New Firesuit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2176
Date Released
15 Feb 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Earthquake
  2. 2YMCA Demolition
  3. 3Venice is Sinking
  4. 4St Paul’s Appeal
  5. 5Baby Polar Bear
  6. 6New Firesuit
  7. 7Hot Pants
  8. 8Canoe Exhibition
  9. 9Australian Surf Boats

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Firesuit. DESCRIPTION: A new flame resistant suit for the men who are in the line of fire at Airports, on ships and at refineries. SHOTLIST: SV man starts to zip up suit. CU ditto. CU man dons protective helmet & pulls down visor. CU fireman watching. SV others. SV 2 shots mock up plane ablaze 2 shots. LV pan fire engines race to fire. CU fire chief giving orders. LV men wearing new protective suits fighting blaze. SV ditto. SV firemen watching. SV men fighting flames zoom out & pan to doused wreckage.
Keywords
Vehicles; Safety devices; Fashion and costume; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United Kingdom; Stansted
Card file number
96816
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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