Learning on ScreenRing in the New
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ring in the New. DESCRIPTION: Every New Year’s Eve leads to a bit of jubilation, hope springing eternal that the next year may turn out to be something better than the last. With many people it’s a case of modest celebrations in the home, sometimes with a little ceremony, where the traditions still give pleasure and such artistry as hand bell ringing survives. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS. Library - CU Mr Baigent ringing hand bells. Elevated GV (interior) Chelsea Arts Ball at Royal Albert Hall. Various shots of gaiety going on. Elevated GV crowds around Piccadilly Circus, dancing etc., raining. Interior - Family drinking health for the New Year. Send - Group hand bell ringers outside Mr Sanger’s residence. Night shots - various shots including close-ups of hand bell-ringers ringing out the old & ringing in the new. Mrs Sanger. Clyde & others come out of house & listen to ringing. SCU & CU Jimmy Sanger opening window & putting his head out. Family re-enter house except Clyde (tall & dark). CU hand with lump of coal in same. CU hand holding bread & half-a-crown. Clyde enters house while bell-ringer tolls out twelve o’clock. Interior - gives piece of coal to male, piece of bread to Mrs Sanger & kisses her. Half-a-crown to Jimmy, etc. Mrs Sanger comes out in garden with tray of glasses bearing beer. Family & friends with bells sing Auld Lang Syne. Piccadilly Circus - crowds singing same tune & Old Acquaintance (raining). Outside Mr Sanger’s house family wishing friends & bell-ringers A Happy New Year. All material used except at Mr Sanger’s residence is Library material.
- Keywords
- Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Weather; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Social events; Newspapers
- Locations
- London; Surrey; Send
- Card file number
- 54785
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Richards
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 204
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