Round Britain At Whitsun - Balloon Ascent (1954)

Bury St. Edmunds. GS of balloon on ground rolling from side to side. CU of bag holding balloon down. LS of pilot, Mr Charles Dollfuss, getting into the basket, & CU. CU pilot's head and shoulders in basket. SLS of crowd. Shot of balloon leaving ground and emptying sand. SLS balloon in sky. CU of people looking up. Shot of balloon in sky going away from camera. (Neg.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.