Venetian Fete

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2465

Date Released

29 Aug 1976

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Venetian Fete. DESCRIPTION: The ancient Cinque Port of Hythe stages a colourful Venetian Fete. The old Military Canal provides the route for the floating parade and to close the evening the skies above Hythe are lit by a Firework Display. SHOTLIST: GV military canal with floats and boats on it. MS ditto. MS band by side of canal. MCU band playing. MS Mayor and Mayoress of Hythe going down canal on float. MCU band playing. MS canal with mayor’s boat on it. MCU people sitting with legs in canal. MS Mayor and Mayoress on boat waving to crowd. MS Mayor puts his hat on. MCU Mayor’s attendant standing behind him. MS Mayor getting off float and onto box. MS boat being rowed which is pulling a float with more Mayors and Mayoresses of neighbouring towns. MCU mayors on float. MS people watching. MS band on float being towed. MCU band on float. MS float with Miss Folkestone on it, zoom in. MS float with Miss Ashford on it. MS people watching. MCU Miss Ashford. MS Miss Ashford going away from camera. MS floats on canal. MS band on float going past. MS float No 5 "I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas". MCU members of above float. MS float No 6 "Diamond Jubilee". MCU members of above float. GV floats on river. MS float No 12 "Anthony and Cleopatra". MCU ditto. MCU three girls in swimming suits. CU Edwardian character. MCU float No 14 "The Midas Touch". MS float No 23 "Keep Britain Off the Rocks". MS people watching. MS montage fireworks on water.

Keywords

Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Local government

Locations

Kent; Hythe

Card file number

76/158

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

212

Story extras:

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