The Finest Feathers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1749
Date Released
10 Dec 1962
Date submitted
5 Dec 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Finest Feathers. DESCRIPTION: At the National Poultry Show at Olympia cooking producers expect the demand for poultry to be bigger than ever. The idea is to encourage a bird to convert its food into meat and eggs as cheaply as possible. They’ve now developed a Bantam goose, to popularise geese among smaller families. The show also features hats made out of feathers. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV show room. CU birds. CU cutting - bird (2 shots). CU pan - turkeys. CU pan down scales - turkey weighing 52 lbs. CU turkey on scale. CU turkey’s head. MCU feeding turkeys (3 shots). MCU two geese (large and small). CU goose’s head. MCU two geese. CU head of goose. CU zoom out - goose hat. CU chicken. CU zoom in - feather hat. CU chicken. CU hat made of chicken feathers. CU chicken hat zoom in remove hat - egg replaces hat on woman’s head.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Agriculture; Birds; Animal husbandry; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Olympia
Card file number
85609
Credits:
Camera
John Abbott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Finest Feathers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1749, 10 Dec 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24911 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)