Victoria the Giraffe
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baby Giraffe. DESCRIPTION: When Victor the Giraffe died it was hoped that one of his mates ‘Dribbles’ was pregnant. Now Victor has a daughter ‘Victoria’ and at Marwell Park Zoo she meets the press. SHOTLIST: MS giraffe. MS people looking at giraffe. CU girl touching giraffe’s mouth. Pan giraffe’s cage to paintings. Various of paintings showing how Victor could be hoisted to his feet. Library Material - Various of Victor being drip-fed by keepers. CU painting of Victor being lifted by helicopter. CU another painting of Victor. Pull back to giraffe’s head and surroundings. PB baby giraffe named Victoria (Victor’s daughter) to 2 adult giraffes. Tilt down mother’s head to baby suckling. Woman keeper and man looking at giraffe. Pan baby giraffe walking to fence. Photographers taking pictures of baby giraffe. Pan baby giraffe prancing around.
- Keywords
- Animals
- Locations
- Hampshire; Marwell Park Zoo
- Card file number
- 78/113
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Camera
- Richard Day
- Length of story (in feet)
- 176
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How to cite this record
'Victoria the Giraffe', British Movietone News Issue No. 2562, 9 Jul 1978. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31164 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)