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A Job at the Top

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1794A
Date Released
24 Oct 1963
Date submitted
17 Oct 1963
Date Other
Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Home Team
  2. 2School for Soccer
  3. 3Turbine Goes for a Spin
  4. 4Cooking the Result
  5. 5Foundation for Fashion
  6. 6A Job at the Top

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Job at the Top. DESCRIPTION: A team at the top of their profession. They work for one of the largest firms in the lightning conductor business. They are at work on the tallest chimney-stack in Holland, over 540 feet high. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS steeplejacks preparing to climb chimney. LAS chimney. LAS steeplejack up chimney. CU coil of rope unwinding. LAS pan up chimney. CU man with binoculars. LS steeplejack up chimney. LAS pan up lightning conductor rod up chimney. MS man on mouth of chimney. MS man up chimney. TS crowd from top of chimney. CU man on balcony of chimney. TS same. TS steeplejack climbing down chimney. LS chimney. This chimney is the highest in Europe - it measures 165 metres = 540 feet.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Netherlands; Geleen-Lutterade
Footage sources
France
Card file number
87412
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:

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