Potato Harvester

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2366A

Date Released

10 Oct 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Potato Harvester
2. 2USS America
3. 3Mayor of Londonderry
4. 4Build a Car Competition - Final
5. 5Women Stunt Drivers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Potato Harvester. DESCRIPTION: An X-ray operated separator makes light work of potato harvesting. SHOTLIST: GV pan potatoes selector at work. CU potatoes in selector. CU potatoes falling onto conveyor belt. CU potatoes in selector being shaken. CU correct size spuds going up conveyor belt to lorry. SV harvester at work in field. SV girl picking out bad potatoes pan round harvester. TV harvester. CU plough of harvester at work pan. TV driver’s cab of harvester. CU spuds falling into X-ray separator. SV pan conveyor belt moving potatoes into hopper being pulled by tractor. CU spuds being dropped into hopper. SV ditto pan to LV girl sorting out bad ones. CU girl sorting out bad ones. SV ditto also harvester (girl is sorting on it). SV potatoes falling around on conveyor belt. CU potatoes falling into hopper.

Keywords

Vehicles; Agriculture; Science and technology

Locations

Staffordshire

Card file number

74/211

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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