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WETA "SPACES" 11/22/1982 IN 13.51.36 This is the film transfer of DESERT FOOTAGE used in SPACES SERIES. BEES in a large yellow flower, a CACTUS, c/u CACTUS SPINES, l/s large group of CACTI, Pullback/zoom of large CACTUS. m/s-zoom on CACTUS with broad, flat sections and many spines [PRICKLY PEAR???]. c/s-pullback of pricklypear CACTUS. Detail of spines and blossom on cactus. Detail of another kind of cactus, C/S a yellow flower. Pan over large purple flowers in desert. C/S blossoms and buds on a thin branch, C/S HONEYBEE and flower on similar plant. 13.55.30-end of reel-13.55.47 Still of sandy hill with wind-eroded rock pillars in Desert. Same still, then pan r-l over the DESERT landscape, patches of brush in foreground, distant mountains in back. More stills of desert landscape, including a Desert lake with rocks. Shots of CACTI, unusually shaped. Good C/U detail of CACTUS SPINES, spiky plants. 13.58.31--OUT
Spaces
WETA "SPACES" 8/06/1983 WETA credit/U.S. Department of Education credit "SPACES" is a program intended to encourage kids to pursue study and careers in science
Spaces
11.18.37-short segment on the amount of energy used in one person eating a hamburger, with cartoons showing the transport of grain, feed, cattle, other products, etc. 11.20.12-the hosts encourage kids to think about what problems there will be in the future and orient their career goals accordingly [somehow, this is not "profiteering"]. 11.20.53-Story on kids at the Southwest Science Fair in Albuquerque, NM. Shots of kids with their exhibits. Kids talk about how they got their projects together and who helped them. One girl talks about her project on solar home heating. Another boy talks about his project on AIR POLLUTION, measuring and finding composition of pollution to show how it could be eliminated. More shots of the science fair, of the profiled kids getting awards. 11.26.58-back to our hosts, who continue to tell corny jokes and then the program ends. Closing credits 11.29.02-OUT
Spaces
WETA "SPACES" 8/06/1983
Crowds/Audience (Can 1 of 2)
250-1 People walking (b/w pos) 250-3 People 250-5 Crowds (b/w neg) 250-6 Crowds (b/wneg.) 250-7 Crowds (b/w neg.) 250-8 Crowds (b/w neg.) 250-10 Crowds inline dancing (b/w neg.)
Crowds/Audience
250-4 Radio announcer (col. neg.) 250-20 CU babies (col. neg.) 250-21 Birth of a baby (col. neg.) 250-22 Infant with toy (col. neg.) 250-13 Man in uniform look at drawing (b/w neg.) 250-15 Woman into car, drives away (b/w neg.) 250-18 men in uniform look at drawing (b/w neg.) 250-19 boy and girl playing (b/w neg.)
Aviation History
300-2 Old sail plane in flight (b/w neg.) 300-5 prop plane in flight (color neg. and pos.)
Freeway/Cars (can 1of 2)
330-4 Freeway Ramp (color pos) 330-5 Freeway ramp (color pos.) 330-9 DS Freeway traffic (b/w pos) 330-10 DS Freeway traffic (b/w pos) 330-11 DS Freeway traffic (b/w pos) 330-16 Aerial freeway day (color pos.) 330-17 Aerial freeway day (color pos.) 330-20 Car dr. in palm beach (b/w pos) 330-19 track, trains, cars on highway (b/w pos) 330-23 Car stops for boy and ball (b/w pos) 330-22 Car parked incountry (b/w pos)
Spaces - "Space"
Animation of a satellite in outer space; VO of Dr. Patricia Cowings discussing how her research contributes to space exploration. Illustrations of space, stars and nebula. Picture of Earth from space.
The World Parade: America's Highest Spots
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #991477 A Castle Films Production. Edited by EUGENE W. CASTLE. A short film depicting several United States National Parks, each a landmark in its own right. Intertitles separate (and narrate) the action. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico: EST shots inside the caverns as park rangers with torches go underground. Excellent shots of the King's Chamber, of stalagmites and stalactites. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: nice EST shots as seen from a tour bus. Good shots of folks going down Jacob's Ladder and walking on the Bright Angel Trail. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: EST aerials, a small plane in FG. Great LS's of Old Faithful erupting. Niagara Falls, New York: Obvious EST shots of the giant waterfall.
