Colour: Chelsea Flower Show

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2190A

Date Released

27 May 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England V Scotland
2. 2Power Boat Race
3. 3Monaco Grand Prix
4. 4Mount Etna
5. 5Colour: Chelsea Flower Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Section Title

Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chelsea Flower Show - Colour. DESCRIPTION: The greatest flower show on earth - Chelsea celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. In spite of the mushroom spread of garden centres in the past few years, Chelsea keeps its place as the shop window for the horticultural industry. The atmosphere of Chelsea is unique - and of course the Royal Family is there with thousands of other visitors for the giant show. SHOTLIST: SV Chelsea Pensioner taking pictures. CU zoom into flowers. CU 2 Chelsea Pensioners looking at flowers. CU flowers. BV flowers - pan up to tents (display) - angle shot interior of tent pan down to flowers. CU Mrs Bruce’s flowered hat - pan down to her holding Irish USA Alliance rose. CU Harry Wheatcroft’s rose Godfrey Winn, then Wheatcroft shows rose to Winn. SV pan up to Japanese garden. CU name Tokonomabonsai. SV pan the Queen walking past flower beds. SV pan ditto. CU pan from flowers to GV girl in Hers garden. CU His. LV pan man sitting in deck-chair in His garden. LV Queen looking at garden furniture. LV pan interior of marque display. SV Queen smelling rose. CU 2 girls from Father, Dear Father Ann Holloway left, Natasha Pyne smelling a rose. SV ditto look into camera. LV pan beautiful flowers. GV pan large display hydrangeas.

Keywords

Horticulture

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

97112

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

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