News in Colour: Battle of the Flowers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2305A

Date Released

9 Aug 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Petrol Tanker Aground
2. 2Fire Disaster Probe
3. 3Commonwealth Conference
4. 4Post Office Bus
5. 5Snuff Championships
6. 6News in Colour: Battle of the Flowers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jersey Battle of the Flowers - News in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The annual Battle of Flowers in Jersey with Boxing Champion Henry Cooper - celebrity Guest Escort. SHOTLIST: GV Jersey main street. GV its entrance. SV zoom out to GV girls dancing in front of floats. SV pan float past camera girl sitting. SV pan float passing with models of whales on float. CU model of whale pan past the model of a shark on back of float. SV zoom out to GV float down street either side of street. SV crowds watching. SV pan float accompanied by men and woman around float with sign Jordan on float. SV pan flags on float. SVBC Pestalozzi float. SV front of float zoom out to GV. SV pan 2 bells on float. SV pan 2 boys dressed up as altar servers, they are bell ringers on float. SV pan Jersey Holiday Queen Valerie Lane waving. SV parade down main street with giant sized model. SV man taking photograph. SV giant sized model. SV man taking photograph. SV girls down street dancing in parade. SV girls down street balancing batons, dressed in uniforms. SV float towards camera. SCU 3 women and 1 man sitting on float (Henry Cooper) waving to crowd, also Miss Battle of Flowers, Shan-Coralie Ellison (with Lynda Mary Goddard & Valerie Joy le Blancq). GV massed crowds.

Keywords

Sport; Customs and traditions

Locations

Jersey

Card file number

99276

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

194

Story extras:

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