1930s - The World Parade: Washington D.C. - The Stately Capitol
Aerials of the Capitol Building, one directly overlooking it. Capitol Building. People ascending and descending steps of the Capitol; hole appears showing interior of Congress in session.
Man in Greenhouse
An excerpt from a news interview of an unknown botanist, shot in a greenhouse. Though there is a mag track attached, there is no audio. All talking heads, nothing to write home about.
Vocabulary Skills
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 210677 A Coronet instructional film for high school students, about reading and reading comprehension. Opens in a classroom, during a spelling bee. Jack (our hero) is asked the word "inchoate". He misses it. Sue answers correctly. MS of Jack sitting at a desk, scratching his head. MS's and CU's of Jack approaching Sue after class, asking her how she knew the right answer. This is a study in horrible, stilted acting. MS's of Jack at home, sitting on a couch and about to enjoy a tasty snack before getting into his homework. CU of a biology textbook, words like "enzymes", "juices" and "plasma" being highlighted. CU of text with words blacked out (must be the FOIA textbook... hee, hee). Excellent CU of Jack, slang words appearing around him (words like "sure", "swell", "fine", "neat", "OK", "you know", "kind of", "terrific", and, um, "great"). CU of a notebook: written there is the definition and usuage of "inchoate". MS's of Jack at home, reading and writing (doing homework). CU of Jack's notebook: definitions and usuage of the words "photosynthesis", "automation", and "parallel", the latter also given a visual treatment to the words various meanings and implications (gym bars, train tracks, etc). Cut to the same with "hand": CU's of a hand, hands clapping, a clock face, a pencil being passed. CU's of handwritten text (Jack's school reports and essays), fingers pointing to new vocabulary words. MS of Jack, wearing a letterman's jacket, standing at a military airfield with two pals of his, watching helicopters carry heavy loads (Jack manages to use one of his news vocab words, "flail"). MS of Jack and pal loitering in a hallway, two girls walking by; Jack calls one of them "loquacious". MS of a teacher writing on a chalkboard. MS of same teacher talking to another teacher after class about a female student and her "furtive" glances. CU of the word in the dictionary. MS of Jack's father reading the paper, sitting in a comfy chair; he doesn't know the meaning of the word "inchoate", mentions this to his wife; Jack overhears and come to the english lesson rescue.
I See Chicago: The Space Age
On Preview Cassette # 218329 A news production about Chicago's contribution to the United States space program. Opens with an EST shot of the Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University; cut to high angle MS of a scientist (Dr. Aaron Heinrich) and a student standing at a machine (computer?); low angle INT shot of the observatory's dome and telescope; CU's of Dr. Aaron Heinrich (sp) and student; MS of another student turning on a television (followed by great CU of the screen), diss to LS's of a rocket taking off from a launchpad. LS of the dome oscillating; MS of the telescope; CU of dials and gears on a control panel. Excellent ECU's of a TV relaying images of the cosmos. Cut back to the rocket, now a distant dot in the stratosphere. Newsreel of JOHN GLENN and his excursion aboard the Friendship 7: CU's and MS's of Glenn (in space suit) squeezing into the tiny capsule; CU's and MS's of ground control talking on radios, preparing for liftoff; LS's of the liftoff. MS's of a contracting truck driver (INT cab) driving on Chicago's Kennedy Expressway (which probably hadn't yet been named as such since JFK was still alive). Excellent montage of men and women at work in a television assembly plant. MS of 2 men lifting a TV in ashowrrom, placing it on a raised tier; a woman and salesman enter frame, walk to the TV. CU's of the sale. MS of a man in a lab coat putting restraints around a small rocket silo. Tight LS inside an engineering room, numerous men working at desks, their backs to the camera. MS's of a man testing a manufactured unit at a desk. Panning CU of a mainframe computer, a reel-to-reel deck gathering information for processing. MS's and CU's of assemblers. MS of a man retesting circuitry (an unholy mess of electrical wires). MS of man assembling completed circuits. MS's and LS's of people standing in line for public assistance (unemployment lines); CU of an old fashioned card catalogue filing system. MS's and CU's of a young engineering graduate of Northwestern University talking to the camera about his career options (though he wants to stay in Illinois he knows he'll only find a job on the West or East Coasts). Accompanying him is his wife and their adorable four kids (the oldest, a boy, sleeps soundly on the kitchen table). EST and INT shots of University of Illinois's Stage Field (?), or what remains of it. CU of a plaque inside a hall: ON DECEMBER 2, 1942, MAN ACHIEVED HERE THE FIRST SELF-SUSTAINING CHAIN REACTION AND THEREBY INITIATED THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.
