Yo Yo Champions

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2177

Date Released

22 Feb 1971

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Yo Yo Champions. DESCRIPTION: A craze that’s had the world dangling on a string for years - the Yo Yo. An international team of experts displays the possibilities of what was originally a 16th Century weapon. SHOTLIST: SV man doing trick with Yo Yo angle S man ditto 2 Yo Yo’s. SV other man doing trick walking the dog trick. Angle shot man doing trick. SV woman using 2 yo-yo’s. SV man doing complicated trick. CU trick that he’s doing SV woman holds piece of paper in two hands. Man cuts paper from a distance with a yo-yo. SV onlookers. CU same trick again. CU man with cigarette behind his ear has it knocked away by yo-yo. SCU man spins yo-yo around leg and into trouser pocket.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Exhibitions and shows; Toys and models

Locations

Mexico

Footage sources

France

Card file number

96835

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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