Colour: Oyster Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2208A
Date Released
30 Sep 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Russian Spies
  2. 2Colour: Dutch Elm Disease
  3. 3Colour: Peat Cutting Machine
  4. 4Colour: New Wallpaper
  5. 5Colour: Mary Quant Designs
  6. 6Colour: Oyster Festival
  7. 7Colour: Historic Car Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oyster Festival - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Pearl of the Oyster opens the new oyster season in Galway Bay, Ireland. SHOTLIST: SV Pearl of the Oyster, walking up from the sea carrying oysters. CU oysters. GV oyster fishermen in boat dredging for oysters. SV hauling in net with oysters. SV tipping oysters out from net into boat. CU pan placing oysters into net basket. SV oyster Queen towards camera, arrives at festival. SV people watching. SV Oyster Queen presenting first oyster to Mayor of Galway. SV crowd applauding. CU girl eating oysters. SV group of people eating oysters.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Women
Locations
Republic of Ireland; Galway
Card file number
97493
Credits:
Camera
George Fleishchmann
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
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