New President

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2346A

Date Released

23 May 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New President
2. 2Prince Rainier Jubilee
3. 3Mechanical Handling
4. 4Queen Opens Fire College
5. 5Canal Clearance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New President. DESCRIPTION: The People of France vote M Valery Giscard D’Estaing, as their new President. SHOTLIST: GV Elysee Palace. LV French Street pan to large posters of Francois Mitterrand and Giscard D’Estaing. CU poster of Mitterrand. SV women in Giscard D’Estaing HQ pan up to large poster. GV interior people voting. CU dropping vote in ballot box. LV people voting. CU vote into ballot box pan to small boy watching. SV street sign ‘Bordeaux’. GV interior Chaban Delmas on stage addressing people. CU Chaban Delmas. SV Giscard D’Estaing and Mitterrand seated together at table broadcasting. SV Mitterrand at table. LV 2 men at table. STV D’Estaing. GV the 2 men. CU Mitterrand. CU French flag zooms out to GV Elysee Palace scene ends.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Communications

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

99965

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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