News in Colour: Commonwealth Games Opening

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2146A
Date Released
23 Jul 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour Commonwealth Games Opening. DESCRIPTION: The ninth Commonwealth Games opened at Edinburgh by the Duke of Edinburgh. The giant Meadowbank Stadium’s packed as some 2,000 athletes from the 41 participating nations enter the Arena. It’s a stirring procession with Scotland as the host nation providing some national colour. Many of the competitors wear their national dress for the parade. It’s led by Jamaica - host nation four years ago. Movietone will be bringing you the highlights of the Games in forthcoming issues. SHOTLIST: FS zoom back to GV Scottish dancers in arena. LV ditto. FS crowds applaud. SV Duke shakes hands (L. hand) with officials. Angle shot pan planes FG overhead in formation. LV Jamaicans march past. SV ditto. GVs Australians march past, women’s team Australian, men’s team Australian. SV Duke on dais. LV England team zoom into Hemery with flag. LV England’s women’s team marching past. SV excited man in crowd. LV Fiji marching past. SV Duke on dais & Gibraltar past. CU Kenya banner & Kenyan team marching past. GV ditto. SV Malawi marching past. S & TV ditto. CU pan Malaysia banner. SCU Malaysian team. SV teams marching past Duke. SV crowd. SV Nigerian men & women past. SV Duke on dais. GV pan Scottish teams marching. Top V ditto. GV teams forming up in arena. SV runner with Queen’s message. SV Scottish girls watching. SV runner hands Queen’s message to Duke. SV Commonwealth flags. GV pigeons released. LV pan ditto past games flag. CU games flag.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Displays; Aviation; Ceremonies; Animals; Military
Locations
Edinburgh; Scotland; Meadowbank Stadium
Card file number
96177
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ray Gallard
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
228
Story extras:
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'News in Colour: Commonwealth Games Opening', British Movietone News Issue No. 2146A, 23 Jul 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28407 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)