Stop That Sinking Feeling

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1902
Date Released
15 Nov 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stop That Sinking Feeling. DESCRIPTION: It’s makers claim that it’s the most versatile value for money runabout on the market. It’s called the Dory, and the hull is based on the flat bottomed, wide beamed Dories carried by Newfoundland fishing schooners in the 1800’s. Ten people demonstrated the stability of this new fibre glass version on a lake near London. SHOTLIST: MS pan Dory being driven around the lake. CU bow of Dory as it speeds around the lake. MCU man steering the Dory. LS pan Dory turns in a half circle. MS pan Dory being driven around lake. MCU man steering the Dory. CU bow of Dory as it speeds round the lake. MS pan Dory turns in a half circle. MS ten people in the Dory demonstrating its stability. BS press photographers. MS the ten people rock the Dory trying to capsize it. MCU press photographers. MS pan ten people in the waterlogged Dory. BS crowd. MLS ten people still standing on the waterlogged Dory. CU press photographer. MS Dory capsizes and the ten people swim for the shore. MS ten passengers swimming for shore. MCU girl passenger gets a hand out of the water. MCU soaking wet girl passenger. MS Dory being driven around the lake.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Middlesex; Bedfont Lake
Card file number
90425
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Stop That Sinking Feeling', British Movietone News Issue No. 1902, 15 Nov 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26221 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)