Death Ray Next

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1950
Date Released
17 Oct 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Death Ray Next. DESCRIPTION: Electronics experts are developing the Laser Beam for use in the Services and give clues to a possible future development - Laser weapons! SHOTLIST: GV the Services Electronic Research Laboratory. MS sign SERL 2. Top shot interior laboratory. CU sign lights up Laser On. MS laser beam starts to burn through wood. Top shot ditto and a second strip of wood put in front of beam. CU both pieces of wood in front of beam. MS man lines laser rifle up with target balloons and explosive powder. CU pan ditto. CU man presses trigger on rifle. CU powder explodes as laser beam hits it. CU man looking through rifle sights. CU powder explodes as beam hits it. MS ditto showing man firing rifle. CU rifle moved to point towards balloon. MCU balloon exploded by laser beam.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
England; Hertfordshire
Card file number
91665
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Death Ray Next', British Movietone News Issue No. 1950, 17 Oct 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26626 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)