British Wool Fashions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2525
Date Released
23 Oct 1977
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Undersea Gas Pipe
  2. 2'Wellie’ Throwing Contest
  3. 3British Wool Fashions

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Wool Fashion. DESCRIPTION: The beautiful Italian city of Venice is slowly sinking into the sea and funds are being gathered from all over the World to save it. Britain’s Textile Industry recently staged a Fashion Show, the proceeds from which went to the ‘Venice in Peril’ fund. HRH the Princess Margaret attended the show. SHOTLIST: GV Venice waterfront and gondolas. Angle 3 lambs on post to tower in St. Mark’s Square. LV waterfront and gondolas. SV gondolas. GV waterfront and gondolas with sun reflection. TV Princess Margaret steps off boat at night and is greeted by John Packer. Princess Margaret and Packer walk into Palazzo Pesaro. SV Packer’s daughter, Jane Packer presents bouquet. LV interior Margaret and Packer walk to seats. SV ditto. Sit down. SCU seated. LV male and female model. LV male and female models walks onto stage. SV ditto. SV show in progress. CU male model. LV models parading. Sv ditto. Ditto pan to male models. SV ditto. Various of models. SV exterior models from masked ball in courtyard. CU girls holding mask to face. CU dress. CU model’s clothes also mask - girl looks at him. LV group in courtyard. Male and female models in gondola being filmed. SV girl and boy seated in gondola. VS photographers on balcony. GV models in gondola. CU photographer. SV male and female models in gondola pan to boatman. LV gondola under bridge. LV male model standing on landing stage amongst gondolas. LV pan from boat along water to models on landing stage. CU girl zoom back to models. CU model wearing jodhpurs. CU zoom back to models.
Keywords
Royalty; Fundraising; Fashion and costume
Locations
Italy; Venice
Card file number
77/183
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
360
Story extras:
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