Campbell Rushes

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Release Date: 15th May 1959
Asset ID: 802025
Synopsis: Colour footage of a water speed record attempt.
Shotlist: 10:00:00 Blue dashboard or control panel MS, gliding into dock with very distant BP Super Plus and Energol signs and BP Shield. 10:00:26 Campbell talks to two men by the water, from a different angle. They look at the camera, shift. 10:01:10 LS Campbell stands next to man, shakes hand. Good colour on face. 10:01:28 MS Campbell next to man, shake hands again. OK colour. 10:01:45 Man with telescope on platform follows BlueBird as it speeds along the lake R to L, as does the camera. Looks like Coniston. Easy to see the blue boat with the white wake. Boat returns L to R, good quality. 10:03:07 CU man with binoculars attached to some kind of equipment, panning to the L. 10:03:18 Gathering of people, man with pipe standing on small green boat K 40 in water grabs rope, puts pipe in pocket. Driver in life jacket behind talks to people on dock, who pin heather on him and kiss him. Good colour second take. 10:04:22 Man talks on phone, others around carry on. He puts on a life jacket. 10:04:46 Green boat goes by L to R, followed by helicopter, poor colour. From R to L. Cameraman's feet at bottom, edge of BP shield on R as green boat goes by again, then R to L slowly, helicopter overhead. 10:05:29 Ends
Production Company: None
Licensing Restrictions: None
Viewing Restrictions: Public
Format: Digibeta_Small
Alternative Language Notes: None