SS Great Britain

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2217

Date Released

29 Nov 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS Great Britain. DESCRIPTION: Trees grown in Colesbourne, Gloucestershire, are being felled and used for the restoration of the SS Great Britain. SHOTLIST: LS group of tree cutters in forest. MLS 3 wood cutters by small tree, pan up tree. MS man sawing bottom of tree. Angle shot up tree trunk, pan down to 2 men cutting at bottom. MS 2 men working cutting down tree. MS people watching. MLS 2 men cutting tree pan along tree as it falls. Pull back along fallen tree zoom into CU bark. GV docks pan to SS Great Britain in dry dock. CU interior sign advertising colour prints of SS Great Britain pan up to painting. GV deck. MLS bows of SS Great Britain in dry dock. LS group of people in forest, tilt up tree trunks to top. MS 2 men at bottom of tree one using motor saw. CU another workmen watching. CU saw going through tree. LS men sawing down tree pan to top of tree as it falls. MS man attaches tape measure to end of fallen tree and walks away measuring.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Forestry

Locations

Gloucestershire

Card file number

97688

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

122

Story extras:

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