Danger Overhead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1696
Date Released
4 Dec 1961
Date submitted
30 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hullo David!
  2. 2Coventry - Bluebird Rebuilt
  3. 3Danger Overhead
  4. 4Apes Blaze the Trail
  5. 5New Guinea - Desperate Search
  6. 6Many Happy Returns
  7. 7Secretary in a Sec

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Danger Overhead. DESCRIPTION: London grows taller and taller. And with all the new building that’s going on, the chance of accidents is also on the increase. In the case of this particular new building near Victoria, they’re using safety nets. They could save the life of a man up there, and, if a builder happened to drop something, that’s where the nets would come in again. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV building. GV men at work. MCU man. CU man’s hand. GV load on crane (2 shots). GV London (2 shots). MS safety net (3 shots). MS two men on safety net. LS London. MS man on plank. MCU ditto. MA safety net. Safety Net Story
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Safety devices
Locations
London
Card file number
83544
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
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