Australian Lifesavers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2263
Date Released
16 Oct 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Lifesavers. DESCRIPTION: Australian Lifesavers preparing for the new season and demonstrating surfing in high seas. SHOTLIST: SLV surfer standing on surfboard. SV people round surf boat on trailer outside Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club. CU life saver. CU as he stands down handle of car. SV another life saver swings car round in rowlock of surf boat. CU life saver demonstrating kiss of life on dummy. SLV life saving line being demonstrated to group of boys on beach. SV boys watching. SV boy being shown how to wind in line. LV surfers in breakers. LV surfer standing on board, he dives off. LV pan another surfer kneeling on board, paddling with hands, he tries to stand up but fails, off board, shoots up into air. SV slow motion surfer falls off board on top of wave. GV surf boat race in progress, boats being rowed out to sea. LV two boats row over large wave. SV slow motion, surf boat coming in on breaker but capsizes. GV surf boat ploughing through giant breakers. SLV another boat capsized by giant breaker.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Safety devices
Locations
Australia; Maroubra
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
98506
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australian Lifesavers', British Movietone News Issue No. 2263, 16 Oct 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29606 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)