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Robot Shows the Way

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1946A
Date Released
22 Sep 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ton Up - Down the Prom
  2. 2Isn’t He a Sweetie!
  3. 3Robot Shows the Way
  4. 4News in Colour: Gemini Recovery

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Robot Shows the Way. DESCRIPTION: Students at Farnborough build a robot and walk him fifty miles to London. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. MS Chris Southall fills robot with petrol. CU ditto. MS ditto. CU student oils robot’s leg controls. MCU student adjusts robot’s motor. CU ditto. CU starter robot pulled. MS robot moves along road and engine stalls. MS students watching. CU starter pulled again, MCU robot moves along road. CU Chris Southall’s hands on controls. Zoom out to robot walking. Zoom out from robot controls to robot moving along. CU feet of robot. CI head of robot. CU feet of robot. MS robot walking.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
England; Farnborough
Card file number
91580
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:

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