Christmas Trees

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2271A

Date Released

14 Dec 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Smithfield Show
2. 2Giant Turkey
3. 3Ideal Barmaid
4. 4Common Market Stamps
5. 5Christmas Trees
6. 6Christmas Cheeses
7. 7Teheran Gymnasts

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Trees. DESCRIPTION: Cutting Christmas Trees - the Timber Growers’ Association welcomes a trend away from plastic back to natural trees. SHOTLIST: Main title - GV pan small trees in plantation being cut down by tractor. CU ditto, pan up to SV. SCU tractor driver. SV tractor cutting trees. SLV men digging up trees with special tree remover. SV 2 men operating ditto. SCU 1 of the men as he pulls up tree & throws it on pile. SV other men operating tree remover. CU tree being pulled by remover. SV ditto & thrown on pile. GV pan across plantation. SV man with power saw cutting down large tree for HMS Victory. CU man using power saw. SV navy personnel watching. AS pan down as tree is felled.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Berkshire

Card file number

98692

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

117

Story extras:

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