History of Table Tennis

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2325A

Date Released

27 Dec 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1History of Table Tennis
2. 2Railway Restaurant
3. 3Red Carpet
4. 4News in Colour: Flight to Miami

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: History of Table Tennis. DESCRIPTION: The history of table tennis demonstrated at the Hungarian International Table Tennis Championships. SHOTLIST: CU five ping pong bats on table. CU net in place on table, peg attached to net. CU diagrams of different style bats, pan to 2 other diagrams. CU bat being held (pen holder grip). CU different bat being held in hand. CU ditto. SV man playing table tennis close to table. CU pan holding ball against bat (this is the flicking service). SV man demonstrating true way to serve. SV first women World Champions (Hungarians) Anna & Maria Mednyanski, 1 of which is playing, zoom out the other sister at other end of table. SV 2 champions playing. SV boy & man playing (SM). SV boy playing (SM). SGV ladies double final in progress, Hungarian Magos Lothaller pair won the title. SV ladies double final in progress. CU man serving Benjston [sic]. SV pan Johansson playing. SV Bengtsson playing. STV Johansson on left and Bengtsson on right playing, they both walk over & shake hands.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Hungary

Footage sources

France

Card file number

99548

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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