News in Colour: Millefiori - The Latest Idea in Floral Decoration ...

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2063

Date Released

16 Dec 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Christmas is for Children
2. 2International Draw
3. 3She’s the Top Teen
4. 4News in Colour: Millefiori - The Latest Idea in Floral Decoration ...

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

FULL TITLE: Millefiori - The latest idea in floral decoration - flowers by the thousand that won’t wilt in the warmth of central heating. Dried flowers and leaves, creating a new dimension in decoration. Lights by the thousand shine forth the message of Christmas. The Three Kings and the Nativity scene over London’s Regent Street - Santa’s Sled illuminating Oxford Street’s most famous store - A Beat and Booted Christmas in Carnaby Street - A fantastic display in Glasgow that outshines all the other cities put together. MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour. SHOTLIST: MS flower shot. MCU sign in window Millefiori. MS pan interior of shop. MS display of small designs. MS assistant assembling large tree-like design. 3 shots girl assistants creating spherical designs. MCU spherical design in pot. MS couple looking at designs hanging from ceiling. CU spherical shaped design. Zoom out ditto, ditto. MS couple looking at display of designs. MCU painting made of Millefiori. MS girl looking at fern like design. CU girl pan up to rotating sphere. LAS sphere. (Various colour changing effects on Millefiori flowers.) 9 shots Christmas lights in Regent Street. 4 shots ditto in Carnaby Street. 5 shots lights in Glasgow. MS merry-go-round in lights. MS boy on crutches watching. MS merry-go-round, pan to tableau of lights. Zoom out ditto. Colour End Title.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Shops and shopping; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals

Locations

London; Glasgow; Scotland; England; United Kingdom

Footage sources

Templar Films

Card file number

94213

Credits:

Camera

John Mould

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

306

Story extras:

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