Sportabout

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2097

Date Released

11 Aug 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Movietone looks at the International sporting scene. The Fijian Rugby Tourists show tremendously enthusiastic form in Australia, while, at Wembley, the bulldozers tear up one of the greatest football pitches in the world. Through the frontiers of Eastern Europe, the Danube Rally features entries from eight nations. The winner, a Porsche. The World Canoe-Kayak Championships bring rewards for Britain, and French Surfing stars limber up among the Atlantic breakers for their National Championships this month. SHOTLIST: 1. Returfing of Wembley Stadium. 2. Australia v. Fiji Rugby Union. 3. Danube Car Rally, Europe. 4. Kayak Racing, France. 5. Surfing, France MS pan zoom out. Bulldozer digging up turf at Wembley. Wide angle shot of football pitch at Wembley. MS groundsman pushing mower. Wide angle shot of turf all dug up. MS soil being ploughed up by machine. CU groundsman. MS mechanical digger. LAS diggers grab as it empties soil into truck. GV Wembley Stadium. MS kick-off of Rugby Match between Fiji and New South Wales in Sydney. Shots of general play. MS boy spectator. MCU line out (throw in). MLS general play. MS Australian kicks ball to convert a penalty kick. LS ball sails over bar. MS touch judge raises flag. MS crowd. MCU line out. Various shots of hard play and loose scrums from which Fiji break away, Tonga scoring. Crowd. MS Fijian players kicks to convert. LS ball sails over bar. MS crowd. Shots of general play. LS Australian Ross Burrell takes penalty and scores. CU car headlights. MS pan Volkswagen past camera in start of Danube rally. MS No 41 ditto. MS 2 shots of cars along road. No 14 past camera. MS 2 cars along road. CU pan No 20. MS car approaches checkpoint. CU official stamps driver’s passport. MS car drives away from checkpoint. MS Cortina rounds bend. MS Volkswagen rounds bend. MS 2 shots. MS 2 shots of Renault past camera. MS pan Fiat rounds bend. LAS pan Volkswagen goes past. LAS BMW goes past. LS BMW going along road. MS pan ditto. TS Citroen along road. TS Porsche along winding road. Zoom in No 1 Porsche of Poeltiger and Hartinger. MS man in kayak navigating rapids in the World Canoe/Kayak Slalom championships. MS man performs manoeuvres of righting upturned boat whilst still inside. Slow motion 2 shots of men shooting rapids. MS capsized canoe. Slow motion man shooting rapids. MS boat capsizes in rough water. Slow motion man shoots rapids. MS surfer rides in on wave in practice for French Surfing Championships. MS girls sunbathing on beach. MS surfer riding waves. GV surfers on water. 6 shots display of trick surfing. MCU back shot of girls, surfer riding in background. MLS surfer falls off board.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Motor racing; Competitions; Horticulture; Stunts; Engineering; Newsreels

Locations

France; London; Sydney; Australia; England; Wembley; United Kingdom; Biarritz; Austria

Footage sources

Various

Card file number

95052

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

456

Story extras:

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