M5 Bridge Opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2347A
Date Released
30 May 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1M5 Bridge Opened
  2. 2Citicar
  3. 3Merry-Go-Round
  4. 4Boat Afloat Show
  5. 5Horse V Motor Bike
  6. *All Colour Reel: President Childers State Visit

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: M5 Bridge Opened - Colour. DESCRIPTION: The opening of the Avonmouth Bridge - the final link in the M5 from Somerset to Carlisle. SHOTLIST: GV Bristol Clifton Suspension Bridge. GV shot from suspension bridge of Avon river. CU MS motorway pan up along road. CU sign ‘SOUTH WEST WESTON SUPERMARE, EXETER M5’. GV cars and workmen police on road. CU sign ‘PORTISHEAD 2 BRISTOL M5 NORTH). SV workman removing bollards from centre of road. SV policeman removing cover from motorway direction sign ‘MIDLAND BRISTOL M5’. SV workman waving traffic. SV pan traffic moving off onto road. SV tracking shot from car of road ahead. STV MS motorway. LV Avonmouth Bridge. SV tracking shot from car road ahead pan to view from side window as car travels over Avonmouth Bridge GV. Tracking shot of passing houses. GV M5 pan SV tracking shot of passing road sign. SV tracking shot road ahead. GV M5.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Road transport; Engineering
Locations
Avonmouth
Card file number
99929
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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