Cranfield College

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2137
Date Released
18 May 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cranfield. DESCRIPTION: One of Britain’s major centres for teaching and research at post-graduate level - the Cranfield Institute of Technology is officially inaugurated. This centre of advanced technology was formerly the college of Aeronautics. SHOTLIST: GV audience at opening ceremony, SCU Chancellor speaking. MS audience. GV Vice Chancellor robed. GV audience applaud (2 shots). GV aero engine workshop. CU engine pan to MV an walks alongside. GV technical workshop with students working machine. Student’s hand adjusts setting, tutor speaking, students listen. SV students rig up model aircraft. SV ditto in wind tunnel. SV students at wind tunnel controls. B/S ditto. LV model aircraft reacting in wind tunnel. Air to air - plane in flight. B/V students in cockpit. SV tutor & student at controls of machine. SV from aircraft window. CU pilot at controls, pan to pilot’s hand. Pan round cockpit to CU student at instruments. SV car bouncing on test bed. SV student taking recordings. SCU student inside car taking readings. Angle shot CU car wheel bouncing. SV pan car drives towards & past on test course.
Keywords
Education and training; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Science and technology; Ceremonies
Locations
Bedfordshire
Card file number
95923
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cranfield College', British Movietone News Issue No. 2137, 18 May 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28308 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)