News in Colour: Bonfire Carnivals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2318A
Date Released
8 Nov 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bonfire Carnivals (Colour). DESCRIPTION: At Torrington, the Torrington Cavaliers stage a burning of the Bismarck for Guy Fawkes Night. At Rye - a torchlight procession precedes the bonfire and fireworks. SHOTLIST: GV Bismarck ship guy. SV Bismarck showing waste paper sea. CU flag on ship. SV Bismarck from stern, pan down to waste paper sea & bonfire. SV Bismarck. GV line of people carrying lighted torches. GV ships guns firing. MS Bismarck alight. Ditto burning. Ditto with only shell left, stern of model. GV people looking, burning Bismarck. Pan Guy being brought on lorry through streets of Rye. SV Guy on lorry. GV procession. SV other floats, boats on a float. GV people following possession collecting money. CU procession carrying lighted torches. GV members of procession in period dress, people in procession marching. MS girls band. SV circle of floats. GV people looking. GV rockets going off. SV man holding flare. GV procession. SV large firework on ground. CU firework. GV people looking. SV burst of colourful sparks from rocket. GV more rockets, GV bonfire alight. SV ditto zoom out. SV flames coming from bonfire, GV bonfire. MS bonfire. GV bonfire. GV bonfire beginning to collapse. GV bonfire from distance.
Keywords
Customs and traditions
Locations
Rye; Torrington
Card file number
99487
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
257
Story extras:
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'News in Colour: Bonfire Carnivals', British Movietone News Issue No. 2318A, 8 Nov 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30117 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)