News From America (1963)

Item title reads - News from America. Various locations in America (USA). Artificial snow used for ski-run, Los Angeles. L/S ski jump at the Dodgers baseball stadium. C/U of man feeding large block of ice into a crusher to make snow. C/U blowing snow onto ski jump. C/U of skiers putting on skis. C/U skier’s feet walking up the ski jump. M/S from top of ski jump showing the toe of the skis preparing for a run. Various shots as skier jumps. C/U of ski run, skier takes off and camera pans with him. M/S skier half way down the run, the camera pans with him as he makes a perfect landing. Various shots of skiers taking the jump. M/S skier coming down ski run, he leaps into mid air, lands on the run and tumbles then continues sliding. World’s largest suspension bridge nears completion, New York. L/S of suspension bridge and entrance of New York Harbour. M/S looking up at bridge. The camera pans across the suspension of the bridge. M/S of the centre section on a barge ready to be hoisted into positi