Swordsmanship

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1993

Date Released

14 Aug 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Swordsmanship. DESCRIPTION: A Sword of Peace is to be presented annually to representatives of our fighting forces as a token of their services to Peace. These Swords are made by a famous British Manufacturer and Movietone takes a look at the complex work that is involved in the making. SHOTLIST: Key scene forger. Pan up completed in words for presentation to our peace keeping services. MS various members of the fighting services with swords. CU pan ditto MS ditto MCU ditto. CU man pulls metal to be shaped into sword’s blade out of furnace. MS man puts blade into machine which hammers into a 424 length. CU workmen. CU blade being hammered into place. MS man sharpening swords on grinding wheel. CU ditto. MS man hammering sword into shape. CU transfers being stuck into sword. CU man. Transfer being pulled off sword. CU man wiping blade. MCu man painting sword with acid. CU ditto. CU man. CU acid washed off sword. MS ditto. CU finished blade. CU man fitting handle into sword. CU man. CU hammering top of handle. MS man takes sword out of ice to check it. CU finished swords. Pan ditto.

Keywords

Weapons; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Acton; England

Card file number

92664

Credits:

Commentator: C. Reed

Length of story (in feet)

191

Story extras:

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