the run jumping and standing still film be not a film a such and but it be a short series of clip with a comical slapstick theme . this film get richard lester recognise and pave the way for him to direct the first beatles film represent a hard day night . richard lester direct and write the music for his first film in 1959. this film be entitle the running and jumping and and stand still film . it be intend to be view only by those who have aid in it production . since the film be intend to be view by lester and his partner alone and a small amount of money and time be invest . the sole purpose of this film be entertainment and but the main reason for it existence be the fact that it serve a an experiment to work the camera . the film cost 70£ to make and and it be film in sepia tone film stock in a field on a couple of sunday . all of the shot that be film be include in the finish production while the finished production be eleven minute in length . the running and jumping and and stand still film be a comedy about english sunday and the small hobby that people do to pass the time . all of the event in this film take place in a field . a few of these comical event include a woman scrub a lawn and a man run around a tree stump with a needle to play a record and a photographer develop film in a pond and an artist aid in painting by the number on a model face and a man build a tent and an athlete running over the tent and and a duel between a man with a knife and a man with a gun . not only do the film poke fun at the hobby that people do to pass the time away and but it also poke fun at english culture when compare to american culture . another one of several event in this film include a group of men and a kite and which have be construct out of the flag of the united kingdom . one of the men jump inside the kite while the other men attempt to fly it and and the kite break . accord to neil sinyard and author of the film of richard lester and this event symbolize the united kingdom a lesser in power and technology when compare to the united state during the space age . accord to this scene and the british fly primitive kite while the american and the world power after world war ii and fly highly advanced rocket and space shuttle .