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Cineplex Opening

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2227A
Date Released
10 Feb 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Newry March
  2. 2Cruft’s Dog Show
  3. 3Winter Olympics
  4. 4Rugby - Wales V Scotland
  5. *Cineplex Opening

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cineplex Opening. SHOTLIST: GV front of Cineplex. CU sign Cineplex. CU cinema programme on board. MS car arrives, Mayor gets out and is greeted by Cineplex owner Mr David Williams. CU No 1 above cinema entrance, ditto Nos 2 & 3. MS Mayor & Mr Williams enter Cineplex. GV interior one of the theatres. MS entrance of Grosvenor House Hotel pan up building. MS interior receptionist takes telephone call. MCU woman making ‘phone call. MS receptionist takes booking. CU receptionist. CU receptionist writing down details. MCU woman finishes call and replaces receiver. MS pan people in foyer of cinema. MCU projectionist and 16mm projector. CU spool revolving. CU lense pan to projector mechanism. MS Mayor talking to Williams and woman in theatre. MS curtains open as newsreel starts. CU projectionist. LS light shining through projection box port hole. MS Mayor talking to Williams pan to Cineplex designer Roger Marshall. CU Williams. CU Mayor. MS Williams hands Mayor 16mm copy of Movietone newsreel. CU film can with Movietone label. MS Mayor receiving newsreel.
Local distribution only
Special for Sheffield only in 16mm.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Sheffield
Card file number
97872
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
248
Story extras:

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