Water Workers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2000
Date Released
2 Oct 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Farewell to a Queen
  2. 2New in the Sky
  3. 3Fashion - Hot and Cold
  4. 4Water Workers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Workers. DESCRIPTION: You could envy the Water Workers of Wallingford. They’ve created a water nurseryland at the Hydraulics Research Station to help engineers design dams and harbours, irrigation schemes and spillways. SHOTLIST: GR key scene. CU sign Orange River Project South Africa. Pan to girl measuring water depth in model of project. MCU girl takes reading from measure. CU ski-jump spillway as well to be used in orange river project. MCU ditto. CU pan ditto. MCU ditto. MS drawing in Giant Kainji in Algeria. CU ditto. MS model Kainji Dam - man adjusting water flow. CU ditto. CU water pouring through dam gates. MCU man finishes adjusting water flow. CU pan water pouring through dam gates. MCU man finishes adjusting water flow. CU pan water pouring through the dam gates. CU surface of water after passing through dam. MS wave making machine in laboratory. CU technician presses button to start machine. CU technician. MS machine starts to produce waves in tank. CU wave effect in surface of tank. MCU waves against model of Pier Harbour, New Zealand. MS ditto. CU model of new light tower undergoing wave testing. CU waves around base of tower. BS technician observing test from central room. MCU model light tower undergoing wave test.
Keywords
Science and technology; Engineering
Locations
England; Wallingford
Card file number
92834
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
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