A short video, taken on Sunday 6th June 2010 taken at Newhaven Fort in East Sussex, showing a full scale mock up of a Cold War Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post. Since its inception in 1925 as an integral part of the UK air defence system, the primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of nuclear attack in the 1950′s, the ROC was given the added responsibility of reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out which necessitated the construction of 1563 underground monitoring posts throughout Great Britain & Northern Ireland. Most of the furniture (such as the bunk beds) and instrumentation was removed when the post closed, however some familiar parts remain such as the water sump pump, etc. The first prototype underground post was built at Farnham, Surrey in 1956 and consisted of a 15ft entrance shaft which gave access to two rooms, one containing a chemical toilet and the larger (15ft X 7ft 6ins) monitoring room which was furnished with canvas chairs, folding table, shelf, cupboard and a pair of metal-framed bunk beds. This became the standard furniture for all underground posts although some were customized to suit individual needs with more cupboards and tables, Dexion racking, comfy chairs, bedside curtains and at one, (in Hertfordshire) a large office desk! A ventilation shaft with two louvered vents was located alongside the …
Video Rating: 5 / 5

a mock-up for a speculative Regina Spektor – Folding Chair music video. It’s just a visual concept, meant in no way to look like a final product. The concept is “60′s Beach Party”. To view the video pitch with my narration, follow this link. www.youtube.com Created by Adam Watson Except for a commercial excerpt by J-Power Music by Regina Spektor
Video Rating: 4 / 5

regina spektor – Folding Chair (Demo) Lyrics: Come and open up your folding chair next to me My feet are buried in the sand and theres a breeze Theres a shadow, you cant see my eyes And the sea is just a wetter version of the skies Lets get a silver bullet trailer and have a baby boy Ill safety-pin his clothes all cool and youll grafitti up his toys Ive got a perfect body, though sometimes I forget Ive got a perfect body cause my eyelashes catch my sweat Yes, they do, they do Now Ive been sitting on this abandoned beach for years Waiting for the salty water to cover up my ears But every time the tide come in to take me home I get scared, and Im sitting here alone Dreaming of the dolphin song Maybe one day you will understand I dont want nothing from you but to sweetly hold your hand Till that day just please dont be so down Dont make frowns, you silly clown Just come and open up your folding chair next to me My feet are buried in the sand and theres a breeze Theres a shadow, you cant see my eyes And the waves are just a frothier version of the skies Theres a shadow, you cant see my eyes please visit www.reginaspektor.com