Engine Revolution

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1667

Date Released

15 May 1961

Date submitted

9 May 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Big Day for Woolwich
2. 2Engine Revolution
3. 3Faces and Places
4. 4Too Hot for Mexico!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Engine Revolution. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show an engine which could revolutionise the motor car. Mr William Selwood explained how it works. So did the designer, Mr Cecil Hughes. The prototype, weighing 60 pounds and about the size of a football, has a capacity of one litre. Double the bulk, and it’s eight litres! The power-weight ratio is unrivalled. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS men looking at engine. MS Mr William Selwood explains how it works. CU engine. Various shots of engine. CU engine working. MS engine rotating. Zoom in to engine rotating. MS hand points to pistons on engine. MS same. MS Mr Selwood sitting next to engine and speaking about it. Various shots of the same. MS Cecil Hughes the designer of the engine. CU engine while he talks about it. CU finger pointing at parts of engine. MS demonstration of engine. GV engine starts while men watch. MS prototype. Various CUs of the prototype.

Keywords

Vehicles

Locations

Southampton

Card file number

82482

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

165

Story extras:

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