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All Colour Reel: It’s a World for Women.

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2127
Date Released
9 Mar 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1All Colour Reel: It’s a World for Women.

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Section Title
All Colour Reel
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: All Colour Reel Woman’s World - Equal Rights. DESCRIPTION: Equal Rights. The women of Britain are demanding equal rights and equal pay - and in some cases they’re getting both. Movietone takes a look at an industry which is run mainly by women for women - one of the popular weekly magazinesPrincess Anne Opens New Hostel. It was the job of Britain’s leading young lady, Princess Anne, to open a new hostel in London to accommodate girls arriving in the capital for the first time. Run by a charitable organisation, the hostel provides accommodation for girls until they find somewhere permanent to liveAnnigoni’s Portrait of the Queen. And the Queen - whose work has been described as the hardest in the world - goes to look at the new portrait of herself by Annigoni. A picture which has aroused considerable controversy among critics - but the Queen seems to like it. SHOTLIST: GV across river - Houses of Parliament. LAV statue of Mrs Pankhurst with Parliament building behind. SV statue Mrs Pankhurst. GV pan female laboratory worker. MLV 2 female traffic wardens. SV female barrister about to don wig. SV reflection in mirror of ditto. MCU barrister stands up. SV editor at work for woman’s magazine. GV taxi arrives outside Savoy Hotel. SV Sheila Scott gets out of taxi and enters hotel. MCU Sheila Scott is greeted by Jean Twiddy, magazine editor. SV luncheon card Woman’s Weekly Diamond Jubilee. GV pan assembly at meeting. MCU Virginia McKenna & Michael Crawford, pan as Virginia walks among guests. MCU photographer. SV across shoulder of other woman Virginia McKenna. MCU Jean Twiddy. MCU Lana Morris & Margaret Tyzack. CU zoom in Michael Crawford looking at part of the original letter press machine that printed first copies of Woman’s Weekly. MCU Michael Crawford & Jean Twiddy looking at ditto. SV first ever copy of Woman’s Weekly, pan to present day one. GV pan production team in conference. CU Jean Twiddy (Editor). MCU ditto & Art Editor John Regan. SV pictures being looked at by ditto. CU Jean Twiddy. MCU pictures. GV fashion editors etc. discussing. CU zoom out home-made softie toy. MCU Jean Twiddy examines ditto. MCU Betty Jones feature writer at typewriter. CU zoom out rows of film cans at Movietone. LAS Pat Holder Movietone Chief Librarian & Betty Jones walk past. CU ditto look at film. CU Miss Holder zoom in to trip of film. MCU Sally Patience discussing an article about youth. GV exterior hostel. MCU Princess Anne arrives to open hostel. SV Princess Anne walks into bedroom. GV pan from beds to Princess Anne. SV Anne talks to girls. MLV Sally Patience interviews girl sitting on bed. MCU girl combing hair. MLV Sally Patience approaches ditto. SV of photograph zoom out to Sally Patience at typewriter. CU deluge of mail. GV kitchen where recipes are tried out. MCU pan two dishes that have been made. CU camera. GV photograph taken under supervision of editor. SV fashion editor discussing. MCU pan photographer examines colour slides. MCU slides. SV photographer. CU ditto. 2 shots photos being taken. SV cover of magazine, pan to girl model sitting in chair. LAS magazine offices pan down to Jean Twiddy gets into car. MCU car pulls away. GV car arrives outside printers. SV pan Jean Twiddy walks from car into printers. SV manuscripts collected from table. Series of shots of processes used to print magazine. SV finished magazines coming off machine pan up as Jean Twiddy picks one for inspection. CU Jean Twiddy zoom out to her and Art Editor inspecting mags. TV pile of magazines. 3 shots women buying mags. Group pan to reporter. LV portrait Queen. SV pan from portrait to Queen. BV Queen looking at portrait. CU Queen - Annigoni. CU portrait of Queen.
Keywords
Commemorations; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Women; Aviation; Arts and crafts; Social conditions; Transport; Business and commerce; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Newspapers; Social welfare; Fashion and costume; Performing arts; Exhibitions and shows; Youth; Newsreels
Locations
London
Card file number
95580
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ray Gallard
Length of story (in feet)
683
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