| OPERATION PEA HARVEST How much time is needed for peas to get from field to bag of frozen peas - 19 minutes, shows this film. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6089 |
| Catalog #: | 108580 | |
| Clip Number: | 108580-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 727 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:47 - 01:39:55 | |
| Location: | Grimsby, Lincolnshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Vegetables FOOD: Vegatables INDUSTRY: Food Processing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | OPERATION PEA HARVEST How much time is needed for peas to get from field to bag of frozen peas - 19 minutes, shows this film. Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Four men are leaning over a map spread over car bonnet in the dark. They contact a factory and after short consultation 'operation pea harvest' begins. Peas are ripe for harvest for only seven weeks so it is crucial to freeze them fast tells voiceover. MS Night-time-car parked. MCU Group of men studying amp (night-time). CU Map (night). MCU Man picks up transmitter from inside his car and speaks into it. MCU Man sitting at office desk - picks up microphone and speaks into it. CU man talking into microphone. CU man writing on chart on wall. CU Ditto. MS Combine harvester collecting peas at night. CU Pea pods going into machine. CU Man looking at machine. MS Man driving garden pea combine. MS Camera pans up combine as peas are being picked. MS Pan down as pea pods fall into container. MCU Pan down as peas fall onto a heap of peas in container. MS Man brings in sample of peas in container bag and hands them to another man who starts to wash them. CU Carton of peas after being washed - man places peas into bowl. MS Man emptying peas into bowl - hands to another man who places peas into weighing machine. CU Man placing peas into weighing machine and closes lid. CU Scales. MS Lorry backing into unloading bay. MCU Lorry. CU Peas falling into container. MS Man sorting peas out as they go along conveyor belt. CU Man sorting peas. CU Peas moving along conveyor belt. MCU Pan l to r along trough of peas being washed - pan r to l - pan l to r along different troughs. CU Peas moving along trough in water. CU Water rushes past as it washes peas in trough. MS Five troughs with water. MCU Pan across control room. CU Three men sitting at controls. CU Controls on wall. MS Man looking at machine as it washes peas. CU Man. CU Man's hand as he takes sample of peas. CU Part of conveyor belt as water rushes past. CU Water rushing from conveyor belt to another underneath. H/A CU Ditto. CU Ditto. CU Peas falling off end of conveyor belt. (side view). CU Ditto (front view). MS Freezing chamber (outside). MS Man cleaning outside of freezing chamber. MS Man in freezing chamber looking at peas - pan up trough full of frozen peas. CU Peas being frozen. CU Ditto. CU Man studying peas in his hand. CU Man picks sections of peas up and looks at them as they move along conveyor belt past him. CU Peas coming off end of conveyor - pan down to show peas falling. H/A MS Group of women sorting out bad peas as they move along conveyor. MCU Ditto. CU Woman's hands sorting out peas. CU Pea packets coming off roller. CU Machine making packets of peas. CU Ditto. CU Finished packets of peas fall onto conveyor and move out of picture. MCU Girl weighing peas. CU Girl's face. CU Her hands weighing packets on scales. MS Ice storage roof - pan down to mechanical carton carrier as it puts cartons peas into position. CU Man driver. MS Cartons of peas being put into position. | |
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