Shorts: B Roll
Shorts: B Roll
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #216990 This is a series of quick information spots aimed for children, trying to get them interested in science. Of course, that means being extremely visual and going for the "cool" jugular. And they succeed. There are some fantastic shots here, very colorful and of unusual subject matter, everything ranging from robots to space exploration. The following are just a few of the shots within: Opens with an animtaed spot of Archie and the gang, all playing instruments in between "trippy" and "hip" edit patterns and designs before giving way to live action material: First Spot: ROBOTS- MS's and CU's of a creepy sci-fi robot moving along a spot of rubble-heavy desolation. CU's of it picking up and removing a "radioactive" can (the can displays a yellow and black nuclear symbol) from the site. Good MS of two monitors relaying what the robot sees through its camera eye during its removal mission. Good CU of the camera eye, perched where the head of the creature would be--- very sci-fi. Second Spot: MARS ROVER-- CU's and MS's of a centipede-like vehicle (a robot) in action, climbing rocks and uneven terrain with much ease. Third Spot: THE MOON AND VOLCANOS-- Stills of the moon as taken during one of the Apollo missions; zoom in to craters and such; wide shots and CU's. Cut to great MS's of volcanos on earth erupting, spewing lava and magma into the air; cut to excellent tight LS's and MS's of lava flowing, during day and night (night shots are amazing, great color saturation). Fourth Spot: MECHANICAL HANDS-- Great series of MS's and CU's and tight LS's of various types of mechanical hands performing hi-tech jobs (automation, science, research, etc.). Interesting mechanical gadgetry. Ends with LS and MS of a mechanical dummy, in construction worker wear, waving a warning flag to passing motorists near a construction site (!).