News in Colour: Gales and Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2333
Date Released
18 Feb 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Investiture
  2. 2Cyclo Cross
  3. 3Judo Champs
  4. 4Feeding Snow-Bound Animals
  5. 5Childrens Winter Sports
  6. 6News in Colour: Gales and Floods

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gales & Floods Around Britain Colour. DESCRIPTION: With the highest tides for 300 years, combined with gale force winds, there is flood havoc in the south and west of England. SHOTLIST: GV rough seas breaking over promenade at Bognor. SV zoom in waves over prom. LV rough sea. SV waves over prom. GV pan flooded countryside & fields at Billinghurst. SV zoom out to GV completely flooded road. CU flood water rushing past. LV flooded road and field. LV caravan standing in flood water. LV high flood water under bridge. GV flooded road. BIG GV flooded countryside. SV sign Maidstone. LV Maidstone High Street with duck boards over pavements. CU sign ‘Flood’. GV flood water in centre of Maidstone by brewery. LV flooded park. GV high flood water under bridge. LV flood water rushing past. GV flooded countryside & road. CU sign ‘Police road flooded’. LV car driving through flood water across road, angle shot sign ‘Maidstone Tonbridge’. LV flooded road and stranded vehicles. LV stranded cars in flooded country road. SV road sign Tonbridge. GV woman walking down flooded country road. GV flood water under Old Toll Bridge Batheaston near Bath, pan to flooded riverside restaurant, LV
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United Kingdom
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
99702
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
299
Story extras:
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