More Automation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1510
Date Released
12 May 1958
Date submitted
6 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mechanical Handling Exhibition & Aberdeen’s Last Tram. DESCRIPTION: The Mechanical Handling Exhibition was opened at Earls Court. You can see one of the robots model mobile crane without a driver, a delicate control of heavy weights and the ROBOTUG, which doesn’t need any driving, can do its job unattended and stops automatically. Over to Aberdeen, and the contrast of a horse-drawn tram, built in 1898. They got it out specially to take part in a procession through the granite city, marking the end of Aberdeen’s tram-way. SHOTLIST: GV Exhibition. Same. Closer same. CU model crane. CU crane goes through girl’s feet. CU man whistling. MS girls nearly step on crane. CU crane going round girl’s feet. MS 25cwt. weight. CU same hits doll. CU little girl. MS 25cwt. weight. CU same hits egg. MS girl on Robotug. MS man gets off Robotug. CU Robotug hitting pillar. Slip pan (for GR version, but not for BTS). Horse drawn tram. CU horses. GV horse drawn tram. MS last tram. CU same. CU entering depot.
Keywords
Vehicles; Children; Women; Transport; Science and technology; Animals; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Scotland; Aberdeen; England
Card file number
73681
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
John Charles Elder
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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'More Automation', British Movietone News Issue No. 1510, 12 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22375 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)