World of the Aquanaut

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2073
Date Released
24 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World of the Aquanaut. DESCRIPTION: The first International Exhibition ever held, featuring the world in Inner Space - the vast, largely unexplored area beneath the oceans. A fascinating forecast of the technology that will eventually allow us to exploit the wealth of resources under the seas. SHOTLIST: Zoom in Moon. HAS sea. MCU pan up diving suit. 2 shots model of frogmen surveyor. MS Sir Anthony Wedgwood Benn. CU Visitor from Singapore. CU Nigerian visitor. Pan Tektite Underwear laboratory. CU visitor looks. CU name Tektite One. Pan model laboratory. MS ditto. CU module of project Bottom Fox. MS & CU ditto. Pan girl looks at undersea sledge. CU sledge. CU Wedgwood Benn. MS ditto looks at model Russian Research vessel. Pan research vessel Mypmahck at Shoreham harbour. CU Hammer & Sickle emblem. Pan radar equipment to deck. Pan deck. GV stern. LS Mypmahck with Rolls Royce in f/g. LS British Research vessel John Murray. Pan deck of ditto. CU wheel of Cammell-Laird undersea powerhouse and diving habitat. MS ditto, showing TV scanner. CU ditto. 4 shots control unit. Pan along mode. MS men look at model. 2 shots wheel cut-away to reveal engine. Pan wheel to sinking weight. CU Lord Mountbatten. GV model.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Science and technology; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Brighton; Shoreham; United Kingdom
Card file number
94461
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Roy Page
Length of story (in feet)
239
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World of the Aquanaut', British Movietone News Issue No. 2073, 24 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27761 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)