News in Colour: Launch of Queen Elizabeth II

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1999

Date Released

25 Sep 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Learning to Lift
2. 2Poseidon Pops Up
3. 3Turkey Every Day
4. 4News in Colour: Launch of Queen Elizabeth II

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of the Queen Elizabeth II. DESCRIPTION: The Queen names and launches the new Cunarder at John Brown’s Yard on the Clydebank bestowing her own name upon the most advanced passenger liner in the world. SHOTLIST: (Key scene for GR). GV pan the John Brown Shipyard on the Clyde, with the Q4 on the slipway. LS men on prow of the Q4. GV pan Q4 on slipway. LAS one of the screws on the Q4. MLS stern of Q4 on slipway. LAS pan up prow of Q4 on slipway. TS The Queen and officials passing through crowd on way to launching dais. CU pan the Queen and Mr John Rannie. Chairman and Managing Director of the Shipyard. MCU crowd waving. MCU Captain and his wife. MS men pulling down supports from underneath ship’s hull. MS ditto (x2). GV Clydeside. MS The Queen announces the ship’s name: THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II. MS crowd. LAS bottle of champagne smashed on ship’s prow. GV zoom out ship on slipway. MS Queen and officials watching. GV Ship begins to move down slipway. LAS prow of ship as it moves down slipway. TS deck and crowd on the ground as ship moves down slipway. MLS stern slides into water. GV pan ship sliding into water. MS chains being pulled along ground. GV ship sliding into water. MS turbulent water at end of slipway, pan up to ship floating in the water. LS ship floating in water. MS Queen and officials watching. MS QE2 being manoeuvred by tugs.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Business and commerce; Launchings

Locations

Scotland; Clydebank

Footage sources

Templar Films

Card file number

92814

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

275

Story extras:

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