MGM Trailers
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 210106 1) ON BORROWED TIME (1939) Starring LIONEL BARRYMORE, BOBS WATSON and SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE. Directed by HAROLD BUCQUET. Based upon the novel and play of the same name by PAUL OSBORN. This particular trailer lauds not only the film industry, but also the book and theater ones. CU's of books being taken from a stack. LS's of Broadway, the Great White Way, at night; superimposition of clapping hands. LS's of evening movie premieres. This is a big ol' tear jerker for the entire family. Seems to be about a dying grandfather and a grandson not willing to let the old man go. I'll bring the hankies if you bring the popcorn. 2) JOHNNY EAGER Starring ROBERT TAYLOR, LANA TURNER and VAN HEFLIN. "A roaring blast of dynamic action". "It's TNTerrific". A crime-noir-thriller cum love story. Lots of fighting and loving. 3) THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944) Starring BEN JOHNSON, PHYLLIS BAXTER, ROBERT WALKER, TIM MURDOCH and SPENCER TRACY. Directed by MERVYN LEROY. "MGM presents with supreme pride its intensely human production of one of the bravest and most heart touching stories ever written..." Based upon the true story of the Doolittle Raid, a secret World WarTwo mission in whihc USAF pilots attacked Tokyo. A love- human interest- war story. 4) HONKY TONK (1941) Starring CLARK GABLE and LANA TURNER. Also starring FRANK MORGAN, CLAIRE TREVOR, MARJORIE MAIN, ALBERT DEKKER and CHILL WILLS. "An amazing action attraction co-starring your favorite romantic team in a story as warm as their first kiss". Lots of kissing, fighting, romancing, and gunfighting in teh Old West.
Ho Chi Minh City - "POV Street Scenes"
POV traveling shot from inside of van, mixed traffic of automobiles, buses, bicycles, motorbikes, and pedestrians; adult Vietnamese man passes van on moped, people sitting on sidewalk in BG; adult man driving motorbike behind van; passing traffic and buildings, crossing bridge over the Saigon River lined with shacks; passing traffic and buildings, some adult women wearing conical hats. POV from inside van stopped in traffic behind a black sedan, silhouettes of the driver and a passenger in front seat; mixed bicycle and motorbike traffic, multiple adult men and women riding mopeds in tandem; moped traffic on street, child running across street.
Da Nang - "Street Scenes & Han River"
POV from river walk area of adult Vietnamese men and women standing at end of pier; boat traffic on Han River in BG. Young Vietnamese male and female teenagers gathered at the end of the pier, one girl barefoot and hanging off guard rail; large ferry-like boat docked in BG. Several open patio umbrellas set-up in plaza area with chairs. A few Vietnamese male children gathered beneath umbrellas, looking at something in the distance; one of the boys drinking from cup and spitting. Street traffic driving in front of French Colonial building; old truck creating large exhaust plumes followed mainly by bicycles and motorbikes. Bicycles and motorbike traffic passing by; elderly adult Vietnamese man smoking cigarette in FG; boards a small three-wheeled vehicle. Motorboat traffic on Han River, pedestrians in BG.
