experimental Film Group, an appendage of the Film Society, and tried each year to make an original amateur film on a modest budget.
In the autumn of that year, the group was offered a script for a short ballet film for two dancers by Sam Kaner, an American avant-garde artist experimenting with the colour engraving facilities at the local arts college. We were all very excited and set about making the project a reality for the summer vacation of 1951. Equipment and materials were begged and borrowed. Two professional dancers offered their services for free. Kaner designed and painted the sets.
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