Learning on ScreenNews in Colour: Christmas Lights and Festive Season
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Section Title
- News in Colour
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Lights & Festive Season - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: Dreaming of a White Christmas? They have already had one of South Molton Street. Snow fell on cue as pop singer Clodagh Rogers switched the Christmas lights onSpreading the message of light, hope and warmth, the Glasgow decorations reflect the tranquility of Christmas, whilst in Carnaby Street pop art rings in the Commercial Christmas. Regent Street, a discreet message, but more opulentWe visit one of London’s leading stores to see the Christmas spending spree underway. Chocolates for Mum, a cigar for Dad, but happiness often comes second-hand to adults as they watch and remember the Christmas magic as children open stockings and marvel at what Father Christmas has brought them. SHOTLIST: LAS artificial snow falling. Series of shots people in fancy dress such as Santa Claus, Town Crier etc. MS Clodagh Rogers waves a torch to switch on South Molton Street lights. LAS lights. GV Christmas lights in Glasgow and Christmas shoppers. GV lights pan to shop window. MS couple with small boy. MCU lights - pan to 2 small children. MS ship adorned with lights. GV ditto. HAS zoom in - nativity lights. MS people looking at ditto. Series of shots of London lights. GV zoom out Harrods adorned with lights. LAS Harrods, series of shots cakes, sweets. Christmas hampers etc. MS man about to purchase cigars CU, zoom out sign good cigars start here. CU packs of raw tobacco, series of shots names of countries from which tobacco comes. MS zoom in tobacco & scales. MCU tobacco. GV interior cigar factory. Series of shots tobacco being processed. HAS women unfurling tobacco leaves. HAS zoom in leaves being rolled flat. MCU leaves. MCU shapes of cigars being cut out of leaves. MS machinery. 2 shots cigars on conveyor belt. Series of shots cigars being sorted, wrapped etc. GV girls packing cigars into boxes. MCU girl. 2 MS cigars being packed, boxes of cigars being packed into larger boxes. Man finishes purchasing his cigars at Harrods. GV toy department at Harrods. MS women looking at doll. Series of shots of dolls, teddy bears etc. LAS rocking horses. MS clockwork monkey carrying suitcases. CU zoom out - model railway. MCU ditto. MS clockwork dolphin which swims in water. Series of shots model motor racing. MS toy tank, toy robot. CU Father Christmas zoom out to children on his knee. CUs boy, girl, zoom out. MS fancy bow on Christmas paper.
- Keywords
- Entertainment and leisure; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Performing arts
- Locations
- London; Glasgow; United Kingdom
- Footage sources
- Movietone
- Card file number
- 95438
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 587
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