The Army Blows a New Sound

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1806
Date Released
13 Jan 1964
Date Other
Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Army Blows a New Sound. DESCRIPTION: While visiting Australia the first Battalion, the Royal Ulster Rifles came face to face with a Didgeridoo. They were so impressed that they asked if they could have one for the band. The Didgeridoo is new, but their silver trumpets have been used for over a quarter of a century. Now twenty new trumpets are being made by a Manchester firm. But instead of silver they’ll be silver-plate on brass. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan members of the 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles and tribesman playing a didgeridoo (SOF). MS pan same. MCU soldiers clapping. MS pan tribesman hands instrument to soldier. MS conductor of band. MS pan soldier playing didgeridoo. MCU marking out shape of trumpet on brass. CU craftsman. MCU cutting shape from brass. MCU bending brass around rod. CU craftsman. CU hammering brass on rod. MCU braizing join in brass. CU same. CU shaping trumpet on lathe. MCU same. CU bending bugle into shape. MCU same. MCU fitting bugle parts together. CU same. CU placing bugle on pile. MS Mr Wedgewood playing trumpet. CU row of trumpets. ES same.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Military
Locations
Manchester; Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
87742
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Army Blows a New Sound', British Movietone News Issue No. 1806, 13 Jan 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25389 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)