For Safety’s Sake

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1963A

Date Released

19 Jan 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: For Safety’s Sake. DESCRIPTION: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution adopts a new life jacket and protective suit. For men who face danger in high places - on rooftops for instance, a new safety harness linked to a special pulley block will save your life if you fall off the edge. SHOTLIST: CU picture of old lifeboatmen in old equipment. Pan down man wearing new life-jacket. MLS man wearing life-jacket dives into water and floats face upwards. MS man floating on water. CU man blows whistle whilst in water. MS man in water. MLS man on rooftop puts on harness. CU one of pulleys on equipment. CU rope support connected to man’s harness. MLS man pulls on rope which then locks in place. MLS man walks towards edge of roof. MS pan ditto. TS looking down at pressmen on ground. MS man falls over roof edge and is stopped by safety equipment. MS cameramen on ground. LAS man falls over roof edge and is stopped by safety equipment.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Safety devices; Fashion and costume

Locations

London; England

Card file number

91967

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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