Giant in Skirts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2022
Date Released
4 Mar 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant in Skirts. DESCRIPTION: SRN4., the largest Hovercraft in the world, takes to her element at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Two have already been ordered for Cross Channel Ferry Service. SHOTLIST: GV looking across water at SRN4 Hovercraft. MS engines working. LAS ditto. MS model of SRN4 pan to hovercraft on slip way. LS skirt on hovercraft lifted. CU ditto, pan up to name SRN4. GV hovercraft on slipway. MS engine working - steering mechanism on engine being operated. GV Hovercraft down slipway. CU engine working. GV Hovercraft in water. CU skirt in water. GV Hovercraft on trials at sea.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport
Locations
Isle of Wight; England; Cowes
Card file number
93279
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Giant in Skirts', British Movietone News Issue No. 2022, 4 Mar 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27280 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)