Parachute Ascending

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2266A
Date Released
9 Nov 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachute Ascending. DESCRIPTION: The Coventry Parachute Ascending Club trains its young members. SHOTLIST: GV parachutists preparing in field. SV instructor helping girl putting on parachute. AS parachutists billowing out, pan down to parachutists on ground trying to control ‘chutes. SV boy trying to prevent himself being lifted into air by ‘chute. AS parachute flying. SCU small boy being strapped into harness. CU boy. SV parachutist ready to go. LV small boy suspended from parachute. SLV parachutist lining himself up. GV parachutist on ground learning to control ‘chutes. AS parachute pan down as parachutists takes off. SV parachutist comes down. LV parachutist ascending on end of wire attached to Land Rover. SCU Land Rover driving through cab window. LV parachutists in air. LV pan down ditto as he comes down. SV as he winds up parachute.
Keywords
Sport; Aviation
Locations
Coventry
Card file number
98568
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Parachute Ascending', British Movietone News Issue No. 2266A, 9 Nov 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29635 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)