The Small-Small Giant...(In Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2061A
Date Released
5 Dec 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Small-Small Giant - Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Company which leads in the miniature motor industry was started in a derelict London Pub, 21 years ago. Today, its a ninety million pound combine which sells eighty percent of its production overseas. We present a Colour impression of the production techniques that have won the company two Queen’s Awards to Industry. SHOTLIST: MS John Odell & Leslie Smith. CU Mr Odell. CU Mr Smith. GV Matchbox toy factory. 4 CUs various model cars. HAS factory floor. CU machine. CU box of toy car axles. CU tub of wheel hubs. CU tub of tyres. Pan down tyres on hubs. MS factory work room. MCU tub of car parts. Pan up designers round drawing board. MS designers at work. HAS pan down craftsmen at work. CU ditto. CU molten alloy being poured into moulds. CU pan down moulded chassis dropping into container. CU man breaks off body shell. 2 shots cars put into conveyor belt. CU cars sprayed with paint. MCU car shells brushed with paint. CU machine. CU model buses on conveyor belt. 2 shots cars being assembled. 2 shots cars stacked together. MS cars packed into boxes. 4 shots ditto. MS boxes being stacked in warehouse. Montage sequence of labels showing destinations. MS boxes being stacked. CU model car on track. MS model road system. CU cars past. MCU display of different models. Colour End Title.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Economics; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Toys and models
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
94124
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Maurice Ford
Length of story (in feet)
248
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Small-Small Giant...(In Colour)', British Movietone News Issue No. 2061A, 5 Dec 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27660 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)