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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