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Boats in a River
00:00:18:- nice tight LS of a small boat rowing in a sunny river; a small smoking steamer passes them.
Students at the Central Hospital in Hue
00:00:58:- MS's inside a language lab at the Central Hospital in Hue: students with earphones sit at cubbies (study carrels), reading text and listening to an instructor speak in English. CU of text (in English) in a student's hand. MS and CU of the moderator seated at the head of class, speaking into a mic attached to a headset. CU's of students reading along. MS of a student, the teacher's reflection in a glass beside him (nice shot). 00:04:42:- EST shots of an herbal medicine room, a nurse sitting at a desk working beneath a large chart of herbs. MS of the nurse, pan R to CU of jars of herbs. CU of several jars of herbs in a blue liquid. CU's of nurse and the papers she is scrupulously studying. CU of several students standing in the doorway, listening to someone talk. MS of a young man leaning on a railing of a walkway outside the herb room; a rather picturesque rice paddy is in the immediate BG; zoom in to LS of rice pickers working in the paddy. Cut to more focused shots of the workers in the paddy. 00:07:52:- Panning CU of corked bottles on a counter in a chemistry lab; some contain liquids, some don't, all are labeled. MS's and CU's of female students in lab coats standing behind the counter, talking and preparing for a lab experiment. CU of a student slipping two vials into a counter of some kind, altering dials and gauges; zoom out to MS of three students at work. CU of several vials with long pipettes in a holder, a student adding chemicals. MS's of students having fun with chemicals. 00:11:40:- LS's (taken from back of class) inside a classroom as students in white frocks talk; at the chalkboard are two students writing solutions to a problem. MS's of students diligently writing on chalkboard (sideview and from behind). MS and CU of the class instructor at the chalkboard, talking to the class, writing on the chalkboard. MS's of students sitting at desks, listening and writing in notebooks (taken from head of class). More shots from the back of the class. 00:16:50:- MS's inside a computer room as a male and female student work at an old computer (looks like an Apple IIE). CU of her hands at the keyboard. CU of the monitor as a program boots up. CU's of their faces. 00:19:08:- MS's of students in a lab, peering into microscopes. CU of a test tube holder, several tubes filled with colorful liquids.
Interview with Vietnamese Students
00:20:34:- MS of a dozen or so university students sitting on sand in a shady wood (looks like a campground). The video crew tries to get them to sing a Vietnamese song. They try, but their spirits (shyness) aren't up to the task. As one student puts it, WE ARE VERY TIRED SO WE CANNOT SING A SONG. MS of the same girl talking about how she would like to see better relations between the United States and Vietnam. CU's of other students more or less saying the same (hopeful for a better future). Some good quotes from the class' teacher. MS of the class singing JINGLE BELLS (it must be, like, ninety degrees out and they're singing songs about one-horse open sleighs?). CU interview with a 16 year old girl named Anh (cute girl with a lip impediment when she speaks): she talks about what she's studying, her family, what her parents do, what she likes about the US, and music.
Trip to a Pagoda
00:31:33:- late afternoon travelling shots along a river (cam on boat): houseboats, shorelife, farmers in straw hats tending to small fields, rippling water, a steel bridge, a ferry flying two Vietnamese flags, ramshackle shore homes, a community of houseboats in the center of the river, etc. Good material. 00:35:20:- great LS of the river, a fine afternoon haze and willowy tree branches obstructing the way; pan R to the grounds of the pagoda, several men standing idly by and smoking cigarettes. EST shots of the well-maintained (restored) pagoda and not-so well-maintained accoutrements (weathered stone temples and towers; great yet obsolete architecture). Panning MS of a cow and a calf grazing on the grounds. Great landscape shot, the view from the pagaoda (steamy mountains more implied than visible; painterly vegetation). MS and CU details of ornate hedging ledges of temples and towers. MS of a cow grazing, a man in white watching on. More EST shots of the pagoda and grounds. MS's of a man with bales of grass slung over his shoulders walking through the stone west gate. 00:43:12:- dramatic, excellent CU of a golden statue of Buddha, the head in silouette and a ring of sunfire orange and red behind it. Dark shot (as if the lenscap was left on), sound of a prayer bell being rung; the singing of a prayer follows; a candle is lit in what seems the far distance. Panning CU of the gold Buddha statue (more visible detail, nice shot). Grainy CU of several sticks of incense being lit in the temple, placed on an ornate altar. 00:50:33:- More EST shots of pagoda's grounds (hills, scenery, gates, mountains, roads, vegetation, etc.). Tight LS of the video crew posing in front of a pagoda tower. More EST shots of the area, late afternoon (nice lighting). Great picturesque wide LS's of a small boat rowing along the river, the sun washing everything golden (no strong tones). Excellent LS's of the river as the sun starts to set, washing out the hills and making the trees glow; great explosive reflections off the river. Fantastic wide LS's of the sunset as seen from a boat; two rowers (in silouette) are in FG. More travelling shots of river-life: houseboats, rice farmers, the sunset, a rusty steel bridge, a man swimming in the river, a new bridge, etc.
