Weather Robot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1401A
Date Released
12 Apr 1956
Date submitted
9 Apr 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Border Flare Up
  2. 2A Wedding in Spring
  3. 3Monaco’s Gift
  4. 4Swimming Champs Prepare
  5. 5Cruising Fashions
  6. 6Weather Robot
  7. 7Missile Ship
  8. 8The Duke of Edinburgh Reopens Navigation School and Pilots Air Freighter

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Weather Robot. DESCRIPTION: The Grasshopper a quaint device which will be used as a miniature weather station by the United States Navy. Dropped by parachute, the Grasshopper will play an important part in Operation Deep Freeze to be held in the Antarctic. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Grasshopper. Shots of the Grasshopper standing up by itself. LS aerial comes up out of the Grasshopper. TPS of the Grasshopper. MCU of the Grasshopper. Panning shot up the aerial. Interior of receiving station with equipment that monitors the Grasshopper.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Navy; Military
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
66526
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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