New Hovercraft Service

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2303
Date Released
23 Jul 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Portuguese Premier’s Visit
  2. 2New Hovercraft Service
  3. 3Whaling Commission
  4. 4Junior Motor Racing
  5. 5Flying Scotsman

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Hovercraft Service. DESCRIPTION: Mr Keith Speed, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, inaugurates a new hovercraft commuter service between Greenwich and Westminster. SHOTLIST: Shot through hovercraft windscreen approaching Tower Bridge en route to Greenwich. CU driver’s hand on throttle shot through hovercraft windscreen going under Tower Bridge. AS driver. GV pan to BV hovercraft speeding towards Greenwich Pier. SV coming alongside pier. AS name Greenwich Pier. SV Mr Keith Speed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, cutting tape to inaugurate the service. LV passengers coming off from hovercraft at Greenwich. GV Cutty Sark and Gipsy Moth. GV hovercraft leaving landing stage at Greenwich. SV interior stewardess wheeling up a trolley loaded with drinks for passengers. GV pan hovercraft speeding along towards Tower Bridge on return journey to Westminster Pier. Shot on board as it speeds along. CU flag flying. GV from hovercraft approaching Tower Bridge. AS driver. SV from hovercraft as it goes under Tower Bridge pan to GV Tower of London. SV driver with one hand on wheel. SV passenger looking out of window as hovercraft goes under bridges. CU hand turning steering wheel. STV hovercraft drawing into Westminster Pier. LV from hovercraft pan to Westminster and Big Ben. CU name Hover Service. GV hovercraft alongside landing stage at Westminster Pier.
Keywords
Politics and government; Vehicles; Transport
Locations
River Thames; Westminster; Greenwich
Card file number
99245
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
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