News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2378

Date Released

30 Dec 1974

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Supplying the Eddystone Lighthouse
• 2. Treasures of the Danube
• 3. Navy Celebrates 60 Years
• 4. Training Dolphins

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Supplying the Eddystone Lighthouse - Colour. DESCRIPTION: For the Relief Crew of the Eddystone Lighthouse it will be a lonely Christmas, in the gales of the English Channel. For these men their month’s duty begins just before the Festive Season. SHOTLIST: LV from ship the lighthouse. SV relief crew on boat putting jackets on. LV the lighthouse. LV stump of old lighthouse. AS lighthouse. SV man preparing rope for breeches buoy. FV lighthouse & men on boat in f/g, man on lighthouse throws rope to rowing boat. LV men at lighthouse letting out rope. SV men on boat hauling it in. SV relief man going across on breeches buoy. SV men on boat letting out rope. LV man on breeches buoy. BV men on boat. LV man arriving at lighthouse and is helped out of sling. LV man waving from lighthouse door. SV next relief man going across on breeches buoy. SV men on boat holding rope. LV man on breeches buoy. SV men holding rope on buoy. LV man at lighthouse being helped out of sling. LV sea pounding on rocks. SV 3rd man being hauled up on breeches buoy. SV man on boat hauling in rope. AS lighthouse with rope going across with man on buoy. GV man on boat. LV relief man on breeches buoy reaching lighthouse. CU man hooking net full of rations on rope. SCU man signaling to lighthouse. SV rations in net being hauled up out of boat. CU man on boat. LV rations about to reach lighthouse pan up. LV lighthouse man climbing out of breeches buoy & waving as he goes to men at house. LV men on boat holding rope. SV man on breeches buoy. LV 2nd man on buoy returning to boat. SCU man on boat letting out rope. SV man arriving on boat. LV 3rd man on breeches buoy returning to boat with keeper’s hat on. SV men holding rope on boat. SV man on breeches buoy. AS lighthouse pan down to relief men outside. SV relieved crew waving from boat. LV lighthouse.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Environment

Locations

Cornwall

Card file number

74/377

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

236

Story extras:

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