Viareggio Carnival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2595

Date Released

25 Feb 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Captain Cook Exhibition
2. 2Viareggio Carnival
3. 3Polar Weather

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viareggio Carnival. DESCRIPTION: The large and colourful Carnival floats at Viareggio are made with wire and papier mache. This year’s Carnival came to an abrupt end when down came the rain. SHOTLIST: Flags pan to float among people. MS magician float. LS swans on float. MS girl on back of moving swan tilt up to girl dancing. Pan to girl on back of swan. MS float of small boy. CU float of boy’s eyes closing - name of float ‘Children of the World’. Ditto tilt up to children. MS crowd. GV float among people. MS ditto large faces with dummies tied to backs of head. MS tilt up float with large man and prehistoric looking machines. MS face of man. MS float. MS float with robots. Various of robot head with moving eyes. GV float in distance. GV man with moveable fist. MS the Roman cow float. Various head of cow. CU face with large mouth. MS ditto tilt up to hang glider. MS floats with fishing tackle. Various ditto, CU clown’s face. Pan crowd in rain.

Keywords

Weather; Customs and traditions

Locations

Italy; Viareggio

Footage sources

Italy

Card file number

79/21

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

245

Story extras:

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