Safety Bleep

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2001A
Date Released
12 Oct 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Safety Bleep. DESCRIPTION: A pocket size life-saver, a combined battery and transmitter, acts as a life saver for yachtsmen or flyers down in the sea. SHOTLIST: (Key scene for GR). CU Sarbe Compact Beacon held by girl. MS ditto. CU beacon being inserted into life-jacket. CU pan down, beacon with aerial extended, held by girl. MS pan down, girl jumps into sea from boat. MCU girl extending aerial of beacon while floating in the sea, slip pan MS girl climbing into rubber dinghy. LAS helicopter. CU instruments in helicopter cockpit receiving beacon signal. MLS girl in rubber dinghy. MLS helicopter lowering man to dinghy. TS man and girl being pulled into helicopter.
Keywords
Aviation; Safety devices; Accidents and disasters; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
England
Card file number
92840
Credits:
Camera
John Wanstall
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Safety Bleep', British Movietone News Issue No. 2001A, 12 Oct 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27082 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)