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Biography: Gandhi
DO NOT USE Opening credits and commentary.
Biography: Gandhi
MS shirtless Mahatma Gandhi speaking to crowd, then sitting down. MSs Mahatma Gandhi wrapped in cloth, speaking in public. TLSs large crowds of Indian Nationalists marching. MS Gandhi walking through crowd, pointing his finger. Sideview CU Gandhi.
Biography: Gandhi
Diss to panning TLS village of Porbandar, India, where Gandhi was born; TLS bustling village scene, crowds on sidewalks.
Biography: Gandhi
DO NOT USE Archival stills & illustrations of Gandhi as a child, then as a young man. Still of Gandhi's wife, Kasturbai. Great archival motion footage turn of the century London (late 1800s- early 1900s):
Biography: Gandhi
London. TLS/MSs wealthy Caucasian men & women (wearing floor-length dresses) getting off train at station; TLS street scene, numerous horse-drawn carriages crowding urban street.
Biography: Gandhi
DO NOT USE Stills of Gandhi as a young attorney in South Africa (begins in Western clothing attire, then evolves into simple Indian aesthetic).
Biography: Gandhi
TLSs aristocratic British colonialists riding in carriages & coaches in India (elite imperialists; imperialism).
Biography: Gandhi
TLS/MSs India street scenes, street urchins, untouchables, examples of the caste system; MSs Indians working, hammering stone or cooking in street.
Biography: Gandhi
MS Mohandas Gandhi entering compound with cane; MSs Mahatma Gandhi disciples working and cooking at compound. MSs Gandhi and followers working at spinning wheels - emblematic of boycott of British textiles sold in India (khadi cloth).
Biography: Gandhi
MS Gandhi speaking into large circular radio microphone (says Chicago Telephone Company of Bombay on it) while delivering speech from balcony; TLS Indian people applauding. Indians protesting (revolting) British rule: TLSs empty streets, closed stores; TLSs Indians protesting, calling for boycott of British automobiles, oil & goods; MS Indian state police wearing gas masks, holding tear gas guns; TLSs British colonialists breaking up demonstration with tear gas, hauling people away; violence.
Bridges
COLOR footage of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, aka "Galloping Gertie": MSs speakers at bridge dedication, TLS parade car & motorcycle police crossing, July 1, 1940; TLS bridge swaying & twisting, car parked in lane & man running towards cam (from Nov 7, 1940); TLS car on bridge, bridge undulating; WLS/LSs Gertie swaying & oscillating & rolling; TLS passenger car parked on bridge, Gertie doing her Dance of Death (the driver ran away, leaving his dog in the car to die in the collapse); LS collapse on Nov 7, 1940.
Bridges
EST shot of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge; TLS automobile traffic crossing bridge, overhanging sign reading "Do Not Change Lanes". MS Caucasian man & five white boys wearing shorts & t-shirts walking on log fallen across stream in woods. Contemp bridge montage: subjective POV shot crossing metal footbridge; TLS highway overpass, metro bus on ramp below it; WLS freight train crossing beam bridge in mountainous region; TLS man wearing cowboy hat crossing truss beam bridge; panning LS truck hauling timber across truss beam bridge; TLS white man & woman crossing wood lattice footbridge over stream in park; LS suspension bridge; TLS freight train crossing beam bridge; LS traffic on beam bridge over river, smaller one in BG; TLS Amtrak train crossing beam bridge over river; TLS deck of suspension bridge; TLSs auto traffic crossing beam bridge during sunset; LS series of lifting bridges over emerald green waters of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, base of Marina City Towers in FG. Credits.
Bridges
TLSs natural bridges: fallen trees & logs across streams & creeks; stone footbridge across stream; hanging vine; slo-mo MS large flat rock being tossed into stream. EST shots of European aqueducts or stone arch bridges-- Pont du Garde and one probably in Vienna. TLSs picturesque, scenic covered bridges in rural America; TLSs charred remains of burned-down bridges. TLS horse and wagon crossing wood bridge in countryside. TLSs old Iron Horse steam railroad engine train crossing iron trestle bridge. Archival photos & engravings of train wrecks and disasters.
