Be Quiet!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1782
Date Released
29 Jul 1963
Date Other
Jul 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Be Quiet!. DESCRIPTION: We visited the new Laboratories of the Building Research Station near London, to see how they’re helping to insulate buildings against noise. All experiments sound like science fiction, but they are intended to take the annoyance of noise out of our homes, offices and factories. SHOTLIST: GV Key scene. GV Building Research Station. CU sign Building Research Station. GV pan - room designed for complete sound-proofing. MS woman showing foam wedges. MCU man walks on same. CU foam wedges. CU wall covered with wedges. GV man enters room and fires gun. GV man enters reverberant room and fires gun. CU firing gun. CU ceiling of reverberant room (2 shots). MS man at electronic equipment. CU pan down wall of quiet room. CU loudspeaker. GV pan up room. CU dials of electronic equipment. CU wedges. CU dials. CU speaker. GV pan down walls.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Pollution
Locations
Watford; Garston
Card file number
86948
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Be Quiet!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1782, 29 Jul 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25189 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)