First Time Under Canvas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1920A
Date Released
24 Mar 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Time Under Canvas. DESCRIPTION: Leaving Hull, the adventure training schooner, Sir Winston Churchill prepares for her sea trials under sail. And aboard her, thirty-six youngsters, beginning the first fortnightly training cruise. For most of them it’s their first experience of handling a ship under sail. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV the Sir Winston Churchill. LS ditto. MS boys coiling ropes. MS men hauling ropes. LS boys up masts. GV the Sir Winston Churchill at sea. LS ditto with the sails being raised. LS ditto. LAS sails being raised. MS captain instructing boy at wheel of ship. GV the Sir Winston Churchill with sails raised. LS ditto. GV ditto.
Keywords
Education and training; Ships and boats; Youth
Locations
Kingston-upon-Hull
Card file number
90914
Credits:
Camera
Jackson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'First Time Under Canvas', British Movietone News Issue No. 1920A, 24 Mar 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26374 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)