Beach, Afternoon, With Students
05:00:11:- CU Interview with Lien, an attractive and quite charming 17 year old female student. Interview is conducted on a makeshift Hue beach, much noise in the BG. She and the video producer talk about where she goes to school, a song she sang earlier on, and a move she is to make with her family to Canada. She then sings a Vietnamese song about the importance of parents; zoom in to ECU of her eyes as she swoons; pan L to CU of a friend accompanying her. Afterwards they continue the conversation, talking about American vs Vietnamese dating habits (Americans fall in love too young; Vietnamese girls don't date until they're 19, don't smoke or drink wine... a little beer is okay, though), and what their greatest hopes from life are (world peace, no war, and better relations between the Vietnamese and US governments). 05:11:39:- MS's and CU's of the fairly large group of Vietnamese students sitting under a tarp for a photo opportunity. Ray, a polite yet burly member of the video crew (check out his crazy Appalacian Mountainman beard) talks with them about school and music. Good MS of Ray (with his beard and sunglasses he looks like a wayward member of ZZ Top) playing an untuned guitar that is also missing several strings... strumming the pop chords of death.
Beach Time with Hai and Hip
05:14:20:- EST shots of a scenic Vietnamese beach, the Pacific Ocean looking not so tough, on an early afternoon. People walk about the golden yellow sand, while others play in the water. Several junky rowboats are beached on shore. A few crude tents have been erected, where several local youth are gathered. Among these youth are Hai and Hip, two brothers and the semi-focus of this series. Good CU's and MS's of them under the tarp, lounging with friends. MS's of Hai and Hip walking along the beach (away from camera), along the shore (towards the camera). More EST shots of the beach, the ocean, the waves breaking. MS's of several male teens playing in the ocean.
Northern River Otter
Master 2115, Part 1 MS Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) swimming along shoreline of river. MS otter swimming in water.
Grizzly Bear with babies
Master 2116, Tape 1 MS female (sow) Grizzly Bear, aka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) laying in the grass with her 6 month old triplets. The babies cuddle together.
Atlantis Fritillary Butterfly
Master 2117 Part 1 Atlantis Fritillary Butterfly ( Speyeria atlantis ) CU of butterfly on a purple flower (thistle). Zoom in to extreme CU of the butterfly getting nectar from the flower (feeding). Zoom out to MS and then back in on butterfly eating. Bee flies in and lands on the flower. MS of both of them on the flower.
Beaver
Master 2118, Tape 1 MS American Beaver (Castor canadensis) carrying twigs and a small branch to his lodge. The beaver uses his mouth to pick up and then arrange small branches. The beaver leaves the lodge and swims in the river.
Eastern Chipmunk
Master 2119 - Tape 1 CU of an Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) feeding at a bird feeder, the chipmunk s cheek pouches are full.
