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WETA "SPACES" 11/10/1982 IN 01.03.35-WETA credit/U.S. Department of Education Credit 01.03.48-Exterior window of "Eddie's Pizzeria", interior four junior high kids sitting in booth. Shot of two kids playing MS. PAC-MAN. C/S two hosts "Eric" and "Debbie" introduce show about science, technology, and kids' "futures". Much joking around about the role of science all around us [I detect a note of the coercive-yet-utopian technopolis idea]-ahah! Hosts tell us there will be info on "careers" in the sciences, through stories on a Desert ecology, a unique residential science education program, and TERMITES. 01.05.28-title sequence of program showing kids of all ethnicities being fascinated by scientific discovery. 01.06.15-Start of "ECOLOGY: The Earth Around You". Hosts and a young girl sit under tree in a park, talk about ECOSYSTEMS. At a couple of moments, the earnestness of our hosts is defeated by the presence of freeway traffic in the back of the shots. 01.07.21-Segment on Desert Ecologists, shots of one Ecologist working in a greenhouse, brushing leaves with a solution from a big beaker. Talks about learning to study the "natural pesticides" produced by some plants. Shots of CACTI and other DESERT plants. DESERT LANDSCAPES and large CACTUS. Good C/U of HONEYBEE feeding on a desert flower. V.o.-the scientist talks about how fragile the Desert ecosystem is, he thinks its important for him to get minority students interested in sciences. Shots of the Ecologist [Latino man] with black and Latino high school students in a classroom/lab. In another classroom, the Ecologist gives students a motivational slide show, shots of LABORATORY WORK and students. 01.11.38-Shot of the ecologist taking sample from skin of a cactus, v.o.-the development of GENETIC ENGINEERING will be a big breakthrough with "great benefits for mankind. 01.12.14-GOOFY intermission piece. A cartoon about CLONING identical trees to make "Supertrees" [hmmm. I guess no one thinks homogenizing the gene pool is a bad idea?]. No, apparently the forests of genetically engineered "Supertrees" will be better than ordinary forests developed through millions of years of evolution. 01.13.15-Hosts remind all you kids that you have to work and study hard in school and take all the math and science courses possible [Thanks, Department of Education!].
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01.14.19-shot of Colorado mountain stream in segment on Residential Science Education course for Native American kids. A teenage girl v.o.-she feels studying ecology is like the beliefs of her Native American ancestors. Shots of kids in the cafeteria of the program, Director of the program discusses the agenda of getting more Native Americans in scientific fields. Shots of kids discussing their new love of Ecology and Natural Sciences. Shots of a program fieldtrip in Mountainous region of Colorado, kids and teachers hiking on a trail, learning about trees. One girl talks about wanting to study Hydrology to help make better irrigation systems in Arizona, the commitment necessary to be a good scientist. Shots of "Powwow" at program, the v.o. describes the "unity" of the people there as American Indians. The descriptions tend both to lump all American Indians into one group regardless of differences, and to excessively romanticize the Indians' relationship to the land and life forms [some definite "myth of the noble savage" stuff]. 01.19.41-Another goofy intermission segment: Nature Photography, series of stills of Costa Rican wildlife, stop-motion animation of a 35 mm camera. Return to our friendly hosts, who urge all us kids to pick a narrow area of interest and devote ourselves to it, whether it's animals, astronomy, computers "or bugs". Then, develop the interest by finding out "what turns you on most about the world" [this is said way too earnestly to be some kind of sleazy double entendre] 01.21.20-Good shot of a giant TERMITE NEST in segment on an entomologyst studying ants and termites. C/U of TERMITES, C/U of termites tending to a giant QUEEN TERMITE. More footage of TERMITES doing that termite thing. The woman entomologist tells her life stories. Shots of kids at the "Insect Zoo" at the Smithsonian. A zoo worker holds a giant ELEPHANT BEETLE in her hands [about the size of a golf ball]. Shot of ANTS, shot of TERMITES. The entomologists says she was overjoyed to go to the Amazon and find termites that could defeat ants. Shot of a lab container where tiny TERMITES swarm over a much larger ANT. 01.27.02-Our hosts encourage all us kids to get into science. Segment on Ah Bing, developer of BING CHERRIES. The segment continues to tell how Chinese Americans developed lots of new strains of plants and grains. 01.29.02-Our hosts mercifully sign off the program, but get some gratuitous banter in under the credits. Closing credits 01.31.11--OUT
