Learning on ScreenRoyal Visit to Taj Mahal
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Taj Mahal. DESCRIPTION: The Queen and Prince Philip arrived at Agra, about 120 miles from Delhi to see the Taj Mahal, a poem in marble, as it has been described. Built over 300 years ago by Shah Jehan to commemorate his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal, it’s the most perfect symbol of a man’s love for a woman. When the somewhat sombre weather gave way to sunshine, the Queen was better able to admire the subtle textures of the marble and the graceful geometry of the gardens. An experience later to be heightened when she achieved the ambition of every visitor - and saw the Taj Mahal by moonlight. SHOTLIST: Fade key. LS Queen driving through Agra. CU policeman. MS Queen waving. LS The Taj Mahal. GV same LS same LS Queen looking around same. LS another. CU fountain spray. MS Queen and party. LS Taj Mahal. MS Queen and Prince putting on velvet slippers. LS another. LAS Mausoleum. ML Queen looking at detail of Mausoleum. Pan up Taj Mahal. MS same CU same (x4). MS Taj Mahal pan to river. LS Queen and party leaving. MCU same GV same (x2) MS same (x2). GV Taj Mahal.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Police
- Locations
- India
- Card file number
- 81780
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Camera
- Ken Taylor
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 177
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