Sheffield - Most Modern in the Provinces

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1919
Date Released
14 Mar 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sheffield - Most Modern in the Provinces
  2. 2To Russia with Love!
  3. 3Spring Fever on the Farm
  4. 4Maintaining the Breed
  5. 5Private Joy - Public Argument

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sheffield Most Modern in the Provinces. DESCRIPTION: A new hotel opened in Sheffield, said to be one of the most modern in Europe, welcomes it’s first guests. This four hundred thousand pound hotel with 102 bedrooms and penthouse suites, has a highly automated internal communications system. Telephone, TV, radio and private bathroom are included in each room. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV new luxury hotel in Sheffield. LAS new luxury hotel in Sheffield. MS pan car driving into car park beneath hotel. MS guests get out of car and greeted by hotel official. MS guests walk to reception desk. MS man signing book. MS hotel manager greeting guests. MCU hotel manager greeting guests. CU illuminated panel showing lift arriving at 12th floor. MLS guests entering their room. BS guests walk over to window. GV Sheffield, looking from. MS guests shown bedroom. MS bed in guests room. MS guests looking at bed. MS guests looking at bed. MCU man switching telephone to internal circuit. MS man picks up telephone. MS telephone operator taking down message. CU man speaking into telephone. MCU message being typed for circulation. CU message typed out onto teleprinter in kitchen. MS chef receiving message off teleprinter. MCU woman stepping into shower. CU woman drawing curtain across shower. MS waiter serving guests in dining room. MCU woman sitting at table. LAS hotel.
Locations
Sheffield
Footage sources
5 Cities Film
Card file number
90874
Credits:
Camera
Jackson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
201
Story extras:
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