TV students report from Dalgety Bay, Fife and say their last goodbye to the iconic ship on her QE2 final voyage as she makes her final voyage to Dubai.
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Presenter: Nazir Ali
Producer/Production Manager/Distributor: Alan Taylor
Camera Operator: Stephen Walker
Editor: Ross Davidson
Sound Recordist: Ben Clarke
Boom Operator: Ali Mclaren
Production Assistant & Driver: Marilyn Edmond
Special Thanks: Bill Annau, Fife Council, Edinburgh Council, Jewel & Esk College, Edinburgh Film Focus & all of the participants in making this video.
Video Shot on DVCPRO Format Cam 4:3
This video is a short news report that I put together for my HND in Film and Television Production where a team of about five traveled out to Dalgety Bay in Fife to get the best view we could. Unfortunately, the information we had been given gave belief that the North side would have been the best point although in reflection, it looked like the Edinburgh side would have been better. We produced the short report using a Camera Operator, Editor, Production Assistant, Runner and Director. I was half happy with the video although some of the camera shots could have been better. It was quite a challenge as we were using the large ENG DVCPRO Cameras which restricted the shots and speed of moving around which shows in the final piece. We captured a good sound of the QE2 horn though.
The QE2, also known as RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is an ocean liner run by liner company, Cunard QE2 which operated the cruise liners ship between 1969 and 2008. After she retired post 2008, the ship now belongs to Nakheel, a division of Dubai World. Originally she was designed to operate a transatlantic service from Southampton, her own port in England, to New York in the United States of America.
She was named after another ship called RMS Queen Elizabeth which served as the main flagship of the fleet from 1969 until it was finally succeeded by RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004. This boat liner was built in Scottish Clydebank, Glasgow in Scotland, United Kingdom and was thought to be one of the last great liners until the construction of the QM2.
QE2 Greenock was a location it visited before retirement. QE2 Queen Elizabeth 2 was adapted with a diesel power plant in 1986 and 87 which became the last steamship to cross the Atlantic as a scheduled liner service. Over a total of 40 years, the QE2 cruise run regular world royal cruises. The QE2 had no identical sister ship and never ran weekly round trip to New York but did continue to cross every year of her service period.
The QE2 cruises officially retired from active service on the 27th November, 2008 where she was moored at the Palm Jumeriah, Dubai where she is intended to be turned into a floating hotel. This future is uncertain and currently the future of the linear is unknown. In July, 2009, it was mentioned what the QE2 could and did sail to Cape Town, South Africa to become a floating hotel for primarily using for the 2010 Fife World Cup.
This was confirmed by Nakheel on 20th July, 2009. For this event, the ship went through extensive refurbishment where it was also repainted. Shortly after this, the QE2 cruise ship was registered under the flag of Vanuatu, and Port Vila where it became it’s new port with the Southampton symbol being replaced on her stern. She then returned to Port Rashid where she was expected to soon be sailing for Cape Town. Despite the plans, in January 2010, it was announced that she would not be brought to Cape Town. Poor performance financially has meant that the ship will now have to move on to another location, perhaps London, Singapore, Clydebank, Japan or Fremantle.
The QE2 Queen Elizabeth 2 ship ended currently berthed at Port Mina Rashid in Dubai where she is maintained in a sea worthy condition and can create her own power. Every one of her nine diesel generators are used to power the ship. The ship’s current crew include 50 people to maintain the ship to a high standard. These jobs include painting, maintenance, cabin checks and overhauls of machinery.
Some interesting history of the British QE2 ship is that it was used during the Falklands War. In May, 1982 the QE 2 ship took part in the Falklands War, carrying 3,000 troops and 650 volunteer crew to the south Atlantic. Before setting sail, she was refitted to Southampton in preparation for war service.
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