The Shetland’s - Viking Ritual

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1339
Date Released
31 Jan 1955
Date submitted
27 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Up-Helly-AA (Viking Ritual). DESCRIPTION: Lerwick, the only town in the Shetland’s, was the scene of the annual festival. A Viking long-ship is the centre-piece of the procession which threads its way round the harbour. SHOTLIST: GV town and harbour (cut-ins). GV harbour (cut-ins). GV town roofs. GV another part of the harbour with the bow of a fishing vessel shown. GV picturesque street. Also another street - very narrow, with a car driving towards the camera. Another street showing hand rails for pedestrians (steep gradient). Now the Viking type long-boat comes towards the camera (carried by a number of young men). GV daylight shot of Guizers marching and carrying axes in their hands. Night shot of Guizers bearing torches. CU of some of the participants passing the camera wearing grotesque masks. LS of the procession at night all carrying flaming torches. GV these people looking towards the long boat. CU Guizer Jarl (Chief) who is about to give the signal for all torches to be hurled into the long boat. GV of the people throwing their torches into the boat. GV the boat turning (also a mast shot). CU the figure-head collapses in flames.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Shetland Islands; Lerwick
Card file number
62751
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Shetland’s - Viking Ritual', British Movietone News Issue No. 1339, 31 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19822 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)