First Journey of New Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2060
Date Released
25 Nov 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1First Journey of New Queen
  2. 2Postal Painters
  3. 3Kenya to Regents Park
  4. 4League Cup Semi-Final
  5. 5Sea Trials for Nonsuch

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Journey of New Queen B/W. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Elizabeth the Second, under power for the first time, sails down the Clyde from John Brown’s Yard to Greenock. On board, Prince Charles, for this Royal send-off to the first ship of her kind and size the world has ever seen. SHOTLIST: GV zoom in QE2 in dock at night. LS pan QE2. CU bollard on quay. LAS QE2. CU bollard on quay. LAS QE2. GV dockyard over prow. MS Prince Charles meets official party. GV dockyard. GV dockyard over prow. MS side of ship scrapes quay. MS ditto. MS QE2. HAS quay. LS QE2. HAS tug. GV river bank over prow. MCU Prince Charles & Captain Bill Warwick. GV QE2 being pulled down river by tug. MS crowd on bank. GV ditto. MLS QE2. LAS tower. MS QE2. MLS pan QE2. LAS funnel. LS QE2. GV bank. MLS ditto. MLS zoom out QE2. LS dry dock. LS QE2. MS tug. Pan from prow of ship to dry-dock. HAS tug. Pan HAS men on dry dock. LS QE2. LAS Captain Bill Warwick. HAS dry dock. LS ship in dry dock. LAS Captain Warwick. LS through window - QE2. MS man operating controls. MS QE2. MS men tying up rope. 2 shots prow of ship. GV ship in dry dock. LAS pan down ship to dry dock. MS prow resting on keel blocks. MS QE2. MS men putting in forward propellers. LAS gangplank. GV QE2 in dock.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats
Locations
United Kingdom; Clydebank; Greenock
Card file number
94161
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Roy Page
Length of story (in feet)
291
Story extras:
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