News in Brief: TV Takes Off

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1420A
Date Released
23 Aug 1956
Date Other
Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: TV Takes Off. DESCRIPTION: A new development in air reconnaissance is being tried out in the States, with a helicopter and a TV camera. SHOTLIST: MS television camera. GV helicopter takes off. Controls on British made equipment (PYE). GV antenna lowered from helicopter. 2 shots of ground replay transmitter. GV monitors in receiving station. CU picture on screen.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Science and technology; Television
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
67960
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: TV Takes Off', British Movietone News Issue No. 1420A, 23 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21135 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)