Assorted 1970's Ads
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 991926 An assorted collection of television commercials from the 1970's, in the following order... 1) AMC CONCORD BL- CU of a young blond woman, daddy's little girl, raising her sunglasses at the sight of aforementioned automobile. She wants the car. MS's of her inspecting it, telling the driver she has to have it. Daddy buys the car from him. Closing LS of the car on deck of daddy's yacht. 2) AMC CONCORD DL - MS's of a marine sergeant and a corporal in dress fatigues, about to go on leave. The latter drives the Concord, while the Sgt gets jealous about it all. MS of the men inspecting the plush interior. 3) AMC CONCORD DL - Set at a mock awards ceremony. Great MS's of a hammy yet elegantly dressed man and woman opening the envelope, announcing the winner... it's the Concord! MS of the audience clapping excitedly, followed by LS of the car on a float being brought in. 4) TOYOTA COROLLA - Set in a bank. A man is approved for a car loan. Delighted, he says he needs to find a car worth the money. Voila, an utterably ugly yellow car magically appears in the bank's lobby. Everyone rushes over to check it out. MS of the man throwing his hat into the car through an open hatchback. MS of the man sitting in the driver's seat, waving a girl into the car. LS of them driving off. 5) ESMARK INDUSTRIES - MS's of man, woman and child planting in a field on a summery late afternoon. MS of a gas station attendant cleaning a car's front windshield. Product shots of Swift Bacon and Peter Pan Peanut Butter. Product shot of Playtex wares. 6) Same material as last, only quicker and with different editing. 7) DANNON YOGURT - Mostly product shots against a black BG. 8) TONE BEAUTY SOAP - MS of a sweaty woman in tennis whites walking off an outdoor court to talk to the camera. CU's of her swabbing herself down in the shower. CU of her parting the clear shower curtain, waxing sexy to the cam. 9) OIL OF OLAY - mostly product shots, some good CU's of a model applying the creme rinse. 10) MCDONALD'S - we have an all-time winner here, folks... of what I have no idea. This downright weird ad needs to be seen to be believed. And seen again to make sure you just saw what you think you just saw. Opens with high angle LS's of several young, uniformed McDonald's employees singing and dancing in a mountian meadow a la The Sound of Music. Mind you, they're not there to investigate a new location, they're there to be happy and gay and spread that loveable McDonald's spirit. LS's of them singing and dancing in a field of cows (oh, the cows must absolutely LOVE that). HIgh angle tight LS of them doing the same in a billowing grain field... why not sing and dance in the polyurethane container factory? McDLT anyone? MS of a spriteful female employee dancing up to a family of three (mom, dad, lil MIkey) enjoying a meal on a McDonald's patio; CU of kid biting into burger, immediately saying that it's terrific (how would he know when he spits half of it out trying to say his line).
Lincoln-Mercury Ads
Preview Cassette 220370 An assortment of Lincoln-Mercury ads from the 1970's, in the following order... 1) MERCURY MONTEGO - LS of several '74 luxury cars pulling into the brick driveway of a fancy Swiss-styled mansion. Many LS's of the Montego driving through the country. MS's of blindfolded adults being led into a Montego for a road test (no, they are NOT driving). CU's of customer testimonials in favor of the Montego. 2) LINCOLN CONTINENTAL AND CONTINENTAL MARK IV - Many LS's of the cars, either parked or driving through various locales. Good MS, INT car, driver in seat. MS of the grill, car driving. 3) LINCOLN CONTINENTAL - MS's of Retired Lt. Col. Arch Giffin walking from golf course, golf bag slung over shoulder. MS of Arch, blindfolded, being helped onto the passenger seat of a Continental; he goes for a road test. Many LS's of the car driving. CU of Arch giving his testimonial. He likes it, he likes it! 4) LINCOLN-MERCURY USED CARS - LS's of older models being driven. CU's of steering wheel and control panels. MS of a power window being lowered. 5) MONTEGO - an odd vignette of a prized electronics technician getting into the backseat of a specially equipped Montego so he can make a portable, palm-sized television within 16 hours. That sounds like fun, doesn't it? Wonder what and the two drivers talked about. Great CU's of electronics being assembled, of cards being put together and sodered. Some spilt-screen work of the man working and a particularly bumpy road. CU of the finished TV being turned on. 6) MONTEGO - MS's of a magician boxing up a car, then sawing it in half with an industrial power saw; the box unfolds to reveal the "new" Montego. Excellent showroom shots of the car's INT and EXT. 7) MONTEGO - another road test commercial. Nothing new here. 8) COUGAR XR-7 - MS's of a sultry Farrah wanna-be strutting through