News in Colour: Tropical Plant Rescue

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2334A

Date Released

28 Feb 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pop Festival
2. 2Viareggio Carnival
3. 3News in Colour: Tropical Plant Rescue
4. 4News in Colour: Hong Kong Police

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tropical Plant Rescue Colour. DESCRIPTION: The rare and tropical plants are in danger of dying due to the fuel crisis. Precautions are taken to protect them. SHOTLIST: GV Kew Gardens & Palm House. SV Palm House pan to girl about to enter. CU girl’s feet stepping over sandbags at base of door, she enters. Gv interior Palm House pan to girl walks up to temperature gauge. SV girl looks at temp gauge. CU temp gauge about 20%. LV man fixing polythene sheeting to windows in Palm House. LV another man fixing polythene to windows in Orchid House. SV pan from polythene covering windows to LV man inspecting orchids. SV 2 orchids. FULL CU orchid. GV assistants potting up cuttings of rare plants. SV 2 men potting up plants. SV man carrying wire tray containing potted up plants. SV lining up potted plants on table. SV girl in Palm House checking potted up rare plants Ixora. SV looking at flower on Ixora. CU another rare flower Alpinia. LV pan from rare palms to girl walking upstairs to balcony to check leaves on giant palms. SV pan from palm leaves to girl along balcony - stops & checks leaves. CU girl checking large palm leaves. GV pan encephalartos longifolius pla

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Environment; Horticulture

Locations

Kew Gardens

Card file number

99659

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

183

Story extras:

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