Colour: The Derby

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2191A

Date Released

3 Jun 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Derby - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: Special colour coverage of the most famous classic of the Flat - The Derby. The glamour of Derby Day, with its high fashion, frivolity and of course the racing is all presented. It’s the world’s toughest test for both horse and jockey over a 1 1/2 mile course ... and Movietone is there right from start to finish. SHOTLIST: Zoom out from fairground to GV Epsom grounds. GV grandstand. Zoom out to horse in paddock, pan from horse to Royal Family. MS Joe Mercer & Lester Piggott walk out. Pan jockey in paddock. MS No 17 Mill Reef. LS jockey mounts horse. MS No 14 Lombardo, zoom out horses on parade. MS Queen & Queen Mother. GV horses on course. MS Henry Cooper watching. MS No 3 Bourbon throws jockey. CU betting changes. GV horses start. Head on shot horses. BS horses away. Swing shot, horses past, Nos 13 & 2 out in front. Head on (slow motion) around the five furlong marker. Zoom out around Tattenham Corner. Slow motion past 2 furlong post. Top shot horses to finish. Back shot - horses past finish. Winner into ring, jockey (Geoff Lewis on Mill Reef) dismounts. CU woman. Horse & trainer etc. CU young trainer. Top shot - horse in circle.

Keywords

Horse racing

Locations

Epsom; United Kingdom

Card file number

97138

Credits:

Camera: Cedric Baynes
Camera: Denis White
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: John Abbott
Camera: Leslie Isaacs
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Martin Rolfe
Camera: Ray Gallard
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

365

Story extras:

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