News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1960

Date Released

26 Dec 1966

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Animals Celebrate, Too!
• 2. Can You See Me, Caller?
• 3. Jungle Buster
• 4. Shoot to Learn
• 5. Electronic Dog

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jungle Buster. DESCRIPTION: A new aid to farmers! A machine that rips out the undergrowth, pulverises the weeds and saves many laborious men hours. SHOTLIST: LS pan tractor arrives with equipment to clear woodland. MS driver gets down from tractor and walks to clearing attachment. MS driver shows chains which act as flails. CU ditto. MS driver gets back onto tractor. CU hand operates lever to start chains rotating. MS chains rotating. MLS attachment lowered onto ground. MS ditto. Trucking shot tractor pulling attachment through woodland. MS workers watching. MS pan tractor goes over small tree. CU pan up tractor passing through woodland.

Keywords

Agriculture; Science and technology; Animal husbandry

Locations

England; Warwickshire

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

91898

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

96

Story extras:

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