News in Colour: The Derby

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2139A

Date Released

4 Jun 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Derby Colour. DESCRIPTION: Special colour coverage of the most famous Classic of the Flat - The Derby. Movietone brings you all the glamour of Derby Day, when the Epsom Downs provide the setting for high fashion, frivolity, and of course the racing. Lester Piggott’s set to ride hot favourite Nijinski - unbeaten Canadian bred, 2,000 Guineas winner. But there’s plenty of market support for French entries Stintino and Gyr and the British hope, Approval. And if you’ve only got loose change left after the big race, there are plenty of exciting rides in the fun-fair. SHOTLIST: CU zoom back Derby programme. GV mass crowd and fun-fair. CU colourful jockey caps on ground, pan up to crowds on downs. CU salesman with items, pan up to hat Derby Prince. LV crowds on downs. SV interior fortune teller & client. CU crystal ball, customer. GV etc. fun-fair, roundabouts. SV ditto. CU roundabout AS big wheel. CU pan small boy on roundabout. Zoom back from fun-fair to GV of mass crowds and Derby course. CU 3 girls watching. LV Queen & Royal party into paddock with Duke of Norfolk. SV pan Queen walks with Norfolk. GV horses parade in paddock. GV pan No 5 (Gyr). SV No 3 (Nijinksy). SV No 6 (Stintino). SV two publicity girls. LV jockeys enter paddock. GV ditto. SV Queen & Queen Mother watch. GV pan No 3 with Piggott up. CU woman in large hat. LV horses at start. CU pan horses feet. Track shot into stall. SV horses at start. CU pan horses into stall. T/S into stall. CU Mr Marsh starts race. LV pan from starter to horses start race, pan to back view of racing. LV horses race towards camera. CU horses past. GV pan racing round the bushes (10-12 lead). GV racing round Tattenham Corner pan to B/V. SV Queen & party reacting in Royal box. SV towards & pan racing to finish (Piggott in lead at 230’), passes rest at 240’ scene ends. SV pan Piggott led in on Nijinsky. SV Queen watches from box. SV winner into enclosure - Piggott dismounts. SV crowds watch. SV winner led round. GV mass crowds round enclosure.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Entertainment and leisure; Aristocracy; Fashion and costume; Religion and belief

Locations

Epsom

Card file number

96031

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Martin Rolfe
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Pat Whitaker
Camera: Stan Goozee
Camera: Stuart Allen

Length of story (in feet)

281

Story extras:

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