Toy Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2593
Date Released
11 Feb 1979
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Toy Fair
  2. 2The Amusement Trades Fair
  3. 3Rugby - England V Scotland

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Toy Fair. DESCRIPTION: The Toy Fair at Earls Court was packed with toys to please children of all ages. Model railways have become even more adventurous with the introduction of electronic chips to master-mind the control panel, more engines can be run on a single lay-out. SHOTLIST: CU cuddly toy head turning. MCU pandas. MCU rabbits. GV salesman & customer at Fischer-Technik toys. MS ditto. MS FT toy big wheel. MS FT crane in shipyard. MCU toy of the year. Combine harvester. CU ditto. MS salesman & customer at Chad Valley toys. Pan to toys ‘Chic-a-boo’ collection. MCU Chic-a boo on boat and railways. MS model train. CU Airfix trains - engine works itself. MS ditto. MS 2 men with controls. CU control button pushed down. CU engine backs & locks onto passenger carriage. CU control button forward. CU ditto. MS 2 engines face-to-face lock. CU control forward. MS engine forward. CU buttons on ‘Multiple Train Control System’ pushed up. MS track with 4 trains on. MS people watching trains. MCU ‘Skirrid - the Shapes Game’ pan to woman 7 children playing it. MCU woman lays piece on numbered board. MS boy lays piece. MS woman ditto. CU boy lays piece on board followed by woman. MCU sign ‘Shoot out in Space’ by Chad Valley. PB to girl shooting rockets (worked by plastic rifle firing a harmless beam of light to activate the target). CU target. MS girl shooting. CU ditto. CU target. CU girl shooting. CU rockets hit from target.
Keywords
Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Earls Court
Card file number
79/14
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
218
Story extras:
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