News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2046A

Date Released

22 Aug 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Edinburgh Festival
• 2. Glass to the Rescue
• 3. Filling Station Fashion
• 4. Save Our Surfer
• 5. Animal Athletics
• 6. Going for a Spin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh Festival. DESCRIPTION: Edinburgh once again becomes the cultural centre of the world for it’s 3-week International Festival. The Military Tattoo, again steals the spotlight. SHOTLIST: GV pan Edinburgh. Zoom in to Usher Hall. GV Usher Hall. LS theatre post. LAS theatre sign Royal Lyceum. MCU pan down opera poster. GV Edinburgh - zoom in sign Hamlet, When We Dead Awaken. Medium tracking shot three Shakespearian actors. GV zoom out massed pipe band at the Tattoo. Various ditto. MS American bayonet drill squad. HAS MS ditto. GV crowd. HAS zoom out Gurkha band. MCU Gurkha performing Kukri dance. MS Gurkhas ditto. MS massed bands.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Edinburgh; Scotland

Footage sources

Templar Films

Card file number

93847

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

179

Story extras:

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