Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Looking Down on Britain’s Harvest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

951A

Date Released

28 Aug 1947

Date submitted

25 Aug 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Lancaster Designer Killed in Crash
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Looking Down on Britain’s Harvest
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Brisbane Show
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cabinet Meet Again
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Speed the Work
6. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Isle of Man Car Race

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harvesting By Helicopter. DESCRIPTION: Flying over farm land in Somerset and Dorset we can look down on the success of Britain’s harvest. SHOTLIST: KS Wheat swaying in the wind. Aerial shots of activity on farms. Shadow of helicopter passing over farmyard. Over camera shot of helicopter. Aerials of combine harvesters at work in the field. Lorries drive alongside as combine harvesters drop their loads into same. LAS Sikorsky helicopter flies over. Building haystacks, conveyor lifts hay to top of stack.

Keywords

Aviation; Agriculture; Aircraft

Locations

Dorset; Somerset

Card file number

49057

Credits:

Camera

J. L. Ramsden

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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