Helicopter Stunt

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2160

Date Released

26 Oct 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Helicopter Stunt
2. 2Trafalgar Day Ceremonies
3. 3New Barracks
4. 4Liverpool V Dinamo Bucharest
5. 5Czech Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter Stunt. DESCRIPTION: A trapeze artiste goes through her act suspended from a helicopter 100 feet above the ground. Dutch-born Ria Roeber completes a feat never before attempted in Britain. There’s no net beneath - only the hard ground of Clapham Common. SHOTLIST: SV helicopter blades moving slowly zoom back GV. SV Miss Roeber. CU helicopter. MS Miss Roeber’s father in cockpit. CU blades turning. SV Miss Roeber watches helicopter. LV helicopter rises with trapeze suspended. SV Miss Roeber walks to trapeze and starts to rise - helicopter rises. CU helicopter in air. SV towards Miss Roeber on trapeze upside down. CU cameraman. CU Miss Roeber on trapeze as lowered to ground. SV Miss Roeber’s father. CU Miss Roeber feeling cold. CU Miss Roeber rubs hands pan up to her smiling.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts; Performing arts

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96474

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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