Looking at the Weather

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2105
Date Released
6 Oct 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Looking at the Weather. DESCRIPTION: While the most advanced Satellite Earth Station in the world - that bounces telephone and live television signals half way round the globe - is unveiled in Hong Kong, another announcement highlights Britain’s contribution to space communications. A contract for Hawker Siddeley to supply the Met. Office with five picture receiving stations that will help to improve weather forecasting around the world. SHOTLIST: LAS through grass of space tracking station in Hong Kong. MCU sign ‘Cable and Wireless Ltd Communications Satellite Earth Station’. Pan up to radar scanner. CU zoom out radar scanner. MS man at control panel. MCU control panel. GV radar scanner looking out over sea. LAS pan across sky to receiving antenna at weather station. MS man sitting at controls of picture receiving machine. MCU machine. MCU dial on machine. MCU weather pictures coming out of machine. MCU man at controls. MS man comparing pictures with land map. 2 CU shots picture against map. CU picture. CU picture & map.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Communications; Science and technology
Locations
United Kingdom; Hong Kong
Card file number
95201
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Looking at the Weather', British Movietone News Issue No. 2105, 6 Oct 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28033 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)