Builders Beat the Clock

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1964
Date Released
23 Jan 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Builders Beat the Clock. DESCRIPTION: Using prefabrication techniques in the factory, British firm produces Instant Building. A two-storey office/school is erected in one day. SHOTLIST: MLS raw materials into factory. MS completed sections of buildings out of factory on lorries. MS man operating machine to trim wood. CU ends of wood trimmed. MS wood panels onto machine. CU ditto. MS saw trimming panels. MLS ditto. MS men assemble sections. CU ditto. MS lorry carries sections from factory to building site. Pan up foundations on building site. CU clock reading 10.03. MS sections moved onto foundation blocks. MLS ditto. MS ditto (x2). MLS ditto. MS crane driver at controls. MS roof of building lifted to allow walls to fall into place. MCU crane driver. MLS roof of second storey lifted to allow walls to fall into place. MS second storey walls moved into position. CU clock reading 10.24. MS another section of first storey moved into place. MCU men watching construction. MCU workman bolts section into place. MLS another second storey section into position. CU clock reading 10.33. MCU section bolted into place. GV building under construction. CU clock reading 10.42. LAS workmen put wall sections into position on second storey. MS wall sections into position on ground floor. MS window sections into position. MS workman puts floor panel into position. LAS clock reading 10.59. GV finished building. LS finished building used as office block. MS typists at work. MS men at work in office. GV building used as office block.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Riots
Locations
England; Bletchley
Card file number
91976
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Builders Beat the Clock', British Movietone News Issue No. 1964, 23 Jan 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26740 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)