Motocross

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2147

Date Released

27 Jul 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Tournament
2. 2Battersea Dogs Home - & Animals Eccentrics
3. 3Fish Exhibition
4. 4Kayak Race
5. 5Motocross

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motocross. DESCRIPTION: Bouncing around again - this time with riders from thirteen countries battling for points in the Motocross World Championships. A motorised steeplechase on a testing switchback course in Poland. SHOTLIST: GV pan start of race. CU 2 shots riders round bends. SV riders round bend zoom out pan as he rides over hump. LV riders over hump and towards. GV riders in foreground and background both over humps. SV pan rider passes. LV riders round bend and towards. LV riders over hump. SV ditto and towards. GV riders in f/g & b/g. LV riders over hump. SV pan riders over hump and past. LV pan riders along and over hump. SV riders over hump. GV riders in background over hump. GV riders along course. GV & CU 3 shots riders over humps. LV zoom out as riders come over hump & towards. SV pan No 5 Geboerz of Belgium. CU winner Belgian Geboerz.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

Poland; Szczecin

Footage sources

France

Card file number

96187

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

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