Model Car Racing

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2323A

Date Released

9 Dec 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Doctorate of Music for Queen Mother
2. 1Channel Tunnel Digging
3. 2Ice Figure Skating Championships
4. 2Fuel Crisis
5. 3Costume Collection
6. 3Model Car Racing
7. 4Round the World Rowers
8. 4Model Steam Engines
9. 5Christmas Tree Harvest
10. 5Sailing Championships
11. 6News in Colour: Smithfield Show
12. 6Water Skiing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Model Car Racing. DESCRIPTION: Car racing without petrol rationing. Radio controlled Miniature Cars burn up the circuit. SHOTLIST: SV people preparing cars. CU model car. SV ditto man checking. SV man putting body on chassis. CU body on chassis. CU chassis on table. CU another car being started with electric starter. SV man holding car up & attaching plug clip. 146’ SV baby watching behind fence. SV three men holding three cars on grid, pan three cars away, a car goes into load at first bend. SV pan 2 cars round bend together. SV man holding transmitter controlling it. SV pan car round bend. SV pan to BV car round bend. CU digital transmitter. SV car down street, it hits bollard. SV pan car down straight. SV man controlling car. SV pan car down straight. SV pan another car down straight pan to BV round bend and out. GV Jean Mermoz Stadium of Charenton, suburb of Paris.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Toys and models

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

99565

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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