Safety Bleep

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2001A

Date Released

12 Oct 1967

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Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Safety Bleep. DESCRIPTION: A pocket size life-saver, a combined battery and transmitter, acts as a life saver for yachtsmen or flyers down in the sea. SHOTLIST: (Key scene for GR). CU Sarbe Compact Beacon held by girl. MS ditto. CU beacon being inserted into life-jacket. CU pan down, beacon with aerial extended, held by girl. MS pan down, girl jumps into sea from boat. MCU girl extending aerial of beacon while floating in the sea, slip pan MS girl climbing into rubber dinghy. LAS helicopter. CU instruments in helicopter cockpit receiving beacon signal. MLS girl in rubber dinghy. MLS helicopter lowering man to dinghy. TS man and girl being pulled into helicopter.

Keywords

Aviation; Safety devices; Accidents and disasters; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

England

Card file number

92840

Credits:

Camera: John Wanstall
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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