Bridges
Panning MS steel trestle of bridge. TLS riverboat passing beneath beneath steel arch Mississippi bridge spanning Mississippi River; EST shots of James Eads Bridge, St. Louis skyline in BG. L/a TLSs tower deck of Brooklyn Bridge; TLS barge sailing beneath Brooklyn Bridge, NYC skyline including World Trade Center Towers in BG . Excellent panning LS of Golden Gate Bridge & misty San Francisco Bay (in FG), Oakland Bay Bridge (in BG) and downtown San Francisco skyline (mid-ground); Est shot of Bay Bridge, downtown San Francisco in BG; Est shots Golden Gate Bridge (suspension). Est shots of Mackinaw Bridge (suspension) in Michigan. Dramatic aerial shot of bridge spanning over Royal Gorge of Arkansas River; l/a shot of bridge.
Bridges
MSs steel rebar and concrete blocks; MSs concrete bridge construction, construction workers. Nice TLS of Buffalo Bill's Wild West circus train passing over iron/steel trestle beam bridge. TLS old steam locomotive crossing bridge in counrtyside. Archival stills of white folks and their Ford Model T cars. TLS railroad crossing intersection in countryside w/ steel truss beam bridge in BG. TLS and aerial of four-lane highways. TLS major & minor bridge construction projects, including scenic dusk shot of suspension bridge under construction.
Bridges
Beam, trestle, arch, suspension bridge designs explained in conjunction with shots of current examples. MS/TLSs truss beam bridges. TLS/LSs beam bridges with pier supports. TLS trestle bridges in countryside. LS/TLSs steel cantilever bridges. MS/CUs archway & keystone of James Eads Bridge. MS/TLSs natural sandstone Arches & bridges in desert. TLSs early and contemporary arch bridges of wood, steel & concrete.
Bridges
H/a TLS suspension footbridge spanning river gorge. MS spider web, zoom in to spider in center. TLS Golden Gate Bridge. TLS Bay Bridge. TLS Golden Gate Bridge at sunset, angle facing out towards Pacific Ocean. Panning MS suspension cables. CU locks. MS cross-section of suspension cable on display, Golden Gate Bridge in BG-- sign says, GGB Mian Span 4200 ft; Cu thousands of steel cables comprising suspension cable. Panning LS long steel beam bridge spanning across deep & wide Royal Gorge. WLS Golden Gate Bridge & downtown San Francisco, puffy white clouds overhead. Archival color TLSs of "Galloping Gertie." twisting and swaying before collapsing on Nov 7, 1940. EST shots Floating Bridge (pontoon bridge) in Seattle, WA.
Bridges
TLS/LSs construction of bridge over fast-moving water, construction of piers to support bridge; concrete caissons are buried into river, crane removing silt from chambers so they sink. TLS/MSs workers painting bridge; MCU bucket of paint being hoisted up. TLS old steel truss bridge with graffiti on beams being dismantled; TL auto traffic stalled on bridge during construction; MS Road Closed sign blocking bridge in disrepair in countryside. LS/TLSs demolition of old bridges (explosion). TLSs stone arch bridge formerly over Thames, now spanning Colorado River at Lake Havasu, AZ.
Bridges
TLSs small ferry boat carrying Chevy truck crossing river. TLS ferry carrying blue stationwagon across river. TLS large ferry boat crossing San Francisco Bay. TLS Washington State ferry boats crossing bodies of water (one shot has nice view of Seattle skyline, including the Space Needle, in BG). LS freighter ship passing beneath high steel trestle bridge. TLS/MSs drawbridges (draw bridge) moving up and down and spinning around and twisting.
