Mural in Steel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1690A
Date Released
26 Oct 1961
Date submitted
23 Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Southampton - Hovering On
  2. 2Mural in Steel
  3. 3Mountaineering Mounties
  4. 4Beadniks
  5. 5Essex - It’s Her Station
  6. 6What Language!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mural in Steel. DESCRIPTION: Finishing touches were given to a big mural for the new terminal building at London Airport. It’s the work of Mr Stefan Knapp, the British artist, who, with his assistants, is also at work on a huge steel mural for a store in New Jersey. The mural (the world’s largest completely on steel) will measure 180 feet by 46. The whole operation is such a big one, he has to use an aircraft hangar, loaned by the RAF, for the job! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS artist working on mural. MCU same. CU same. CU Stefan Knapp. MLS artist and friends working on mural. MS same. CU pieces of steel. CU steel being placed in position. MS section of mural being pushed into kiln. MCU same. MS man pulls trolley from kiln. MS kiln door closes. CU another section being splashed with paint. CU same. CU same. MS man opens kiln door. MLS trolley is pushed into kiln. MS same. MLS section comes out from kiln. GV aircraft hangar. MS Knapp walking over section on skis. MLS same.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation
Locations
Middlesex
Card file number
83358
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
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