News in Colour: Hong Kong Fire Brigade

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2338A
Date Released
28 Mar 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Fire Brigade. DESCRIPTION: The famous Hong Kong Fire Brigade shows its paces in training. SHOTLIST: GV street in Hong Kong. SV tall building. LV fire engine leaving fire station. CU old type of engine (tracking shot). CU ‘Fire’ sign on engine pan down to front wheel. LV tracking shot of road ahead. CU fireman ring bell. LV tracking shot of fire engine turning. CU fireman driving. SV road ahead and hands on steering wheel. CU man ringing bell. SV road ahead. CU man ringing bell. SV zoom to engine, man firing jets of water up into building. CU officer watching. SV pan man jumping out of window into safety net, pan man coming down on a harness. LV man climbing outside of building with the aid of a ladder. CU men in gas masks. SV ball of flames and smoke. SV two men working hose. CU zoom into man wearing gas mask. SV 3 men working hose pan out to fire being extinguished. CU mass of flames pan out to man hosing the flames. MS two inspectors watching. LV fire on top of pool. SV two men working foam machine and extinguishing the fire. SV pan foam on top of the pool, the fire is extinguish
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Safety devices; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Hong Kong
Card file number
99658
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Colour: Hong Kong Fire Brigade', British Movietone News Issue No. 2338A, 28 Mar 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30285 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)