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News in Colour: Umbrellas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2135A
Date Released
7 May 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1World Cup Farewell Dinner
  2. 2No-Kick Cocktails
  3. 3French Tanker Emeraude
  4. 4Old Bill’s Farewell
  5. 5Feather Factory - Artist
  6. 6News in Colour: Umbrellas

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Umbrellas (In Colour). DESCRIPTION: As a protection from sunshine or showers, no one has invented a better gimmick than the umbrella. The concept dates back thousands of years, but nowadays umbrellas are more fashionable than ever. We take a colourful look at the manufacture and the uses of the brolly beautiful. SHOTLIST: GV rainy Manchester park people with umbrellas, LAV sign Manchester, man passes with umbrella, pan 2 shots people with umbrellas, GV umbrella factory, SCU woman stitching umbrella, SCU umbrella being stitched, SCU girl assembles skeleton of umbrella. CU girl. CU skeleton being assembled, SCU girl opens out skeleton. CU fabric stretched over skeleton. CU umbrella being steamed, SCU handle being put on. CU umbrella opened, rotated, SCU man rotating brolly with girl at fashion show. CU brolly designed like spiders web. CU bikini girl with fancy brolly. SV fashion girls make screen of umbrellas, zoom in, GV 3 shots umbrellas at Ascot. SV pan small girl with umbrella at Ascot, SV pan girl with Sombrero umbrella walks past man waiting in park, LV 2 girls with parasols walk up to waiting man, SCU man opens umbrella towards camera, trio walk into distance.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Industry and manufacture; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Manchester; Ascot
Card file number
95836
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ray Gallard
Length of story (in feet)
210
Story extras:

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