News in Colour: Chelsea Flower Show

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2138

Date Released

25 May 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flower Show Colour. DESCRIPTION: The most comprehensive garden in the world - in bloom for only four days. Chelsea Flower Show is the horticultural event of the year - a floral extravaganza under canvas. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family enjoy the scented splendour of the stands. SHOTLIST: SV pan float 20 Fisherman’s Desire, flowers at Chelsea show zoom out to large bank of flowers. CU flowers zoom out to mass of delphiniums. SV pan large delphiniums. CU zoom out display Begonias. CU Begonia named Rhapsody. Full CU Begonia named Ken MacDonald. SV pan the Queen walks through grounds. SV Princess Margaret talks to official at 282 camera pans to flowers. SV Queen Mother walking. CU zoom out roses called Satchmo. CU Blackbird Amid roses. SV Harry Wheatcroft with roses. CU pan large bank of flowers. CU pan large bank of red flowers.

Keywords

Horticulture; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Chelsea

Card file number

95965

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

335

Story extras:

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