Myvideo

Guest

Login

New Town (1959)

Uploaded By: Myvideo
1 view
0
0 votes
0

Stevenage, Hertfordshire. C/U of a sign which reads: “Buses Only - No Entry for Other Vehicles“. Pan down to show the modern architecture of the town centre. Over shots of the the bus pulling into a stop the narrator explains how the new town's principle of not allowing cars into town leads to a refreshing lack of traffic congestion. Shot of the free car park - shoppers can leave their cars here and travel into the town centre by bus. Various shots of the shopping centre of the new town. Narrator observes: “Wherever one turns the outlook is gay and eye-catching“ - it all looks rather grey and concrete bound really. C/Us of a sculpture in the town centre - Franta Belsky's (sp?) “Joyride“. Continental kiosks contain colourful posters, a grandma shows her two young grandchildren. They walk around the “kiosk“ which is covered with posters advertising idyllic countryside holiday destinations. This seems slightly ironic in the centre of what is supposed to be the greatest environment in the modern wor

Share with your friends

Link:

Embed:

Video Size:

Custom size:

x

Add to Playlist:

Favorites
My Playlist
Watch Later