Learning on ScreenOn the Water
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Water. DESCRIPTION: Conqueror - fifth of Britain’s Nuclear Submarines, is launched at Birkenhead, the last of Britain’s undersea fleet to be built on Merseyside. Latest nautical addition to the fighting services of France - a diesel powered Go anywhere vessel that can raise and swing its propellers to allow it to operate under almost any conditions. SHOTLIST: CU pan dockside with HMS Conqueror, Atomic Submarine. MS bows of sub with Union Jack. MS men working under sub on slipway. CU man moving chucks. GV sub, pan down to spectators. MS Lady Geogh breaks bottle on bows. MS spectators. 2 shots sub down slipway. MS crowd. GLS sub into water. MS Lady Geogh with other VIPs. LS sub into water. LS sub in river. CU bows of French river boat. MCU bows of boat in spray. BV boat along river. MCU crew. CU man at controls. MS boat through river. TS boat zigzagging. 2 shots man at controls. 2 shots propellers lift out of water. TS boat turning in water. MCU stern of boat in water. MLS boat turning in water. MS bows of boat. SV boat making heavy wake. CU boat stops in water.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
- Locations
- France; United Kingdom; Birkenhead
- Card file number
- 95115
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 149
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