Countryside Show

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1991A

Date Released

3 Aug 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Countryside Show. DESCRIPTION: The Annual Game Fair, now taking place at Bowood in Wiltshire, features Country sports from Fishing to Falconry - Clay Pigeon shooting to Archery. And at Bisley, a young Gunsmith wins the Queen’s Prize for his supreme Marksmanship with a fifty year old army rifle. SHOTLIST: GV crowds gathered at game fair at Bowood House, Wilts,. GV ditto. CU pan fishing. MS anglers fly casting. GV ditto. MCU men watching. LS angler fly casting. MLS anglers during competition. MS ditto. MS as arrows go into targets. MS man loading blunderbuss gun. CU ditto. CU as man cock’s gun. MS man during competition for Queen’s Prize nr. Bisley. GV competitors during competition. GV targets. MS man fires at target. CU ditto. GV targets. MS the winner of the Queen’s Prize John Powell carried past. MS ditto. LAS men fire clay pigeons from platforms. MLS man aiming at clay pigeons. CU as clay pigeon breaks in the air. MS man firing at clay pigeons. Pan falcon flying during falcon contest. CU falcon. CU another falcon, man holding another falcon. Pan falcon flying, flies past and swoops on bait. MS men watching. LS falcon lands on bait.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Shooting; Competitions; Birds; Animals; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Bisley; Wiltshire; England; Bowood

Card file number

92638

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

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