Skiing on Skin!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1822A
Date Released
7 May 1964
Date submitted
3 May 1964
Date submitted
27 Apr 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skiing on Skin!. DESCRIPTION: No place for tender feet at the Australian Barefoot Water Ski Championships in Sydney! We joined Geoff Nicholls, a recognised expert. And something never attempted before, a barefoot ski jump. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS skier along and falls into water. GV Geoff Nicholls skiing along on bare feet. GV spectators. ES pan - Nicholls over ramp. GV tracking same along and over ramp. GV spectators. CU Nicholls after ski jump demonstration.
Keywords
Sport; Water sports
Locations
Australia; Manley Reservoir
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
88272
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Skiing on Skin!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1822A, 7 May 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25528 (Accessed 14 Nov 2025)