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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