For the Future

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2110
Date Released
10 Nov 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Springboks
  2. 2Champion Pets
  3. 3For the Future
  4. 4Army Ski School
  5. 55th Win for Player

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: For the Future. DESCRIPTION: A dream for over a hundred and twenty years is becoming a reality. The first ceremonial spadefuls of concrete inaugurate the National Theatre on London’s South Bank. Around the countryside, members of a Motoring Organisation have been planning for tomorrow, planting twelve thousand trees to beautify picnic and leisure grounds in over thirty five countries. SHOTLIST: CU cement from ready mix lorry. MCU Desmond Plummer with shovel. CU cement. MCU D Plummer & Jennie Lee shovelling concrete. HAS theatre location area pan up to GV London & river. MLS ditto. MS sun breaking through trees. CU map Proposed picnic area at Chevening. GV pan area & quarry. MS people pass camera with trees and shovels. MCU ditto. MS woman plants tree. CU spade into dirt. MS Lord de L’Isle with VIP at AA plaque. CU Lord de L’Isle & VIP. CU AA commemoration plaque. MS 2 men plant tree. MS crowd. MS man fills dirt in around tree. CU man plants small tree. CU dog. CU man fills dirt around tree. MCU dog round tree.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Vehicles; Environment; Horticulture; Ceremonies; Forestry; Local government; Engineering; Scenery and travel
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
95340
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:

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