Kids with Parents
TLS Caucasian father & very young daughter playing on lawn outside old barn marked by wooden farming apparatus; he pushes her around in old-fashioned wooden wheelbarrow; giddy fun. Cut to MS Caucasian housewife / mother-- wearing blue knee-length skirt and sleeveless blue floral print shirt and white high heels-- and toddler in kitchen; infant wears bib, sits playing with food in high chair while mother cleans area around sink; she takes the food away, picks him up and puts him on floor; the toddler begins crying, and she comforts him by patting his red pants and talking baby talk. TLS Caucasian mother and two daughters walking down pretty country lane in spring-- yellow flowers are blooming, and it looks warm; Ma wears blue shorts, white tennis shoes, pink shirt, girls wear matching blue dresses; idyllic, happy, safe, content.
Kids with Parents
MS Caucasian mother, wearing pale yellow shirt and soft green skirt, seated on lawn furniture (sofa), 10-12 year old white boy seated near her with bizarre contraption on his head; he talks to camera, then blows into tube, and a stream of bubbles comes out of apparatus on his head; blowing bubbles. Cut to MCU Caucasian mother w/ infant girl in nursery; woman talks baby talk, tries to burp child, cradles her to her bosom, etc; MS same mother and girl kneeling on floor, playing with red ball in cramped nursery, playpen crib in BG. MS Caucasian mother, wearing black sleeveless dress, combing hair of curly-haired child in diapers, sitting on her lap with spoon in mouth; MSs same only the child now holds a cookie as Mom tries to pin the baby's cloth diaper; kid nibbles on cookie while she adjusts the diaper. TLS Caucasian woman wearing light purple dress tucking in baby for nap in crib in nursery, a hanging mobile (dangerous) above the bed; Mom exits and camera tracks in & tilts to CU of wide-eyed baby in bed. Great shot.
Kids with Parents
Nice TLS swing set in park with Caucasian parents pushing white children in swings. MCU little white girl with curly blond hair and big blue eyes drinking milk, pale blond mother holding the small glass for her; after a few tries she finishes all of it, then takes glass. MS Caucasian couple posing on green grass outside church or in park with twin infants (twins), both wearing frilly bonnets & dresses; the mother wears a light purple dress and the man wears a dress shirt and tie-- judging by the attire and the cars in the BG, this particular shot seems earlier than 1953, perhaps early to mid 1940s.
Kids with Parents
MS African-American mother with toddler daughter posing outside; Mom, wearing pale yellow dress, tickles daughter to make her smile and wave to camera, which she does. MS Caucasian mother, wearing colorful striped swimsuit, holding baby in swimming pool, baby kicking chubby legs to mimic the act of swimming; older boy swims into frame, eggs kid on. CU Caucasian father with slick black hair reading outside with young son; boys nods emphatically at something. TLS two white 10 yr old boys floating in inner tubes in suburban swimming pool, splashing each other; two girls of equal age in swimming suits watch on (one girl thinks this is the Riviera b/c she's not wearing a top, even though she's starting to develop breasts-- this is really creepy, mostly b/c there are adults present to stop such a thing from even happening and yet they elect to do nothing about it.
UFO Home Movies Dan Fry Archival
Shaky & quick shot of a white dot on an otherwise blank screen; looks like a glowing light bulb on a black screen, which is more than likely what it is, though the intent is to present a UFO. Panning LS desert landscape w/ mountains in BG & oasis w/ water in FG; different angle of same w/ white man standing in FG, lake in BG; MS white men, one wearing a Durango-like cowboy hat w/ severely bent brim, standing & talking on edge of lake; MS young man w/ 16mm film camera on tripod filming lake. Silly MSs two older Caucasian men, two white women & three little white girls, posing for the camera in woods, stopping to point & stare at something in the sky, apparently trying to recreate a UFO sighting or encounter; one bespectacled women takes pictures with still camera. Shaky & quick shots of strange lights (UFOs) against black background (nighttime sky)-- quite obviously these are frauds. Cut to MSs var angs white man wearing plaid flannel shirt in desert pointing out white cloth debris hanging from desert trees; this might be faked shot of UFO crash landing site ; film is slightly sped up.