Steel Forges Ahead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1743A
Date Released
1 Nov 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steel Forges Ahead. DESCRIPTION: Modern industrial nations have sinews of steel. From the earliest days of smelting, Britain has been in the forefront of the industry’s development. Since 1945, British steel has forged ahead with a tremendous programme of expansion and technical advance. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, arrived to open the 50 million pound Spenser Steelworks in South Wales, and she toured this gigantic enterprise where automation and remote control achieve just about their ultimate. SHOTLIST: Key scene. (2 shots) steel workers. (2 shots) red hot steel. (6 shots) block of hot steel through processing comes out in a sheet of steel. GV pan steel factory. MS Queen and Prince Philip in car. CU flag. MS Queen presented with bouquet. GV people having official luncheon. LS the Queen. GV people in hall. MS the Queen walks around. CU machine. GV interior of steel works. MS the Queen presses button. MS white hot ten ton ingot through rollers. MS Queen and Duke in Land Rover. MCU white hot ingot along rollers. MS Queen and Duke in Land Rover. MS white hot ingot. LS Queen and Duke in Land Rover. MS steel steams up. GV Queen and Duke in Land Rover.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
Wales
Card file number
85386
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
195
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Steel Forges Ahead', British Movietone News Issue No. 1743A, 1 Nov 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24863 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)