Boat Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2182A
Date Released
1 Apr 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Boat Race
  2. 2The Budget
  3. 3Angling Championships
  4. 4Liverpool V Everton

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: Oxford and Cambridge in their annual trial of strength - the 117th University Boat Race. Cambridge take the lead right from the flag and cross the finish with a ten length margin to make it four victories in a row. Movietone follows the event from the shore and the fleet of boats following. SHOTLIST: SV Oxford crew start to lift boat into water. LV ditto zoom in. SCU pan crew members wait with cars to get into boat. SV rest of crew in boat. SV Cambridge crew come down ramp. SCU crewman getting into boat. LV Cambridge drifting towards start. SV officials in boat. LV pan Cambridge paddle towards start. LV starter’s flag goes down, zoom back and pan as Cambridge shoot straight into lead. Aerial view of race. Aerial view closer shot ditto. SV Oxford pan to Cambridge. Aerial view showing Cambridge out in front. LV Cambridge. SV official boat following. TV Cambridge approach towards Hammersmith bridge with Oxford way behind pan down as Cambridge start to pass under aerial view both crews passing under bridge. TV Oxford pulling away from bridge pan up to show Cambridge out in front. SCU press photographer. AV Cambridge. SV pan runner along bank zoom out. GV pan Cambridge racing towards finish zoom in, then pan back to show Oxford miles behind. Close aerial shot Cambridge slumped over cars zoom right back to GV of river and other boats around them.
Keywords
Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Water sports
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Card file number
96934
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
239
Story extras:
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