Venice Regatta

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2418
Date Released
5 Oct 1975
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Venice Regatta
  2. 2Shoe Fair
  3. 3Grass Skiing
  4. 4Rally Cross

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Venice Regatta. DESCRIPTION: For seven hundred years the beautiful City of Venice has held an annual Regatta. Today the carnival atmosphere attracts visitors from all over the World. SHOTLIST: GV gondolas on Grand Canal. FV start of Regatta as gondolas come under Rialto Bridge. SV pan men rowing in gondolas. SV pan ditto. FV ditto, Rialto Bridge in background. CU pan men sitting in boat rowing Oxford and Cambridge style. GV gondolas coming up Grand Canal. LV large gondola being rowed up canal. SV ditto (same sort of shape as old Greek ships). GV gondolas moving up canal. SV pan ditto girl on stern of boat. GV gondolas moving up canal. TV giant gondola (similar shape as Greek ship). SV buildings pan down to posts for tying gondolas to. TV gondola being towed cup canal. SV crowd waving from bank. GV large barge type boat with Japanese youths on it, celebrating the legend of the Golden Dragon. SV people on bridge watching. TV Japanese float with dancing dragon.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Italy
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
75/317
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
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