A Carnival Prepares

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1545A
Date Released
15 Jan 1959
Date submitted
13 Jan 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mikoyan in US
  2. 2Small World Arrives
  3. 3A Big Bed
  4. 4A Carnival Prepares
  5. 5British Dancers Win
  6. 6Tragedy of the Dam
  7. 7War Minister in Cyprus
  8. 8Two Gents from the Council
  9. *Scotland V France

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Carnival Prepares. DESCRIPTION: It is Carnival time in Italy and preparations are well ahead at Viareggio, the little resort that stages, perhaps, the best carnival of all. 500 artisans are kept busy for months, making the grotesque, but fascinating effigies. SHOTLIST: MS artisans tearing up old newspapers. CU artisans make papier mache. MS craftsman paints a face effigy. Another same. Pan along finished face effigies. SCU grotesque effigy. Another same. Effigy of crocodile being painted. Another angle same. Craftsman waves tongue of crocodile. Elevated shot effigy of a bull’s head. Same - donkey’s head. Another row of effigies. Another same. MS sections of float revolving. Another angle same.
Keywords
Vehicles; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Italy; Viareggio
Footage sources
France
Card file number
76029
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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