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News in Colour: Plastic House

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2117
Date Released
29 Dec 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lion’s Restaurant
  2. 2Dumplings
  3. 3Circus Time
  4. 4News in Colour: Plastic House

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour - Plastic House. DESCRIPTION: No modern home is complete without the easy-to-clean, hard-wearing qualities of plastic. Two and a half tons of it were used in this house, built as a permanent research project for manufacturers to test their latest plastic materials and components under actual working conditions. SHOTLIST: Plastic House. Car and couple arrive. MS man opens sliding door pan to woman in kitchen. MCU woman opens cupboard, takes out cups and saucers. MLS 2 couples serving tea at plastic table. MCU woman serves tea at table, plastic taps on bath turned on and off, woman passes camera pan down to carpet. CU woman in plastic mirror and pressing against mirror with finger. MS woman combs hair in mirror. MS couple leaving and waving goodbye from house. MS car leaves.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Domestic life; Science and technology
Locations
Epsom; United Kingdom
Card file number
95402
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:

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