Selected Originals Grand National 1959 (1959)

Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, outtakes, rushes) for story GRAND NATIONAL 1959 59, 24. Extra footage to newsreel story, plus duplicate of newsreel story. Aintree, Liverpool in Merseyside. Footage begins with cameraman holding card in front of lens reading Pathe, C Baynes, Tracking Shot, Jumps 1 5, 17 21. View of the empty racecourse; sound of van whirring away. As the horses approach, we hear the cameraman telling Arthur (the driver of the van on which the camera is mounted) to start rolling slowly, then to speed up as he takes the tracking shot of the horses in action. Poor Arthur is constantly being told to go faster, then slow down, then speed up etc. Sound of van honking horn. Good glimpse of behind the scenes , making of a newsreel item After speeding up to keep up with the horses, the van suddenly slows to a halt and we hear the cameraman say Oh fuck. We start up again as the horses approach. Faster Arthur, faster (I feel quite sorry for Arthur).