Export Eye Opener

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2069

Date Released

27 Jan 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Export Eye Opener. DESCRIPTION: The firm of Shakespeare’s at Leigh on Sea - in the Glass Eye business for over half a century - now export plastic artificial eyes all over the world. SHOTLIST: MCU man holding plastic eye in case. CU plastic eye and chart showing grades. MCU pan down man mixing chemicals from test tube into jar. CU mixing chemicals in jar. CU man. CU plastic placed in mould. MS man places mould into press and applies pressure. MCU gauges. MCU man removes mould from press. CU man. CU man removes plastic eye from mould. CU zoom in girl painting pupil in eye. MCU ditto. CU ditto. MCU man removes lid of mould. CU man removes plastic eye. CU man measures plastic eye. MCU (x2) man polishing eye. CU zoom out box of plastic eyes. CU eye winks.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture

Locations

United Kingdom; Leigh-on-Sea

Card file number

94272

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

132

Story extras:

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