Inflatable Powerboat Championship

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2312A

Date Released

27 Sep 1973

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Inflatable Powerboat Championship. DESCRIPTION: The National Inflatable Powerboat Championship finals at Iver, Bucks. Tony Williams wins. SHOTLIST: CU competitor working on powerboat outboard engine, zoom out to dinghies being prepared. 3 CUs pouring petrol through funnel, closing cover over engine driver putting on helmet. AS cover lowered over engine. 2 CUs driver puts on helmet, starting outboard engine. SV engine revving up. LV inflatable craft moves away. BV another one moves, Tony Williams No 9 drives away from platform. SV crowds. SV powerboats up to starting line. GV they roar away, starting gun fires. LV as boat races past. SV another powerboat ditto No 8. LV ditto No 25. TS with powerboat No 25 pan to 2 others following. LV 3 boats round buoy. SV pan Williams driving No 9. GV zoom in boat rounding buoy. LAS 2 powerboats race past. LV pan powerboats racing past. CU pan No 9 races past. GBV as powerboats race round buoy. SV pan No 9 in lead zoom back to GV. SV man flagging down Williams as he flashes past gun fires. SV Harry Saltzman and son watching race. SV zoom back to GV No 9 comes into landing stage. SV presentation of trophy to Williams as overall winner. CU Williams holding trophy.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats

Locations

Iver

Card file number

99393

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

138

Story extras:

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