the halls of a mansion; though her hair is initially pulled back it eventually falls into fine feathered Farrah-dom. She gets into a conveniently parked Cougar and drives around. CU's of the interior, of the dashboard and features and such. All this is intercut with MS's of a real cougar frolicing on a beach, on sand dunes. The model drives to the beach, parks by the shore. MS's of the cat walking around and on the car; she gets out, pets the cat, and takes off her dress to reveal a white bathing suit. 9) COUGAR XR-7 - MS's of a cougar walking around a mansion, at night. Product shots of a Monte Carlo and Grand Prix. MS's of the car's interior and exterior (includes great shot of the sunroof opening, revealing the cougar on the roof). MS of a foofy-haired model sitting in the backseat and petting the cougar in her lap; a man in a tuxedo gets behind the wheel, looks back, smiles. Smooth. 10) MERCURY COMET and CAPRI - Mercury's economy line. MS of a gas hose acting like a startled snake in a white lighting studio. An adorable cougar cub wrestles the hose into submission. Your winner, and new Intercontinental Champion... good product shots of the two fairly disparate (in design) cars. Excellent interior shots of both as the cute cat climbs in and messes with the features, playfully showing them off. Much too cute, very precious. 11) The entire LINCOLN-MERCURY line - Remember how L-M always ended their commercials with the cougar growling atop the L-M sign? Ever wonder how they did that? Well, wonder no more for this ad wants to satisfy you... and interest you in their product line, of course. Great MS's of the cougar running loose in a white lighting studio while two trainers try to act like the cat's REALLY loose. Inadvertently (I'm sure) the cat ends up showing off the entire L-M line of cars. MS of the cat being collared and led up a catwalk (no, really, no kidding) onto the sign.
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Ads
on preview cassette 211782 B Ah, sweet, nourishing beer... ah, sweet, nourishing, and cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon! Do not watch this film alone or for too long for no work will get done. An assortment of commercials for God's gift to stomachs everywhere, in the following order... 1) A highwheeler race. A high-wheeler is one of those old-fashioned bicycles with the ridiculously oversized front wheel. This taked place in present (1970) day, with the riders dressed in 1910 white flannel baseball uniforms. Many MS's of these men riding through the countryside. CU's of beer being poured into large glass goblets. MS's of people cheering the riders, drinking their beer. 2) Train riding in the 1890's. Some great LS's of a train rolling through a late autumn afternoon countryside. MS of a man and woman in fancy period dress walking into the dining car, a maitre d showing them a table. CU of man ordering two Pabsts to start off. CU's of beer being poured from a tap into large glass goblets, then brought to table for the folks to enjoy. 3) A music hall in the 1890's. MS's of men sitting at tables or at the bar at a music hall, a chanteuse emerging from a curtain to sing. CU's of her working the room, particularly the table of a young blond man, his first time there. CU's of beer being poured from a tap. CU of a glass of beer being shuttled down the length of a bar and into a customer's waiting hand. MS of the singer tossing a rose to the young man. High angle MS of the man standing and saluting her intentions by raising his drink into the air. 4) An outdoor horse auction in the 1890's. MS's of men in swell hats drinking beer and bidding for horses. Eventually turns into a game of price-gouging. CU's of beer being drawn from wooden kegs. 5) A semi-tie-in with Barbra Streisand's "Hello, Dolly". Many INT shots of a gorgeous, antique, totally restored saloon. 6) Quick spot. INT shots of a parlor circa 1890's. Completely restored room. CU's of old-time songbooks on a piano. CU's of a Pabst bottle and full glass of beer on a lazy susan filled with cheese and apples. 7) Same as #5 but with no movie tie-in. Many INT shots of antique bar, Good MS's of design and decor. 8) Scullying in the late 1890's. Scullying is much akin to crew rowing. MS's and LS's of men racing boats in a river. MS of a cannon going off, ending the race. MS's of people cheering from the riverbank, drinking beer. CU'sof men drawing beer from a wooden keg by the river. MS's of men throwing the losing coxsman into the river. 9) EXT shots of the old Milwaukee Pabst brewery. MS's of a spokesman walking through the building's interior, talking "old time" and "tradition" to the camera. CU of beer being poured into a glass. 10) INT shots of the old Milwaukee Pabst brewery, a spokeman standing by several huge beer vats. EXT shots of the brewery. MS of pitchman walking onto a crowded patio, stopping at an empty table. CU of him pouring himself a beer.
