Lewes Fireworks Celebrations

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2528
Date Released
13 Nov 1977
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lewes Fireworks Celebrations
  2. 2New Power Station Opens
  3. 3The Veteran Car Run

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bonfire Celebrations. DESCRIPTION: Since 1606, the year after Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament, the Sussex town of Lewes has celebrated the occasion with a bonfire. The town has several Bonfire Societies and each year they parade through the streets. SHOTLIST: MCU barrel with flames from centre. CU ditto (suspended). LS barrel explodes with fireworks. MS ditto. GV procession people with torches. GV ditto. CU skeleton head lights up. GV procession. MS Indian chiefs in procession. GV procession approaches bonfire. MS bonfire alight. CU ditto. MS various of fireworks. MS Queen’s head lit up with fireworks. Ditto. MLS map of Great Britain lit up. Various of fireworks. Various of bonfire.
Keywords
Customs and traditions
Locations
Sussex; Lewes
Card file number
77/199
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
222
Story extras:
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