Mrs. Pham Goes to the Market
05:22:23:- LS's of people walking along a dirt road, past hut-like kiosks and bicyclists; pan L with Mrs. Pham (Hai and Hip's mother) as she walks towards a bustling marketplace. MS of Mrs. Pham at a meat vendor, a butcher cutting raw beef; zoom in to CU as he fine-cuts it. MS of Mrs. Pham reaching into her purse for money, handing it over. CU of small cuts of meat being placed on a scale. MS of Mrs. Pham standing at another meat vendor, this one kneeling on the ground and cutting fatty pork with an enormous knife; good CU's of her face as well. Cut to various tight LS's of the mostly outdoor market, many fruit and vegetable vendors in attendance. Good CU of an old woman with a shaved head (Buddhist nun?) seated at a spice booth; zoom out to MS, pan R to another spice booth, this one equally shady but more busy. MS of a fresh fish booth, small fish being pulled from a pot and onto a basket lid; CU of fish being pulled from pot. More MS's of several busy fish / shrimp / crab vendors, many purchases being made; CU of a crab crawling over several still ones on a basket.
Milk and Cookies: Oberweis (Loading, Working, Filling)
02:00:35:- MS of a dairy delivery driver in a heavy jacket stacking red and blue milk crates in a refrigerated trailer. 02:02:28:- Shots inside the a supply room in the factory. Empty crates and a series of chains moving on the floor. 02:03:16:- Tight LS of an Oberweis truck backing up to delivery bay doors. MS's of driver loading refrigerated truck. 02:06:06:- MS's of employee taking empty crates from truck and putting them on a chain-driven conveyor belt. 02:09:40:- MS of stacks of milkcrates on belt, the system backed up. Appears to be empty glass bottles in crates. 02:11:51:- CU's of empty glass milk bottles moving on a conveyor belt. A man empties crates in front of machine. 02:14:07:- Panning CU's of empty glass milk bottles travelling along a loopy conveyor belt. 02:15:36:- MS's of employee emptying crates of bottles, placing them into machine and on conveyor belt. 02:19:22:- CU's of machine feeding empty bottles onto conveyor belt. 02:20:47:- Panning MS of milkcrates on conveyor belt, stopping at an employee who empties them into machine. 02:22:54:- MS of stacks of milkcrates being fed into a separating machine. 02:23:53:- MS of glass bottles of milk on a loopy conveyor belt, a man filling crates at one corner; zoom in to CU's. 02:26:00:- ECU's of glass bottles on conveyor being topped with red plastic caps. CU's of bottles being sealed. 02:28:45:- CU of many red caps swirling in a depositor, eventually being fed onto another conveyor belt. 02:29:30:- MS of sealed milk bottles on conveyor belt, an employee filling milk crates at one corner.
Milk and Cookies: Oberweis Scenes
03:00:33:- CU's of empty glass bottles on a conveyor belt, being filled with whole milk; zoom out to MS's. 03:02:35:- MS of employee taking bottles from conveyor, putting them into milk crates. 03:03:19:- MS of filled milk crates on a conveyor leading to a stacking machine. 03:04:35:- MS's of stacks of milkcrates on a chain driven conveyor leading to the refrigerated stock room. 03:05:43:- COLOR BARS 03:06:56:- MS of glass bottles of chocolate milk on a conveyor, an employee taking them off and into crates. 03:07:04:- MS of an employee trying to fix the automation when a bottle gets stuck in the filling machine. 03:08:11:- CU's of bottles being filled with chocolate milk. 03:09:16:- Panning MS's of filled crates on a conveyor leading to a stacking machine. 03:13:16:- MS of an employee filling milk crates with empty glass bottles. 03:15:08:- MS's of a man in a refrigerated delivery truck, moving stacks of crates from end to the other. 03:16:33:- Wide MS's of a boy and girl standing in front of a milk cooler, talking to an employee of the dairy farm. 03:25:07:- Cutaway CU of Hillary, the employee, talking to the kids in Oberweis' retail outlet.
Milk and Cookies: Oberweis Tape 4
04:00:31:- Cutaway CU of a boy standing and talking in front of a milk cooler in Oberweis' retail store. Scripted. 04:03:55:- Cutaway CU of a girl standing and talking in front of a milk cooler in Oberweis' retail store. Scripted. 04:07:56:- Tight LS of a milk tanker backing into the Oberweis lot. MS's of employee climbing and inspecting cargo. 04:12:24:- MS's of the two kids standing at a window (facing cam) and waving. 04:13:00:- EST shots of the Oberweis factory. 04:13:47:- MS of Hillary (Oberweis employee) showing the kids how they safety test the milk. Nifty basic science stuff. 04:26:42:- CU of Hillary talking about pasteurization and how it relates to Oberweis.
