Big Ship - Big Job

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1806
Date Released
13 Jan 1964
Date submitted
6 Jan 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Ship - Big Job (Refit). DESCRIPTION: During her seven weeks in dry-dock at Southampton the Queen Elizabeth is undergoing a thorough overhaul. She is to be painted from head to foot and a few interior alterations have to be made. SHOTLIST: Key scene. SV name Queen Elizabeth on bow of ship. GV pan down bow of ship and workmen in dry dock. LAS inserting propeller shaft into stern of ship. GV hoisting other shaft onto support. MS resting same on supports. CU same (2 shots). GV propeller on shaft. ES large nut swung into place. MS man watching. MCU workmen turning nut on shaft. CU two men watching. MCU screwing nut onto shaft. CU same. LAS pan up dry dock and bow of ship. GV workmen painting funnel. LAS same. CU same. LAS same. MLS same. GV Queen Elizabeth in dry dock.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
87749
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Big Ship - Big Job', British Movietone News Issue No. 1806, 13 Jan 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25386 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)