News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour): Forth Road Bridge

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1840A

Date Released

10 Sep 1964

Date submitted

Sep 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour): Forth Road Bridge
2. 2News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour): Old Aircraft
3. 3News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour): Emmett Flying Machine
4. 4News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour): Farnborough Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Section Title

News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour)

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Forth Road Bridge Opening. DESCRIPTION: The Queen opened the new Forth Road Bridge, which is the longest suspension bridge in Europe. Its central span stretches three thousand, three hundred feet. Although fifteen hundred men took six years to actually complete it, a further forty years were taken in the waiting and planning. SHOTLIST: Movietone Main Title. News in Cinemascope Title. Aerial old Forth Bridge. LAS same. LAS same with train passing. Aerial new Forth Bridge. Aerial same with old one in background. TS pan along longest span on new bridge. TS new bridge. MS royal inauguration by Queen Elizabeth. MLS same. MS same. MS ferry boat. MLS cars lining up for ferry. LS ferry leaves quay. LAS new bridge. LAS old bridge with train passing.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ceremonies

Locations

Scotland; Firth of Forth

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

88807

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

224

Story extras:

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