Colour: Henley Regatta

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2248
Date Released
3 Jul 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Horse Clinic
  2. 2Horse Swimming Pool
  3. 3Battle of Waterloo
  4. 4Colour: Munich Olympic Preparations
  5. 5Colour: Henley Regatta

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Henley Regatta - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The normally quiet stretch of the Thames comes alive with fashions, old and new. The annual pilgrimage of the rowing fraternity. SHOTLIST: CU red marker buoy as boat flashes past. GV Henley and river. LV competitor’s boat, people sitting in boats in foreground. SV 3 women in rowing boat. SV man and woman in canoe. 2 SVs people walking along river bank. SV 2 girls sitting on grass, river in background. SV rowers carrying bat. SV other rowers watching. SV rowers putting boat in water. SCU 2 girls watching. SV rowers getting into boat for 8. CU pan cox with microphone pan to crew of 8 rowing away. SV river and crowds. CU elderly couple in rowing boat. GV race No 33 Britannia Challenge Cup with Marlow Rowing Club nearest camera, well in lead, they go out of frame followed by Newcastle University. GV Marlow Rowing Club winning their heat No 4. GV pan race No 34 Silver Goblets, Kingston BG v Furnivall Sculling Club, nearest camera, well in lead. CU cyclist along towpath. GV zoom in to Furnivall, winning heat 3. GV race No 35 Diamond Challenge Sculls, Timoschinin of Moscow winning heat 3. CU starter shouting Are you ready, go!. GV start of race No 46 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup Choate School in US v Kings School, Worcester. CU umpires launch following. GV pan Kings School well in lead goes out of picture followed by Choate School.
Keywords
Sport; Water sports
Locations
Henley-on-Thames; United Kingdom
Card file number
98259
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
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