Majority of clip taken up by a Newsreel segment entitled ‘Royal Events’ showing the news related to the royal Families of England, Iran, and Japan.Clip begins with footage of rioting and military forces with armored vehicles attempting to control the streets. Cuts to an inter title announcing ‘Royal Events’. This section contains a variety of CU, M, L shots of the royalty who are marrying, royal heirs of have just been born, along with the large crowds of celebrators Andrew is the new prince, second in line to the throne, born into the British royal family and the third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Princess Margaret’s wedding ceremony to ‘commoner’ Anthony Armstrong Jones, a court photographer. Birth of a new heir to the Iran Dynasty, the song of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi In Japan Prince Naruhito is born to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Cuts to inter titles announcing a section called ‘Nautre of the Rampage’ showing footage of a Hurricane Donna slamming into Southern Florida. Shots of flooded roads, damage buildings and harassed trees.
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