Ocean Expo

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2182

Date Released

29 Mar 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ocean Expo. DESCRIPTION: An international underwater exhibition in France - christened Ocean-Expo - becomes the Mecca for scientists and enthusiasts alike. SHOTLIST: SV two divers on two man underwater craft. LV diver among shoal of fish. SV divers on underwater craft. CU shoal of fish swim toward camera, a diver swims into picture. TS a fish swimming amongst rocks. LV 3 divers. GV an (exterior) ocean expo exhibition. GV into diving craft on exhibition with people looking as man climbs in. LV ditto (Bathyscaphe). SV man plays with controls inside craft. SV Jacques Cousteau looking at water explorer craft. SV underwater explorer craft. SV propeller starts to rotate on ditto. SV pan down as craft digging mechanism digs into sea bed. SCU pan up digger takes sample of sand from sea bed. SV divers. SCU zoom out man through window of Bathyscaphe. GV pan up as Bathyscaphe surfaces.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Science and technology; Cinema; Animals; Exploration and explorers; Writers; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

96905

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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