News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2159A

Date Released

22 Oct 1970

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Blyth Sets Sail
• 2. Severn Tunnel
• 3. Six-Hour Boat Race
• 4. Saloon Car Race
• 5. National Kart Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: National Kart Championships. DESCRIPTION: Go-Karting’s becoming more and more popular in Britain. A national meeting at Crystal Palace attracts the country’s top drivers. More than 300 entries make for exciting racing and the main event’s won by a 16 year old from Kent. SHOTLIST: TV Go Kart zoom in as driver prepares it. CU driver pan to steering wheel. SV pan 2 karts being prepared for race. Montage sequence drivers prepare for race. Angle shot driver sitting on kart ready for start. CU & SCU 2 shots drivers ready. SV drivers get a push to start engines. CU spectator tracking shot along competitors on starting grid. CU foot on accelerator at 85’ pan up as kart races away. SV pan karts race from start. CU official turns head as they pass. 9 shots cars round track. GV cars over finishing line. SV pan No 28 winner pulls into pits.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Motor racing; Competitions

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96461

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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