Instant Earthquake
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Instant Earthquake. DESCRIPTION: To find the thickness of the rock formation around a lake in the French Alps, explosives are being lowered into the lake at its deepest point. The important thing for science is the recording of the shock waves. For us, it’s the picture it makes. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot, helicopter lands boxes of explosives. Aerial shot, helicopter approaches area at Lake Negre in French Alps. MS helicopter pilot. GV man waves helicopter into land. GV helicopter landing. GV ditto. MLS boxes landed on ground. MS men pass boxes towards lake. MS ditto. MS men put boxes into water inside wooden casing of barge. MS men row barge into centre of lake. GV barge in centre of lake. MS men lower explosives to bottom of lake. MS boxes going down under water. GV lake before explosion. MS men with cameras. LS explosion sends water into air. GV ditto. GV lake after explosion. GV repeat of explosion.
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Explosions; Newsreels
- Locations
- France; French Alps; Lake Negre
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 91677
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Huw Thomas
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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