Horses
174-1 MCU horse herd in open field (col. neg and b.w print)
Wild Horses
175-1 Wild horse stampede, roundup, drive into corral sequence 175-2 watch man try to break horse sequence. Indians, cowboys to corral installation 175-3 Stallion in corral, breaks fence, runs sequence 175-4 Cowboys try to round up wild horses sequence 175-5 Black stallion and white horse fight then join rest of herd sequence 175-6 Cowboys round up horses and drive them home sequence
Hyenas/Jackals
176-1 Jackal or Hyena in jungle brush 176-2 DS jackal or hyena in jungle brush 176-3 DS jackal or hyena sitting in jungle grass or brush 176-4 MS jackal or hyena walks into frame and sits down in jungle grass 176-5 Ds jackal or hyena in brush runs to side and out of frame 176-6 Jackal or Hyena walks to side fg out of frame walks back in then out of side frame 176-7 MCU jackal or hyena walking back and forth with nose on ground 176-8 CU jackal orhyena walks to camera and out of frame 176-9 MS-DS 3 jackals, hyenas playing, 2 walk out of frame, 1 remains 176-10 MS-DS 2 jackals or hyenas in frame, 1 enters, all three play 176-11 MS-DS 2 jackals orhyenas in frame, follow one another out of frame 176-12 HI-DS quick cuts, jackal or hyena leaping, jumping to/away from camera 176-13 ECU Hyena 176-14 CU hyena standing
Rio De janeiro
186-3 day, street, tilt down 186-4 Coastal highway 186-5 night traffic 186-6 night traffic
New York (Can 2 of 3)
231-2 Ny townhouse night 231-6 MLS NY across water - day 231-7 tilt up to tall NY office building 231-11 Tilt down to chrysler bldg to street traffic 231-14 DS NY street traffic 231-16 DS NY street traffic to under camera
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WETA "SPACES" 7/15/1983 IN 00.59.20-WETA credit/U.S. Department of Education credit/ 00.59.40-opening footage of the earth viewed from orbit, images of larger Galaxy and universe, v.o. intones "the earth is all we have". TIME LAPSE of a SUNSET through clouds, c/s pigeon-like birds. C/S tiger, then white tiger, in zoo. V.o. refers to ECOLOGISTS as "planet doctors". Opening sequence of various kids being excited by science. 01.01.21-show opens. SPACES is a show to encourage kids to pursue SCIENCE. This is the same content of the show on WPA master 11264 but with a different female host. 01.02.27-segment on an Entomologist studying ANTS and TERMITES. Some footage of TERMITE NEST, closeups of TERMITES inside nests and in laboratory containers. The Entomologist [African-American woman] tells her life story as example to all the kids who want to work hard and pursue their interests in science. Shots of kids in the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian. 01.08.05-intermission segment on use of Cameras for ecologists. Some stills of variety of plant and bird life on a tropical tree. 01.09.05-Hosts entice kids toward science by talking about the inquisitive nature of scientific method. 01.09.45-Segment on a Desert Ecologist studying the natural insect resistance of some DESERT PLANTS. The Ecologist [Latino man] talks about his work and also his mission to get minority kids involved in science. Some stills and panoramics of DESERT, CACTUS, and other DESERT PLANTS. Scientist (functioning as teacher) shows slides from slide projector to classroom of students (junior high maybe?). Shots of young students working in laboratories. The Ecologist gives a brief speech about how GENETIC ENGINEERING is going to improve life. 01.14.34-intermission segement with a cartoon about GENETICALLY ENGINEERED "Supertrees". Hosts encourage kids to get into science. 01.17.00-Segment on Ecology school for Native American teens in Colorado. Some shots of mountain streams, trees, mountains, etc. Some serious romanticizing of American Indians' relationship to the land, with the tendency to compress all Indian nations into one homogenous whole. 01.22.31-hosts encourage kids to get into science. Short segment on the varieties of plants developed by Chinese and Chinese-American scientists. Shots of a bunch of junior-high kids in a pizzeria talking and playing video games, properly multiethnic. Hosts mercifully end their banter and joking around. Credits/PBS ID 01.27.09
Spaces - Computers and Video Games
"SPACES" is a program intended to get kids to pursue careers in science. Computers and Video Games
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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
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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
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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
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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.