Decimal Change Over

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2175A

Date Released

11 Feb 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Decimal Change Over. DESCRIPTION: D Day’s a big day. The changing faces of our shillings and pence are here to stay and we’ve got to get used to the idea. A big changeover too for shops, supermarkets and all those slot machines. SHOTLIST: CU new coins falling onto table. CU calendar February 15th. CU old 10/- note pulled out of picture revealing new 50p piece. CU 50 NP piece. GV new 1p piece alongside old penny. SV new decimal coins. CU pan decimal books. CU customer at counter receiving decimal change. CU chart of old & new pence in figures. CU chart showing old and new coins. GV pan girls in factory pile up decimal books. CU sign ‘Decimalisation Conversion Service’. GV cash register being converted. SV pan partly completed cash registers. SV man converting inside of drinks machine - door closed. GV people shopping in store. CU cash register recording sales in new pence. Pan closing till drawer. CU register of sales in new pence. SV hand pressing till for total. GV machine stamping out price tags. CU stamping prices on tinned articles. CU putting small package on weighing machine. CU registering weight & price. CU man puts price tags on tins on shelf. CU calendar It all begins pan up to February 15.

Keywords

Economics; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96742

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ray Gallard
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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