Driving on Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1803
Date Released
23 Dec 1963
Date submitted
16 Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Topping Out the Tallest
  2. 2The Price of Progress
  3. 3Driving on Water
  4. 4News Events - in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Driving on Water. DESCRIPTION: A big tyre company gave a demonstration of what can happen if the tyres on a car are worn when travelling on wet surfaces. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan car along water-covered road. LS roadway as seen from interior of car. GV pan car along wet surface. LS roadway as seen from interior of car. GV pan car along wet surface. MS man spraying water on roadway. GV pan car along road and same brakes. CU bald tyre. GV interior laboratory. MCU tyre revolving in spray of water. CU tyre comes to a standstill. MCU man showing grip of tyre.
Keywords
Vehicles; Science and technology; Road transport
Locations
Birmingham; Fort Dunlop
Card file number
87678
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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