Da Nang Drive, Late Afternoon
01:31:36:- traveling shot along Da Nang Drive, the camera inside a motor taxi; they pass an old truck filled with personal belongings on the right. Cut to another travelling shot along Da Nang Drive, this one passing a Buddhist cemetery (Mahayana Buddhists aren't traditionally buried, so these are either stupas or the graves of Theravada Buddhists).
Morning on the Hue River
01:31:55:- excellent peek-a-boo shot of two grass collectors on a small boat in the Hue River, much vegetation in the FG; great composition. Cut to wide LS of the river, the grass collectors barely visible in the FG; great shot, very hazy and impressionistic; looks like a landscape painting. Tight LS of various types of boats on the river, many people fishing from them. Cut to the peekaboo shot of the grass collectors, zoom out to resume wide LS (telephoto lens, deep focus). Cut to more tight LS's of life on the Hue River; the sun rises very, very slowly, shifting and stretching the colors. Hazy tight LS's of a bridge over the river, people on bicycles passing over it. More tight LS's of boats and the riverfront area. 01:41:46:- colorful MS and tight LS of a man crouched and painting a railing while another man wstanding with a bicycle watches on; they talk; great shadows and colors, very rich. Cut to wide LS of the yellow and red building, a small home jutting out into the river (still under construction, it seems)... great shot, nice composition. 01:42:54:- More panning LS's of the bridge over the Hue River. More tight LS's of boats on the river. 01:45:23:- LS's of a hotel under construction, workers at work; pan left to wide LS of Hue River. More tight LS's of boats on the river.
Central Hospital
01:47:39:- Inside a Vietnamese hospital, the video producers being given a tour of the facilities: MS's of surgery being performed, one on a man's stomach, another on a man's back (two separate surgeries, shot through open doors); CU's of doctors' faces; great lighting; MS of an operating room, a man having a procedure done to his stomach, followed by CU of man under local anaesthetic. MS's inside an infirmirary, perhaps their version of an ICU, as the producer and several Vietnamese doctors in residence talk about procedures and sanitary conditions (some of the doctors seem to balk at the notion of wearing masks). MS's of nurses, of rooms and such. 01:52:07:- EXT hospital, on immediate grounds. MS's of producer and the hospital concierge walking and talking. 01:52:50:- Various shots inside a classroom: MS's of young male and female adults in white scrubs, sitting at desks with pens and notebooks; CU's of pens and notebooks; CU's and MS's of the hospital staff (students); MS of the producer talking to the class about the things he's brought to help them out; MS's of the staff smiling and laughing, listening to the translation. More of the same but in a different room with different lighting (better shots of the producer talking to the class, explaining his ultimate purpose for being there).
