Vietnam ‘New Year’ Celebration

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2281

Date Released

19 Feb 1973

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Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vietnam New Year Celebration. DESCRIPTION: Vietnam New Year Celebrations - but still in the shadow of military and police guard. SHOTLIST: CU pull focus from candles burning to joss-sticks being lit to celebrate the Year of the Buffalo. SCU zoom in people lighting joss-stocks. CU woman with bunch of joss-sticks zoom in to street with soldiers, through window of armoured car. SV pan three soldiers riding on motor bike. CU zoom back civilian’s bag being searched. CU car being checked pan up to policeman. SLV zoom in soldiers checking civilians. CU soldier on duty. CU cymbals being clashes, pan up to man’s face. SV pan two men fighting holding wicker shields as part of celebrations. CU dragon dance. SV crowd watching. SCU dragon dance. SV street scene. CU old woman walking through crowd holding joss-sticks. SCU zoom in people burning joss-sticks. CU joss-sticks. SV mass of joss sticks burning pan up to decorations suspended above.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Vietnam

Footage sources

France

Card file number

98856

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

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