Emergency Housing

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2364A

Date Released

26 Sep 1974

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Emergency Housing. DESCRIPTION: When disorder strikes, the plight of the homeless is a serious problem. Oxfam have found an answer, polystyrene houses that can be manufactured on the spot. SHOTLIST: GV flooded area in Bengal (Library material GR 2163A). SV man sitting on bend in flooded hut. SV 2 people sitting in flood water outside hut. SV man & 3 goats on a raft. SCU man & small child paddling in a small bowl. GV flooded area, houses etc. SV pan mobile housing unit. CU sign ‘Oxfam Emergency House Making Unit’. LV instructor showing students spray gun. CU spray gun spraying on ground. CU polythurethane sprayed on ground. SV instructor demonstrating spray gun. CU pan students. SV instructor showing spray gun. SV pump. SV can of polythurethane. CU instructor putting on gas mask and head covering. LV student & instructor entering mould. SV interior man spraying interior of mould. SV pump outside. SV man spraying interior of mould. LV ditto leaving new hut. SV 4 men moving new hut around. SV new hut. SV interior man lying down in new hut. GV exterior new hut.

Keywords

Education and training; Buildings and structures; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Safety devices; Social welfare; Accidents and disasters; Animals

Locations

Oxford; Cumnor

Card file number

74/185

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

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