Lunacycle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2140
Date Released
8 Jun 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Emmett Bike (Lunar Cycle). DESCRIPTION: Cartoonist and inventor extraordinary, Rowland Emmett enters the space race with a new method of moon transport. The Lunacycle may not get into orbit, but for sheer invention it matches your Apollos and Sputniks. SHOTLIST: GV Lunar bicycle being built in work shop. SV Emmett places head of model spaceman onto body. CU Emmett. SV bike taken from workshop to garden. SV windshield is placed onto bike. SCU electric cable is plugged in. LV bike in motion with model spaceman pedalling. CU knee joint of spaceman. SV pan up model spaceman pedalling. CU model spaceman’s head. SV dust pan & brush attachment on bike. SCU Skol lager bottle. CU lamp. SCU cycle & spaceman. SCU spaceman’s foot (in real shoe). SV lunar cycle. Zoom into parts on visor rotate. GV other gadgets working. CU 2 shots bicycle pump mechanism. SV zoom in lunar cats head rotates in glass. SV other part rotates. LV Emmett climbs onto seat of cycle. SCU secures safety harness. SV tilt Emmett rides off. SV pan Emmett riding. SV lunar cat on back. SV Emmett rides towards & past. LV ditto rides into distance.
Keywords
Vehicles; Curiosities; Arts and crafts; Safety devices; Space; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
England; Sussex
Card file number
96014
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lunacycle', British Movietone News Issue No. 2140, 8 Jun 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28345 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)