Queen of the Future

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1956

Date Released

28 Nov 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen of the Future. DESCRIPTION: Progress report on the Q4, the Cunard Company’s successor to the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. At John Brown’s Yard on Clydebank, the first British liner to combine a Transatlantic service with Winter cruising to the sun is taking shape. SHOTLIST: The Queen Mary at sea. Aerial shot ditto. Pan along deck of Queen Mary. Aerial shot bow section of Queen Mary. Aerial shot ditto. Aerial shot around the Queen Mary. GV John Brown Yard at Clydebank, man working on model of keel section of the Q4. MS ditto. GV Clydebank. LAS sign ‘John Brown & Co’. Zoom in keel section under construction in yard. CU sign ‘736, Keel half inch per foot’. Model of keel section being tested in tank. CU ditto. MCU ditto. Zoom out Q4 under construction in shipyard. LS ditto. MS part of ship moved into position. Zoom out from winch on crane. Pan up section of ship moved into position. MS pan ditto. LAS ditto. Zoom in man at work on section. Pan up men at work on ship (ditto). MS pan ditto. LS men standing on top of ship. MS pan ditto. CU welder at work. MS inspectors look at ship. MCU welder at work on ship. GV Q4 under construction in yard.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Scotland; Clydebank

Footage sources

Library
Templar Films

Card file number

91817

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

224

Story extras:

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