Pylon men
Series
- Series Name
- Astra Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 9/17/56 PYLON STORY. (Basingstoke) MS Three men lifting up large insulator into position at foot of pylon - we pan slowly up to show side of pylon. LS Pylon MS Pylon from below looking up to show side. MS General shot countryside - a man walks into picture L to R we pan with him as he gets to foot of pylon and starts to climb up. MLS Pylon and man climbing up it, as we pan up to the top of the pylon, CS. Man climbing up pylon. MS Two men on the top of the pylon we pan with one as he walks down the insulator MS Man on the ground looking up. MS Two men on top of the pylon - one of them walks backwards along the wire and gets into a little trolley - we pan down to show the height. MS Man on the trolley as he rolls away from the top and starts to walk along trellis work. MS Man on top of pylons as he walks along top of trellis - he reaches another insulator and starts to climb down. MS Man on ground signalling OK. MS Two men holding onto ropes start to tug the man on the trolley along the wire. CU Man on ground watching, looking up. MS The two men hauling away at the rope - we pan right up the man on the trolley and round to the top of the pylon. MS Man on the trolley, LS of the ground taken at the trolley angle. MS From the top of pylon of man on the trolley as he swings through the air - we start panning down to the ground. (Eastman Neg.) GIDDES. DOUG. PYLON MAN. O’MALLEY, SEAN PYLON MAN"
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- Footage sources
- Pathe Colour Pictorial Issue No.90
- Length of story (in feet)
- 247
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