The Sport of Stones

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1758
Date Released
11 Feb 1963
Date Other
Feb 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sport of Stones. DESCRIPTION: Curling or Bowls on ice. Lumps of granite, more than likely shaped at these workshops in Ayrshire. They’re the world’s principle makers of curling stones. The blocks weigh around 80 lbs, at the start, are then ground and smoothed to a highly polished 40 lbs. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU man throws curling stone. CU curling stone travelling on ice (3 shots). CU curling stone displaces another. MS man takes slab of stone from pile. MCU turning stone on lathe. CU same. MCU smoothing stone on another lathe. CU same. MS pan - 2 men sanding stone. CU same. CU man. CU final shaping of stone. MCU row of curling stones. CU man. CU hammering at rim of stone. MCU box with stones ready for dispatch. CU packing cases (3 shots). MS stencilling curling stones.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
Scotland; Ayrshire; Mauchline
Card file number
85930
Credits:
Camera
Gordon Coull
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sport of Stones', British Movietone News Issue No. 1758, 11 Feb 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24986 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)