Blunderbuss

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2013A

Date Released

4 Jan 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Track Stars
2. 2Key to Service
3. 3Opener for Tin
4. 4Blunderbuss
5. 5Highbury Draw

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blunderbuss. DESCRIPTION: The name of a fifty-foot long ear trumpet that simulates the sonic bangs of Concorde. SHOTLIST: Zoom out along inside Blunderbuss Tube. MLS scientist walks to tube. CU scientist adjusting transducer. CU scientist. MS scientist adjusting Polaroid camera. CU ditto. CU plastic diaphragm being inserted beyond narrow end of cone. MS scientist signals to start experiment. CU another technician turns to turn on air. CU technician turns on air tap. CU camera shutter opened. CU air pressure dial rises as pressure builds up - then drops suddenly as diaphragm breaks. CU camera adjusted after taking picture of sonic signal. CU back of camera removed to show picture of sonic signal. MCU another plastic diaphragm placed in position. CU ditto. MLS scientist signals to start experiment. CU technician turns on air. GV the Blunderbuss Tube as diaphragm breaks to cause sonic boom. MCU pictures of sonic signals taken by camera. CU ditto. Zoom in along inside Blunderbuss Tube.

Keywords

Mass media; Science and technology

Locations

England; Farnborough

Card file number

93107

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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