The Sinking City

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2367A

Date Released

17 Oct 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pope Addresses Synod
2. 2The Sinking City
3. 3Young Gorillas
4. 4News in Colour: General Election

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sinking City. DESCRIPTION: The Romantic City of Venice is slowly sinking into the mud of the river delta where it was built. SHOTLIST: GV tourist in St. Mark’s Square. SV church of St. Mark’s. SV tourist in St. Mark’s Square. SV pigeons flying around pan down man feeding pigeons, pigeons flying around with grain. SV man rowing gondola (from gondola). LV men in gondola. SV gondola about to go under bridge over a canal. LV pan market place on side of canal. SV market place with people. SV washing hanging out from rotting building. SV pan water level on building has risen. SV polluted water pouring from a building into canal. SV pollution in water. SV gondolas tied up to side of canal. CU water splashing over steps. SV pan zoom into wooden barriers protecting building from water. GV dried out canal. GV pan men working in dried out canal. GV restoration inside historic building. SV rotting pillars of building. SV historical building. LV zoom into statue on church of St. Mark’s needing restoration. SCU frescoes. SV man restoring frescoes. SV man restoring outside St. Mark’s. TOP shots canals from St. Mark’s, ditto boat passing by. SV horse statues in St. Mark’s Square pan down to tourists. SV gondolas tied up to posts. SCU bride & groom in gondola. SV figurehead striking bell with hammer on Church of St. Mark’s. GV pigeons flying everywhere. GV tourists in St. Mark’s Square.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Environment; Arts and crafts; Birds; Animals; Engineering; History and archaeology

Locations

Venice

Card file number

74/22

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

174

Story extras:

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