Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Camera Eye View from a Rocket

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
912A
Date Released
28 Nov 1946
Date submitted
25 Nov 1946
Date submitted
28 Nov 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Camera’s Eye View From a Rocket. DESCRIPTION: A camera was recently attached to an experimental V2 rocket and brought back pictures from sixty five miles up. SHOTLIST: KS V2 on trailer in tow. SCU of V2 on trailer. Slow motion take off of V2 soaring into sky. MS camera magazine being picked up off ground. Camera is attached to rocket, shots of what the earth looks like from rocket, shots of the rim of the earth, flying through gasses, other shots of the earth.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
New Mexican Desert
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
47807
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Camera Eye View from a Rocket', British Movietone News Issue No. 912A, 28 Nov 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14171 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)