Building in a Balloon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1870A
Date Released
8 Apr 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Building in a Balloon. DESCRIPTION: At a power station in Nottinghamshire, engineers are working round the clock to assemble a huge high voltage transformer. A huge plastic balloon, inflated by an electric fan heats the perennial problem of British builders - the weather. SHOTLIST: LS balloon being inflated by electric fans. LAS one of electric fans. BS workmen entering balloon through swing doors. MS ditto shot from inside balloon. LAS the high voltage transformer being built inside balloon. MS workman filing of components. LS balloon with cable from crane going down through roof. LAS shot from inside balloon of cable coming through. MCU workman securing belt in part of transformer. LAS workmen on transformer. MS crane operator. MS workman using walkie-talkie to direct crane driver. MS ditto. MS crane driver. LAS component being lowered by crane. MLS the transformer outside balloon. GV chimney from power station. GV ditto.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
Nottinghamshire
Card file number
89550
Credits:
Camera
Jackson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Building in a Balloon', British Movietone News Issue No. 1870A, 8 Apr 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25942 (Accessed 11 Jul 2025)