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Man Who Sold the Moon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2086
Date Released
26 May 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Love’s Labour Lost
  2. 2Miss Europe
  3. 3Air Strength
  4. 4White Magic
  5. 5Man Who Sold the Moon

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Man Who Sold the Moon. DESCRIPTION: While Apollo Ten was making it’s dramatic dress rehearsal for a moon landing in July, a sculptor in Cornwall has been making Moons of his own. His glass fibre models are so accurate, even Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman is among his customers! SHOTLIST: MLS Apollo 10 on launching pad. MCU astronaut Colonel Thomas Stafford in space suit. Commander Cernan in space suit. Commander John Young in space suit. MS Apollo taking off. MS mock lunar landing module. MS mock up of lunar landing module in orbit around moon. MCU pan from model of moon to Arthur Wightman working on mapped surface of moon. MS pan from model of moon to Arthur Wightman working on mapped surface of moon. CU surface of moon (model) Sculptor Arthur Wightman peels rubber mould from glass fibre. MS Wightman walks from cottage with fibre glass model of moon. MS Wightman places unfinished glass fibre moon alongside finished model. LS Wightman painting model of moon. CU Wightman painting model of moon. CU finished model of moon. MCU finished model of moon.
Keywords
Aviation; Arts and crafts; Science and technology; Space; Military
Locations
United States of America; Cornwall; United Kingdom
Card file number
94769
Credits:
Camera
John Wanstall
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:

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