In Camera
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In Camera. DESCRIPTION: India celebrates twenty years of Independence - Arabs return to their homes in what is now Israel’s territory - Gurkhas guard the Hong Kong border with Communist China - Floods ravage the town of Fairbanks, Alaska - Fatal accidents when a bridge on the M1 collapsed during construction. SHOTLIST: GV crowds during 20th anniversary celebrations in India at Red Fort. GV troops marching past. MS ditto. CU Indian gentleman watching. GV troops marching past. MS Mrs Gandhi walks past with other officials. MS troops standing at attention. CU ditto. LS Union Jack flag lowered. MLS flag of India raised. GV vast crowd gather for celebration, flag of India in foreground. GV Allenby Bridge over the River Jordan - pan down to Arabs crossing. MLS Arabs crossing bridge. GV ditto. LS ditto. TS ditto. MS ditto. LAS soldiers watching. CU pan Arabs crossing bridge. MS Arabs being issued with sweets and drink by the Red Cross. CU Arabs after crossing the bridge. CU small Arab boy. MS member of Red Cross talking to Arabs. MS barb-wire at China - Hong Kong border line. Zoom through hole in border line fence towards Red China. CU one of the Gurkha border guards looking through binoculars. GV pan Red China side of border. GV looking across border into China as men walk past leading horses. MLS ditto. MS woman in Chinese village looking at poster of Mao Tse-Tung. TS people in Chinese village walking. MS poster of Mao Tse-Tung. CU sign Halt police check point, pan to check point. GV pan along China/Hong Kong border line. CU police official checking passes of people in bus. GV part of flood area in Fairbanks, Alaska. AS over flood area. AS ditto (x2). MS helicopter pilot as he flies over flood area. AS over flood area. GV from boat of flood area. MLS man carrying small boy through flood water. TS people being lifted up into helicopter. CU man watching from helicopter. MCU as woman is lifted into helicopter. Zoom out the collapsed section of the M1 motorway over the River Calder near Wakefield. GV ditto. MLS man walking over remains of motorway section. GV collapsed section of M1. LS policeman standing by a police car. MS police frogmen leaving area after searching the area for bodies in the River Calder. BS ditto. MS reflection of people watching in river. GV the collapsed section of the motorway. Zoom out ditto.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Independence movements; Foreign aid; Road transport; Accidents and disasters; Animals; Engineering; Military
- Locations
- Yorkshire; India; England; Wakefield; Alaska; Hong Kong; Israel; Fairbanks
- Footage sources
- Apollo Films
France
- Card file number
- 92718
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 237
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