Assorted 1970's Ads
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 210313 A literal hodge-podge of American television commercials from the 1970's, in the following order...(ON PREVIEW TAPE # 991881) 1) ALKA-SELTZER - MS's of a young married couple getting ready for bed. The wife lies in bed and flips through a cookbook, while the husband stands in the bathroom, trying to ease the pain of his wife's experimental dumpling dinner by secretly taking a dose of A-S. She declares the next evening's dinner will be poached oysters. Yuck. 2) SOS SCOURING PADS - crude animation of a verbal street battle between pink and blue scouring pads, culminating in a water duel at five paces. Blue wins. Go, Blue. 3) ALKA-SELTZER GOLD - funny MS's of a man wandering through his umpteenth high school reunion, trying to figure out whose meal repeatedly gives him heartburn. Is it Angora Angie's sumptuous Macaroni and Cheese? Or is it...? 4) ERICH SEGAL'S "OLIVER'S STORY" - advertising a book on TV? Whoa, that's odd. 5) SANKA COFFEE - MS's of various people drinking coffee (different strokes for different folks): a man in his pajamas standing outside a parked mobile home; a sailor returns home; a showgirl steals one last sip before going on-stage; cowhands rustles up by a campfire (daytime); man cheering at a sporting event; inner city busybodies hanging out of windowsills, and so on. 6) ALKA-SELTZER - another late night: LS's and MS's of a diner, the parking lot filled with truck drivers and such; two drivers get into a trcuk, drive off; CU's of the two drivers in the darkened cab, one of them suffering from heartburn. LS of a truck pulling into a truck stop, a glowing Alka-Seltzer sign hanging over the establishment. 7) ALKA-SELTZER - an ultimately funny spot about beating "the blahs". MS of a bundled man holding a MIAMI sign while standing by the side of a wintry road; a car pulls up, the window rolls down; the female passenger states that she's only going to Fort Lauderdale, a mere 30 mins outside of Miami; the man is viciously dejected, mopes back to the curb. MS of a sad-looking man in a tie sitting at a table, dropping a packet of A-S into a glass of water... unfortunately he's forgotten to take the tablets out of the package. 8) BENSON & HEDGES 100'S - quick spot for their brand of cigarettes. A product shot, not much more. 9) BENSON & HEDGES 100'S - a silly black and white romp about the pleasure of smoking their brand of cigarette. MS of a suave cat burglar robbing the wall safe of a fancy home; an alarm sounds and he slips behind the curtains, his lit cigarette protruding through the part. MS of a haggard man on a shifty raft in the middel of the ocean, several cartons of cigarettes his companion; zoom in to CU as he brings a smoke to his lips; he's sad as he doesn't have a light. MS on the set of a World War One drama, a capper boy standing next to an American doughboy; the capper boy claps and breaks the cigarette dangling from the actor's lip. 10) IVORY LIQUID DISH SOAP - CU testimonial, conducted on a sunny park bench, of a 37 year old housewife, about how much she enjoys life. MS's of her riding a bike with her son. CU of her washing dishes in her kitchen (focused on her hands). MS of her at home, talking to an interviewer about the importance of having soft, nice-looking hands when she goes out. CU's of her hands, her wedding ring. 11) JACOBSEN GARDEN TRACTOR - MS's of a man operating a riding tractor: he cuts grass, rotor tills the backyard, plows the earth. CU's of the steering wheel and engine cover being lifted off. 12) ROLAIDS - MS's of people at work and telling the camera how they spell relief: a barber in a barber shop, a truck driver outside his cab, a lady bowler at the lanes. CU of a beaker filled with a pink liquid; Rolaids are introduced, turning the liquid clear. 13) ACCENT FLAVOR ENHANCER - MS of a housewife preparing dinner in her kitchen, talking to the camera about the product. CU of her pouring an amount into a measuring spoon; CU of her adding the spoonful into a bowl of raw meat. 14) SEARS MEN'S STORE - quick spot about buying a business suit for around $80. Ah, inflation rears its head again. 15) JACOBSEN RIDING MOWER - MS's of a man mowing his lawn, showing off the product's features. 16) JC PENNEY - MS of a man in his underwear, sitting on a hotel room bed, talking to the camera. With the help of an open suitcase he shows all the great unmentionables his wife bought him: boxer shorts, t-shirts, tightie whities. At the end he remarks how she forgot to pack his socks, razor, suit, and so on. 17) DENTYNE - CU of an attractive young blond woman brushing her teeth... boy, does she look happy and pert! MS of her arriving at the park, interrupting a group of boys' frisbee fun. The circle descends on the carefree and liberated woman. MS of her showing one of them how to toss a frisbee. He steals a kiss. When she seems flattered and not wanting to kill the rest of the boys want a free lesson as well. Stupid, very stupid. 18) Unknown, possibly a TV show - low angle LS of a man having fun parasailing... until a CU of the tow rope fraying and breaking. Zooming in CU of a woman screaming. CU and MS of a young couple on a boat, kissing passionately. LS of a luxury car breaking a wood gate and driving into a park; MS, from INT car, of a young woman being chased down by the car. Action, adventure, crime thriller.