Milk and Cookies: Oberweis Farm
05:00:31:- MS of a blond girl asking questions about pasteurization, homogenation, and chocolate milk. Scripted. 05:02:54:- CU's of Hillary (Oberweiss employee) running through bacteria test; good shots of special equipment. 05:06:42:- MS and CU of Hillary placing a balance tube into a centrifuge, running it (still showing sample testing).
Milk and Cookies: Farm
07:00:07:- CU of a man cleaning a cow's udder and teats before milking. 07:00:23:- CU of milking device attached to teats; zoom out to MS of cow; zoom to CU of milking collecting in depositor. 07:01:29:- MS of a woman milking a cow (uses milking machine). 07:02:40:- CU of another cow's teats, a milking device being attached. MS's of cows in barn getting milked. 07:06:53:- Wide MS of a boy and girl standing in the center of the barn, watching the cows getting milked. 07:08:28:- CU's and ECU's of raw milk collecting in a plastic depositor (fed from lines attached to cows). 07:11:18:- MS's of the boy and girl standing behind a cow while farm boy shows and tells how to manually milk a cow. 07:15:28:- MS's of the boy manually milking the cow; CU's of milk squirting into silver bucket. He fields questions. 07:21:25:- MS's of the kids and the farmer's daughter feeding calves milk via bucket and white nipple. Cute stuff. 07:23:06:- MS of a calf sniffing the boy's jacket as he makes meat jokes; they continue feeding the calves. 07:24:55:- MS and CU of a calf sucking on the girl's finger. Very cute material. The boy tries, too, but doesn't like it. 07:25:54:- Wide MS of a large silver vat.
Milk and Cookies: Oberweis (Farm)
11:00:31:- CU of glass bottles filled with (skim) milk on a circular conveyor, passing cam R to L. 11:01:33:- INT shots of Oberweis' retail / restaurant area on a not-so busy mid-morning. CU of ice cream menu. 11:03:26:- EXT EST shots of the Oberweis factory and retail outlet. 11:06:47:- EXT shots of Sunset Acres Farm (Oberweis' milk suppllier). W/ requisite red barn and hay tower. 11:08:46:- MS's of a bundled farmer at an outdoor pen, feeding cows hay. 11:09:31:- LS of the Sunset Acres road sign, pan R to LS of farmhouse on top of hill. 11:10:23:- More EST shots of the dairy farm.
Milk and Cookies: Truck In/Out Dairy
11:00:31:- tight LS Oberweis tanker truck pulling into the Sunset Acres Dairy Farm on a sunny afternoon. 11:01:53:- INT MS tanker driver sticking a dipstick into a silver vat inside a barn. CU of the vat's mouth. 11:02:58:- INT CUs raw milk churning inside the vat. MS of the driver attaching a hose from the truck to the vat. 11:05:53:- INT MS driver taking a sample of the milk in the vat (for testing purposes). He takes sample to truck. 11:06:32:- INT CU driver talking about contamination and testing. CU of the hose, pan L to window and truck. 11:08:01:- EXT. Tight LS of the hose attched to the truck, dolly in to MS's. Tight LS of the truck pulling away.
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Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Tape 2150 Part 1 Immature Ayres's Hawk-Eagle ( Hieraaetus ayresii ) sitting on top of tree, looking around. For search purposes: Ayer's Hawk Eagle.
17 Year Cicada
Master 2151 - Tape 1 MS/CU adult 17 Year Cicada (Magicicada septendecim) hanging vertically on tree. CU abandoned nymph case hanging on tree, pan out to MS showing the empty nymph case and the adult Cicada that has recently emerged, zoom to CU of the adult Cicada.
African Sunrise
Master 2152 - Tape 1 GVs pink sunrise over African landscape.
Male Impala Marking Territory
Master 2153 - Tape 1 MS male impala (Aepyceros melampus) walking across grassy field, he marks his territory with urine and feces (urination, urinating, defecating, defecation).