Vascar Speed Recorder

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2317
Date Released
29 Oct 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Vascar Speed Recorder
  2. 2News in Colour: Highland Trade Fair
  3. 3News in Colour: Christmas Stamps
  4. 4News in Colour: Royal Flight

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vascar Speed Recorder. DESCRIPTION: At Chelmsford in Essex the Police demonstrate a new portable computer which checks the speeding motorists. SHOTLIST: Police car out of Station Drive. Police car along L/R Motorway. Ditto driver interior car moving. Shot of control module inside car. POV violator’s car from police car. CU police driver looks at module. Module - hand puts time switch on. POV violator’s car from police car, module - hand puts distance switch on. MC police driver. Police POV violator’s car low angle up police driver. Module - hand puts time switch off. Police POV violator’s car. Module - hand puts distance switch off. Module CU average speed, police POV violator - and passed. Interior police card - hand pulls cord down. Police car passed (violators POV). MS policeman walks to violator’s car. CU policeman talks to driver. CU driver of violator’s car. MS policeman gives driver notice. Hand holds notice (Vascar) M/Cs. LS police car side of motorway and pan to bridge R/L. Jaguar pass right to left pan to bridge & zoom module - interior police car time switch on police card moves away right to left (L/S). Module - hand operates distance switch. MCS police driver. Module hand puts distance switch off. MCS police driver. Police driver’s POV.
Keywords
Science and technology; Safety devices; Police
Locations
Chelmsford
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
99326
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
Film clip

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