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Hands (TV Series)
''Hands'' was an Irish television documentary series broadcast by RTÉ between 1978 and 1989, covering traditional Irish Handicraft, crafts. Production Creator David Shaw-Smith began with Telefís Éireann in the 1960s, working as a cameraman with Gerrit van Gelderen and became an independent filmmaker in the early 1970s. he and his wife Sally, an illustrator, travelled Ireland in a VW van recording traditional craftsmen. Episode list Legacy ''Hands'' has been described as one of "Ireland’s favourite" television programs, and has been rebroadcast several times to the extent that it is one of the "most broadcast" RTÉ productions. Harvey O'Brien, in his ''The Real Ireland: The Evolution of Ireland in Documentary Film'' (2004), said "The series was marked by its close-up observation of the techniques involved, and though lacking an explicit social commentary always gave the sense that these skills were gradually disappearing.". For over 20 years, the original film sat in te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shaw-Smith
David Shaw-Smith (20 January 1939 – 16 January 2021) was an Irish filmmaker. With his wife Sally, he produced and directed the acclaimed documentary series ''Hands (TV series), Hands''. He made over 138 television documentaries during his career. In March 2013, 1,800 of his film cans from his archive were moved from his home and barn and put into the RTÉ Archives. Filmography * ''Connemara & Its Ponies'', 1971 * ''Dublin: A Personal View'' * ''Village'', 1974 * Hands, 1977 * Patterns, 1979 * The Angling Experience – Irish Spring Salmon, 1988 * The Angling Experience – Irish Mayfly, 1988 * The Angling Experience – Irish Summer Salmon, 1988 * The Angling Experience – Ireland's Fighting Pike, 1988 Books ''Ireland's Traditional Crafts'' (Thames & Hudson, 1984) References 1939 births 2021 deaths Irish documentary film directors Irish film producers {{Ireland-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |