Ocean Expo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2182
Date Released
29 Mar 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ocean Expo. DESCRIPTION: An international underwater exhibition in France - christened Ocean-Expo - becomes the Mecca for scientists and enthusiasts alike. SHOTLIST: SV two divers on two man underwater craft. LV diver among shoal of fish. SV divers on underwater craft. CU shoal of fish swim toward camera, a diver swims into picture. TS a fish swimming amongst rocks. LV 3 divers. GV an (exterior) ocean expo exhibition. GV into diving craft on exhibition with people looking as man climbs in. LV ditto (Bathyscaphe). SV man plays with controls inside craft. SV Jacques Cousteau looking at water explorer craft. SV underwater explorer craft. SV propeller starts to rotate on ditto. SV pan down as craft digging mechanism digs into sea bed. SCU pan up digger takes sample of sand from sea bed. SV divers. SCU zoom out man through window of Bathyscaphe. GV pan up as Bathyscaphe surfaces.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Science and technology; Cinema; Animals; Exploration and explorers; Writers; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96905
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ocean Expo', British Movietone News Issue No. 2182, 29 Mar 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28773 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)