Greetings 1952

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1178A
Date Released
3 Jan 1952
Date submitted
1 Jan 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Storm Damage
  2. 2Prime Minister off to America
  3. 3Canal Zone Latest
  4. 4Libya Independence
  5. 5Greetings 1952

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Greeting 1952 (Chelsea Arts Ball). DESCRIPTION: A traditional way of greeting the New Year in London is the Chelsea Arts Ball at the Royal Albert Hall. There were about six thousands revellers there, this year, and that’s even more than last time. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Artist’s impression of masks & faces, etc. GV crowded hall. Crowds dancing. CU types dancing. Elevated GV of floor shows floats being pulled round. Various shots of the floats on the floor. GV crowds singing Auld Land Syne. SCU Movietone camera, with flexible lens. Several shots of couples kissing. Breaking up of the floats, crowds pulling them to pieces. Tilt down with balloons falling from ceiling. GV of balloons falling on the crowds which they burst on trying to grab same.
Keywords
Students; Education and training; Mass media; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Arts and crafts; Celebrations and festivals; Social events
Locations
London; Royal Albert Hall
Card file number
56570
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
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