A Question of Detail

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1844
Date Released
5 Oct 1964
Date submitted
20 Sep 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Question of Detail. DESCRIPTION: There’s something timeless and rather reassuring about the cult of model making. We all do it when we’re young, and some of us carry on the hobby through our adult lives. Here, model boat enthusiasts in Berlin gave a fine display on Lake Ploetzensee which featured radio controlled sailing craft as well. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS model boat makers with their models on lake. CU radio control unit. MS model sailing on lake. CU same. MS same. CU same. MS model sailing boat on lake. MCU same. MS model boat on fire. LS same. CU fire fighting tender. CU radio control unit. CU fire fighting tender hosing model boat.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Germany; West Berlin; Lake Ploetzensee
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
88900
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Question of Detail', British Movietone News Issue No. 1844, 5 Oct 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25699 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)