Learning on ScreenThe Royal Academy
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Royal Academy. DESCRIPTION: Before this year’s exhibition opened in London, Movietone shared the privilege of a preview and filmed the first picture, to win the A award for twenty years. It is the portrait of The Countess of Dalkeith, by John Merton. Other remarkable pictures: Mrs Fedarb, by AR Thomson, RA, Menton; from La Pausa; 1957, by Sir Winston Churchill, The Ladder, by Francis Helps, The Saltings, by Krome Barratt and the unfinished portrait of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip. This is the work of the late David Jagger, who died before he had completed the painting. SHOTLIST: GV Exterior Royal Academy. MS Royal Academy sign. GV interior Royal Academy. MR portrait - The Countess of Dalkeith. CU head only. CU diamond necklace. CU figure in corner of portrait. MS portrait. Pan shot interior of gallery. CU portrait of Mrs Fedarb. CU visitor looking at picture. CU ‘The Ladder’. CU visitor looking at same. CU ‘The Saltings’. MS two ladies looking at unfinished portrait of The Duke of Edinburgh by the late David Jaggers. CU head of portrait.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Arts and crafts; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- London; Piccadilly
- Card file number
- 73612
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Ken Taylor
- Length of story (in feet)
- 89
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