See Them at Earls Court

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1950A

Date Released

20 Oct 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Earls Court Motor Show. DESCRIPTION: In spite of the Squeeze, the Motor Industry presents a wide range on new models at the Motor Show. Movietone takes you on a tour of the show and gives you a preview of the cars on the road in a special COLOUR REPORT. SHOTLIST: GV Roll Royce. MS Rolls Royce front. CU RR insignia. MS pan over Rolls Royce. MS people looking at Rolls Royce. GV Jaguar - crowd in background. MCU crowd. MS man and boy in Triumph. GV crowd by Aston Martin. MS Daimler - crowd by it. MCU three man look in boot of Ford Cortina. People inside car. GV people round Ford Excet. CU couple in car. GV Cortina and crowd. GV Rover 2000 - crowd in background. MCU crowd by Rover. MS behind couple by Rover. GV exhibition. MS finger points to black box then to injectors. MCU finger points to injector. GV model - various shots of demonstration of model. MS men look at model. Cutaways. SEE THEM AT EARLS COURT. (B/W) GV exterior Earls Court. GV interior Motor Show at Earls Court. MS estate car version of Triumph 2000. MCU man opens door at back of estate car. MS interior controls of Triumph 2000 estate. MS man collapses seat to show luggage room. MS the BMC Sprite on display stand. MCU pan the Aston Martin Volante. MS woman walks up to car. MS woman gets into car. LS new Jaguar 420 car. MS ditto. MS the Sovereign on display. MLS ditto. MLS the Ford Executive on display. MS interior ditto. MS man looks inside the Executive. MS the Ford Executive on display. SEE THEM AT EARLS COURT. (COLOUR SECTION). MLS man walks towards new Ford Cortina. MS ditto. MCU interior man turns key to start engine and engages first gear. MS car moves away. Tracking shot. CU as Ford Cortina moves along road. Tracking shot, MS ditto. Tracking shot. CU ditto. MS Ford Cortina passes camera. Pan ditto. MS woman opens door and gets into Hillman Hunter. CU name Hunter on door. CU hand pulls seat lever and seat declines. MS seat declining and moves back into upright position. CU key turned to start car. MS woman engages first gear. MS exterior, car moves off. CU woman changes gear. Tracking shot. MS Hunter moves along road. CU interior ditto. Tracking shot MS ditto. Tracking shot. CU ditto. Tracking shot. MCU ditto. MS Hillman Hunter passes camera. LAS sun shines through trees pan down Triumph’s GT6. CU name Triumph on back of car. MCU bonnet opened to show engine. MCU bonnet closed. CU interior man presses clutch. MCU interior man engages gear. MS GT6 moves off. LS GT6 on road. MLS ditto. CU ditto. Tracking shot. GT6 along road. MS interior ditto. Tracking shot. Ditto. MS interior ditto. Pan ditto. MS interior man changes gear. CU interior man presses clutch. Tracking shot. MS GT6 along road. CU man changes gear on AC convertible. Tracking shot, AC moves along road. MCU hands on steering wheel. Pan to GV through windscreen. MS man driving off AC pan AC passes camera. MS AC stops in front of camera. CU letter V on front of new Viva zoom out to show two new Vivas. CU bonnet opened on Viva. CU bonnet closed. CU reflection of Viva from wheel disc. Zoom out headlamp on Viva. CU man engages gear. CU headlamp as Viva moves away. MS Viva moves off. MS Viva passes camera. CU man changes gear. MS interior Viva. Tracking shot. Viva along road. MCU hands on steering wheel. Tracking shot, Viva along road. Tracking shot, ditto. MS interior ditto. Tracking shot, ditto. Tracking shot, ditto. Movietone Colour End Title.

Keywords

Vehicles; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Earls Court

Card file number

91694

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

377

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