Make the Best of It

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1700
Date Released
1 Jan 1962
Date submitted
29 Dec 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Make the Best of It. DESCRIPTION: While the sun fights a losing battle with Winter, there are those who always make the best of it. On every frozen pond, the hardy ones come along to enjoy their Winter sport, and so long the ice is bearing, young skaters will be skimming over it. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS tree tops. GV children on frozen pond. MS same. MCU little girl on ice. MS pan - skating on ice. MCU boy learning to skate. MS pan - people on ice (3 shots). MS boy learning to skate.
Keywords
Sport; Weather
Locations
London
Card file number
83654
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Make the Best of It', British Movietone News Issue No. 1700, 1 Jan 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24434 (Accessed 03 Jul 2025)