News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2448

Date Released

2 May 1976

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Children’s Film Foundation Premiere
• 2. Minehead Railway
• 3. Model Railway Exhibition
• 4. New Bridge Construction
• 5. Bridge Moving

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bridge Moving. DESCRIPTION: In West Germany a new bridge has been built over the River Rhine. Once completed it is mechanically eased into position. See it again - in Slow Motion. SHOTLIST: GV Dusseldorf, pan to bridge. MLS bridge in background with supports for new bridge in foreground. Pan round. CU man with cine camera. MLS stop motion as moves across into position. CU man watching. MS bridge in old position. Pan over length of bridge. MS looking along where bridge has to move along. MS part of works. Tilt down to giant hydraulic rams which push the bridge over. MS men greasing the rails. MS ditto. MS bridge slowly moving over. MS ditto. MS pan round to see bridge in position. MS people walking round underneath bridge in position. MS beginning of bridge pan across length of bridge. MS bridge in position. Tilt up. CU man watching. MLS stop motion bridge moving into position. MS bridge in position, pan along length. 669’ story ends.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering; Newsreels

Locations

Germany; Dusseldorf

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

76/76

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

149

Story extras:

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