Switched On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1984
Date Released
12 Jun 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Switched On. DESCRIPTION: Prototype of a new Electric Commuter Car is being tested by Ford of Britain. Plug-in Motoring could be a fact within a few years time. SHOTLIST: MS Ford prototype Electric Car. CU man puts battery into car. CU man puts cover over battery. MCU pan man seated in car, moves seat. CU pan steering column of car. CU forward & reverse switch on car. CU sign on car Commuter. MS pan car drives off. MCU inside car whilst moving. Trucking shot car moving along. CU shot through windscreen of car whilst moving. GV pan car moves past. MS car driving between obstacles. GV two electric cars reverse up in front of Cortina.
Keywords
Vehicles; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
London; England
Card file number
92451
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Switched On', British Movietone News Issue No. 1984, 12 Jun 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26921 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)