Wiring the World

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1788
Date Released
9 Sep 1963
Date submitted
5 Sep 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wiring the World. DESCRIPTION: In spite of immense studies in the field of overseas tele-communications, the undersea cable is still probably the most reliable. The cable is being manufactured at this factory in Southampton. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV cable factory. MS cable making machines. MCU same. CU same. CU cable passing through machine. CU same into part of machine. MS men watching. CU cable fed out of machine. GV same. TS cable fed from factory to loading. GV pan loading channel to ship. MS loading machinery on deck of ship. CU same. GV pan loading machine to channel into ship’s hold. CU cable’s entry to ship’s hold. GV interior of hold of ship. CU cable in same. CU cable along roller guides. CU cable. CU men laying cable in continuous circle. MS same. GV same. GV cable ship Long Lines in docks.
Keywords
Communications; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
87192
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wiring the World', British Movietone News Issue No. 1788, 9 Sep 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25241 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)