News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1798

Date Released

18 Nov 1963

Date submitted

12 Nov 1963

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Half a Million a Mile
• 2. Rally Roundabout
• 3. Listening to Space
• 4. What’s New - Chez Nous?
• 5. Mersey Sound - Mersey Look

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mersey Sound - Mersey Look. DESCRIPTION: The Swinging Blue Jeans - the Liverpool group with the Liverpool Sound. Introduce the Jeanager. An outfit for teenagers, that’s likely to set the younger-generation jumping. The style is a replica of the outfit worn by the Blue Jeans themselves. Made on Merseyside, it’s expected to make the same impact as the Mersey Sound. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV The Swinging Blue Jeans (a Liverpool group) and pan up to 2 models. CU jeans worn by one of the models. CU other. MCU group with guitars. CU same. CU guitar. MCU boots worn by group. CU one of group. CU 3 guitarists in group. MCU same. CU model swinging to rhythm. MS 2 models doing likewise. CU model opens jacket to show blouse underneath. CU model with hunting style outfit. MS same swinging to rhythm. MS 2 models with polo neck sweaters. CU Everton rosette on model. MCU 2 models twisting. CU pan up one of the models. CU three guitarists. The style is called Jeanager.

Keywords

Music and dance; Fashion and costume

Locations

London; Piccadilly; Cafe Royal, London

Card file number

87539

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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