Kite Flying Festival

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2513

Date Released

31 Jul 1977

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kite Championships. DESCRIPTION: Parliament Hill Fields sees the venue for the biggest Kite Flying Festival ever staged in Britain. David Turner of Bristol had his attempt at the Highest Manned Kite Flight sabotaged by a spectator who cut one of the guide-strings. SHOTLIST: MS 3 kites flying. GV area. People watching. MS man untangling kite strings. MS kite flying. People watching. CU large box kite. Men preparing kite. CU large trophy on table. MS man with large kite. MS man with a minute kite. MS another man with minute box-kite. Revolving roll on woman’s head. Woman holding kite. Man holding kite. MS man watching. LS striped kite in air. MS parachute-type kite flying. Man controlling kite. Kite flying. People watching. MS still photographer. Kite crash lands. Woman pushing large kite. MCU David Turner talking. MS Turner’s kite being prepared. MS Mrs McFadyean talking to David Turner. CU ditto. Turner’s kite in air crashes. MS kite in air again. People watching. Kites in air. Men holding kites back. MS kites - one nearly lands but takes flight again. Turner in harness takes off and lands again. MS Turner in harness. MS kite in air. LS Turner takes off. MS people watching. MS Turner in harness.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Competitions

Locations

London; Parliament Hill Fields

Card file number

77/104

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

228

Story extras:

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