Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Sun’s Eclipse

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
939A
Date Released
5 Jun 1947
Date submitted
2 Jun 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eclipse of the Sun. DESCRIPTION: A recent eclipse of the sun was watched in Brazil and scientists recorded the episode. SHOTLIST: KS MS of intricate instruments. Various shots of scientific instruments, majority of them being released and carried into the sky by balloons. CU of various instruments. MS of what appears to be a camera. LS of sun eclipsed. Cut-ins of instruments on ground. LS of total eclipse of the sun moving across the skies.
Keywords
Environment
Locations
Brazil
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
48633
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Sun’s Eclipse', British Movietone News Issue No. 939A, 5 Jun 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14469 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)