News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1888

Date Released

9 Aug 1965

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Too Hot on the Riviera
• 2. News in Colour: Hovercraft Service and Cowes Regatta

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cowes Regatta and New Hovercraft Service (Colour). DESCRIPTION: The inauguration of the new hovercraft service between the Isle of Wight and the mainland. The smell of the sea, the thrill of yachting and the whole excitement of Cowes, captured by Movietonews, in glorious colour and sound. SHOTLIST: Air to ground hovercraft leaving ramp and heading out to sea. CU hovercraft pilot. MS down centre of hovercraft aisle. Air to sea hovercraft. MS men holding tape for hovercraft to break. MS hovercraft breaks tape. MS crowd. MS Earl Mountbatten steps from hovercraft. MS cameraman. MS Earl Mountbatten greeted by the Mayor of the island. CU ditto. MLS hovercraft with crowd around it. MS crowd. Air to sea hovercraft. Ditto. Ditto yachts in Cowes harbour. MS yacht passes camera. MS pan on yachts. MS crowds. CU over shoulder man opens Cowes programme. MLS yachts at anchor. MS girls sunbathing on Flying Shamrock. MS pan on yacht with people preparing to set sail. LS yachts at anchor. MS pan ditto. MS pan youngsters in motor outboard boat. MS men preparing hoist sails on yacht. LAS men hoisting sails on yacht. MS men preparing yachts for sailing. MLS yachts coming up to starting line. MS starting canons fired. MLS yachts from starting line. Air to sea yachts racing. MS yachts racing. MS pan ditto. CU bow of yacht. MS men about to change sail on yacht. Air to sea, yachts racing. MS pan yachts racing. LAS sails of yacht. MS yacht coming about. MS yachts racing. MS Princess Anne on Bloodhound. Pan to Prince Philip at the helm. MS Bloodhound. CU man furling sails on yacht. CU man at wheel. MS men furling sails. MS men hoisting new sails. LAS yachts sails. MS along yacht to other yachts racing in background. MS pan yacht racing. MS yacht with filled spinnaker passing camera. MS pan spinnaker. MS yacht racing pan up to spinnaker. MS men changing sail. LS ditto. MS men watching sail pan up to spinnaker. MS yachts racing. MS man standing on sail boom. MS man watching other yacht racing from our yacht under full start. MCU men changing sail. CU helmsman. MS men changing sail on our yacht, other yacht in background. MS man unfurling fore sail. MS sea rushing past yacht. MLS yacht racing. MCU men on yacht. MLS from our yacht. Yachts racing. MS yacht racing. MS ditto. MS pan yacht gently collides with ours and is pushed away. MCU Hamstead ledge buoy. MS men standing on deck of yacht. MS pan yacht racing. MLS yacht racing. CU helmsman. MLS two yachts racing. MCU sea at dusk. MLS yacht sailing into harbour at dusk. Destroyer in background. Yachts at anchor at sunset. GV ditto. Movietone colour end title.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Vehicles; Transport

Locations

Isle of Wight

Footage sources

Cera

Card file number

90015

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Peter Hannan

Length of story (in feet)

569

Story extras:

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