Nothing To Hide
MPEG-4 Colour Sound 1998 8:05

Summary: John Birchall (79) has been a naturist since early childhood, when he couldn't afford a swimming costume. Today as a pensioner, naturism still plays a great part in his life, for better or worse.
Title number: 22092
LSA ID: LSA/29843
Description: 00:00 – 01:17 ‘The London International Film School presents’ card. Shot of grassy field. Man walks across shot from the left side of screen. ‘nothing to hide’ title card. Close up on John Birchall with the field in the background, a couple walking. John describes swimming naked as a child. In a bathroom, John walks up to the sink naked and turns the tap on. He then washes his face in the sink. Close up on a watering can as John waters the plants in the kitchen window. Wider shot of him watering the plants. Shots of John out in the garden exercising naked.
01:17 – 02:18 John playing badminton in a hall with other people. 3 elderly people sat on a bench in the sports hall with badminton rackets. Camera follows john as he plays badminton, with people in the background on the benches. John walks out the back door of his house into the garden and starts getting the washing in off the line. Close up on John talking to the camera as he takes the washing down. Low wide shot as John walks across the garden and takes a drink.
02:18 – 03:20 Shot of John sat in an armchair with a photo album on his lap. Shot over his shoulder as he looks through the album of holiday photographs. Back to the shot of John from the front. A lady sits in a chair at the side of a hall. John walks over and offers her his hand. She gets up and they walk out of shot. John and a group of other people dancing. John and the lady sat down at the side of the hall drinking tea.
03:20 – 04:51 John planting some plants in his garden. Shot through the fence from John’s garden of his neighbour mowing the lawn, then of John mowing his own lawn naked. Film cuts between the two shots.
04:51 – 06:17 At the front of the house, John walks out of the front door and looks around the garden. John and a female naturist sit out in the garden on a bench naked and talk to camera. In his bedroom, John gets dressed.
06:17 – 07:10 Close up on a pebble beach with some seaweed. John meets a group of naturists already lying on the beach. He undresses and joins them. Close up on a bottle of sun lotion on the beach next to a man. John lying down sunbathing. Another naturist puts sun lotion on. Close up on sandals next to a woman. Close up on a woman sunbathing. Shot looking down the beach of the people ying down sunbathing.
07:10 – 08:05 Close up on pebble/seaweed. John looks out to sea with waves crashing in the background. Close up on wave crashing. Wide shot from behind John stood naked in the sea. End credits.
Credits: Jannicke Jacobsen (Director); Tomas Lokke-Sorensen (Editor); Bobbie Peers (Producer); Camilla Naess (Camera operator)
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