The Small-Small Giant...(In Colour)

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2061A

Date Released

5 Dec 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Advance in the Air...
2. 2Burning Bush
3. 3Reluctant Queen
4. 4Farming - Export Industry
5. 5Toytime
6. 6The Small-Small Giant...(In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Small-Small Giant - Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Company which leads in the miniature motor industry was started in a derelict London Pub, 21 years ago. Today, its a ninety million pound combine which sells eighty percent of its production overseas. We present a Colour impression of the production techniques that have won the company two Queen’s Awards to Industry. SHOTLIST: MS John Odell & Leslie Smith. CU Mr Odell. CU Mr Smith. GV Matchbox toy factory. 4 CUs various model cars. HAS factory floor. CU machine. CU box of toy car axles. CU tub of wheel hubs. CU tub of tyres. Pan down tyres on hubs. MS factory work room. MCU tub of car parts. Pan up designers round drawing board. MS designers at work. HAS pan down craftsmen at work. CU ditto. CU molten alloy being poured into moulds. CU pan down moulded chassis dropping into container. CU man breaks off body shell. 2 shots cars put into conveyor belt. CU cars sprayed with paint. MCU car shells brushed with paint. CU machine. CU model buses on conveyor belt. 2 shots cars being assembled. 2 shots cars stacked together. MS cars packed into boxes. 4 shots ditto. MS boxes being stacked in warehouse. Montage sequence of labels showing destinations. MS boxes being stacked. CU model car on track. MS model road system. CU cars past. MCU display of different models. Colour End Title.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Economics; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Toys and models

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

94124

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

248

Story extras:

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