Item 43b - Maltese Carnival 1962

1962; unedited film material. The film recording portrays a carnival procession and family activities.

00:00-00:10 - Carnival float depicting the carnival king entering St George’s Square;
00:11-00:17 - Carnival dancers entering St George’s Square;
00:18-00:22 - Two carnival dancers dancing in front of an audience;
00:23-00:32 - A carnival float depicting a group of people and a (donkey?) entering St George’s Square;
00:33-00:37 - A group of people on a carnival float throwing candy;
00:38-00:39 - A carnival float driving in front of the Grandmaster’s Palace;
00:40-00:50 - Four people (including Mark and Loulou Mifsud Bonnici) walking towards an entryway;
00:51-00:55 - Four people walking away from an entryway;
00:56-00:58 - Three people walking.

Technical Identification (original/physical copy): film reel Regular 8mm, acetate, colour, silent. Duration: 00:58 seconds. Condition: Good

Technical Identification (digital copy): Size and dimensions MP4: 70.5 MB (73,997,928 bytes); Frame: 1400 x 950; Frame rate: 23.98 frames/second; Total bitrate: 10030 kbps.