Storm in a Tea Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1665
Date Released
1 May 1961
Date submitted
28 Apr 1961
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Storm in a Tea Cup. DESCRIPTION: This is the Ship Division of the National Physical Lab., at Feltham, where they can produce the most realistic waves breaking on a beach. The Lab’s main job is to assist Naval Architects, and this storm in a tea cup is part of the investigation into the behaviour of a ship at sea. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Ship Division of National Physical Laboratory. CU waves. MCU waves. GV carriage moving along the tank. LS testing of model of ship at sea. GV same. MS man at recorder. MS man at instrument panel. MS works. MCU movements on radar screen. MS model bouncing about on water. MS same.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Science and technology
Locations
Feltham
Card file number
82390
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Storm in a Tea Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1665, 1 May 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24087 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)