Ark Royal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2248A
Date Released
6 Jul 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Airship Europa
  2. 2Scout Car Races
  3. 3Star of Sierra Leone
  4. 4Ark Royal
  5. 5Colour: The Irish Derby

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ark Royal. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s only aircraft carrier using fixed winged aircraft, HMS Ark Royal show 20 boy school-leavers the joys and intricacies of the Royal Navy. It was all part of ‘Meet the Navy’ campaign, to get young lads into the Navy to become officers. SHOTLIST: GAV Ark Royal from helicopter, sea ring. Nearer air shot of Ark Royal with Phantom jets lined up on deck. CU pan pilot of helicopter. SAV nearing Ark Royal deck. GV helicopter hovering low over deck. GV Phantoms lined up on deck. SV group of schoolboys with naval officer walking towards. CU battle honour plaque. SCU 2 boys looking at plaque. LV aircraft being prepared on deck. CU naval mechanic with Ark Airways on his back. GV boys around aircraft. CU boy in cockpit. SV 3 other boys looking at plane. SV naval pilot talking to two boys. CU pilot talking pan to boy listening. GV plane being towed to take off point. SV another pilot talking to 2 boys from Portsmouth Grammar School. CU one of the boys listening. CU pilot. CU pilot holding helmet. GV jet plane being prepared for take off. Angle shot radar scanner, pan down to boys watching planes take off. SV pan jet plane takes off. SV pan another jet takes off. SV boy with ears covered watching. SV another jet takes off. CU boy with ears covered. LV another plane takes off. SV boys watching. GV pan two jets fly past at speed. CU boys watching. GV boys watching from superstructure pan up to radar scanner. LV two planes fly past at speed. GV Ark Royal at sea.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Solent
Card file number
98261
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Pat Whitaker
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
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