PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
"We see youngsters ice-skating, beginning at an early age. Students are coached for form, which includes much physical exercise. Graceful ice-skating by couples and teams conclude the film." Sports, exercise.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
B&W MS of young couples linked arm in arm on ice. Cut to COLOR low angle MS of girls in leotards leaping in a field; MS of girls stretching in field. Aerial of Leningrad. Cut to MS of man and woman gracefully practicing an ice skating routine, wearing matching black and yellow outfits
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
1920s B&W newsreel footage of figure skating
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
MS of man and woman gracefully practicing an ice skating routine, wearing matching black and yellow outfits
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
1920s B&W newsreel footage of figure skating
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
MS of man and woman gracefully practicing an ice skating routine, wearing matching black and yellow outfits
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
1920s B&W newsreel footage of figure skating
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
MS of man and woman gracefully practicing an ice skating routine, wearing matching black and yellow outfits.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Still photos of child athletes. MSs of children learning to ice skate. Great low angle travelling shot along the ice as the kids slip and fall. CU of a little boy crying, shying the camera and teacher away. Ultra low angle MS of young females in leotards leapfrogging over the camera (kinky shot). Travelling MS of a learned little girl ice skating. Spinning LSs (camera placed in center of practice rink), skaters on ice. Low angle MS of the learned little girl (in pink dress) doing advanced spins and pirhouettes as her coach watches on.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
B&W archival of adult figure skating couple. 1920s
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Color, present day: MS/CUs of children in a classroom. MS of boy doing sit-ups. More travelling MSs of young boys and girls on practice rink.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
B&W archival footage of figure skaters, 1920's.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
young male and female skaters practice on rink, many fall and mess up axles and such; little girl, upset, cries after making a bad performance.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Color: MS of a young girl in costume (part jester, part clown, part Renaissance actor) running through a routine (apparently an Olympic hopeful). Cut to travelling MS's of an older figure skating couple (in their late teens or so) running through a routine, followed by B&W footage of them rehearsing routine in a ballet room. Tens in the classroom studying. Cut to color CUs of them at the rink again, watching slo-mo playback of their routine on a TV; CU of man with video camera, shooting routine. Another young girl Olympic hopeful, in class & skating.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
B&W archival footage of figure skater, 1920's.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Adult figure skating pair work in the ballet studio at the barre. Skating on the rink.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
1950s Skater (Igor) sharpening skates.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Coaching skaters on the ice.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
1969 Pairs figure skating performance.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Coaching skaters on the ice.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Montage of kids at summer camp: running through an aerobics exercise; figure skating; swimming in a pond (great cinematography of the kids on dock); dry rehearsing; running through routine on ice, in costume, etc.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
CU of photo album, stills of NIKOLAI PADYEV (sp), early 20th century Russian champion figure skater. Color MS of him and female partner sitting on a park bench.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
B&W archival newsreel of figure skaters. Nikolai open a sports festival 1946.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
Cut to modern, color footage of figure skating couples performing. Ends with cute MS of an older boy helping a girl (boy?) onto the practice rink, the two gingerly making their way onto the ice.