Learning on ScreenMarines Go Abseiling
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Marines Abseil Descent. DESCRIPTION: High above Park Lane, Royal Marine Commandos prepare for a big let down. Its 328ft down and the Marines make the descent by rope - looks as easy as falling off a ....hotel roof! SHOTLIST: GV early morning shot of Hilton. GV Hilton. SV Marines preparing on top of Hilton. SV Marine being helped to do up protective gear. SV Marine preparing pan to GV of London. GV London. SV 2 Marines lowering themselves over edge also Marines holding guide padding round rope to protect it from fraying on edge of building. LV zoom out Marines lowering over edge. TV Marine abseiling down Hilton. GV ditto zoom out. GV Marines abseiling down Hilton. BV Marine going over edge & guiding padding into place. SV Marine over edge about to abseil. LV Marine abseiling down. SV Marines at top guiding rope. TV Marine abseiling down. AS Marine abseil (as if walking face down) the 4 floors just out, his rope gets tangled but he loosens it & lands. AS Marine trips off 4 floor piece and loses his hat but he abseils down. AS Marine abseiling down 4 floor piece. SV another ditto.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Safety devices; Navy; Military
- Locations
- Hilton Hotel, London
- Card file number
- 75/277
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Kavanagh
- Length of story (in feet)
- 153
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