News in Colour: Emett’s Time Fountain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2283
Date Released
5 Mar 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour - Emett’s Time Fountain. DESCRIPTION: Roland Emett’s Rhythmical Time Fountain or Water Clock, unveiled at the Victoria Centre, Nottingham’s new shopping precinct. SHOTLIST: GV pan exterior the Victoria Centre, Nottingham. GV showing complete Emett’s Time Fountain working. SV Rowland Emett walks towards to unveil a plaque. SV Emett pulls a cord and unveils plaque, Time Fountain in background. CU Emett looks down at plaque. CU Emett’s name on plaque. Angle shot top of Time Fountain with clock at 12 o’clock. SV ditto. SV sunflowers, copper petals opening and squirrels and birds with flying fish cavort & spring around. SV copper petals closing zoom back showing complete Time Fountain. CU pan flying fish. CU bird studded with coloured jewels. CU pan squirrel studded with jewels. SV Time Fountain from moving staircase. SV crowds watching fountains of water from sunflower wheel. CU water fountains. CU water dropping into pool. GV nine foot diameter flower strewn wheel with silver bejewelled butterflies. SV silver bejewelled butterfly going round wheel. CU water spraying round wheel. CU silver bejewelled butterfly spinning round wheel. CU small boy looking up. Angle shot clock at 2.30. SV track back to GV of wheel & Time Fountain. SV Emett fountain & wheel in background. Big GV Emett’s Time Fountain.
Keywords
Curiosities; Arts and crafts
Locations
Nottingham
Card file number
98875
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Colour: Emett’s Time Fountain', British Movietone News Issue No. 2283, 5 Mar 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29799 (Accessed 30 Jun 2025)