National Exhibition Centre

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2436

Date Released

8 Feb 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1National Exhibition Centre
2. 2Amusement Trades Fair
3. 3Crocodile Farm

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Opening Birmingham Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh is welcomed by the Mayor of Birmingham and Secretary of State, Peter Shore, when she arrived to officially open the new Exhibition Centre. An event which also launched the International Spring Fair of Consumer Goods and Gifts. SHOTLIST: LS aerial looking at motorway turn off for Centre. Track shot to see Centre, GV aerial hotels and artificial lake, zoom into fountain. MS Queen arriving at main exhibition hall, greeted by Mayor of Birmingham. MS Queen talking to Mr Peter Shore and others. MS Queen walking into exhibition. SV VIP seated. SV Queen making speech (sync sound). MS VIPs listening. MS Queen speaking (sync sound) end sync sound at 198’. CU photographer. MS Queen unveils plaque. CU plaque "This Plaque Was Unveiled By The Queen To Mark the Opening of the National Exhibition Centre 2nd February 1976". LS aerial view of hotels and artificial lake. LS aerial view of train station, zoom into buildings. LS aerial view of exhibition centre. MLS ditto. MS Queen walking round exhibition. MS sign ‘Government Services Centre’. MS Queen going into COI stand and meeting head of COI. MS Prince Philip in COI stand pan to Queen looking at posters. MS sign ‘Austria Stand’. MLS Queen coming up the stairs. MS sign ‘Federal Republic of Germany’. MCU Japanese visitor pan to see golden tree, zoom into tree and out of focus. MCU out of focus shot, pull focus to see silver plate with ‘Happy Anniversary’ on it, pull back to see shelves of silverware full staff stand. CU sign ‘British Airways’ on nose of Concorde, pull back to see girl pick up leather suitcase at Sinclaire Owens stand. CU clock in glass case pull back to see lots of clocks on FW Needhams stand. MCU glassware on Darlington stand, blue glass. MCU white glassware with snowdrops zoom into snowdrop. MS Cavalier and other people on Paragon stand, Cavalier bows. MS Queen walks past Cavalier as he is bowing. Story ends.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Business and commerce; Ceremonies; Road transport; Local government; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Birmingham

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

76/16A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

356

Story extras:

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