The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
A superb educational film documenting the Colorado portion of the Grand Canyon. Many gorgeous scenics. Originally shot on film.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
Panning LS across trees in autumn. TLS leaves & branches in wind (Quaking Aspen). Panning TLS deer leaping, bounding through field. Panning LS expanse of Colorado Rockies. LS/MSs of Colorado River at source in chilly Rockies, slow & meandering & misty; TLS/MSs muddy & tempestuous (angry) Colorado River rapids at Grand Canyon. Panning LS steep canyon walls carved from water. LSs Lake Mead from Hoover Dam. Traveling shots along Colorado River, through canyons. High angle panning WLS of the Grand Canyon. LSs misty Grand Canyon. TLS American Indian (Anasazi) cliff dwelling. Panning TLS waterfall; MSs Caucasian men diving into water, one of them doing a somersault. MS balding white man swimming against his will in the muddy rapids, still camera in hand. Slo-mo TLS people rafting on rapids.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
DO NOT SELL: Intro Credits.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
Panning TLS canyon walls, muddy Colorado River. Panning h/a WLS of Grand Canyon. Panning LS of Grand Canyon. MS snowy branches, tilt up to sun peeking spiritually through small break in clouds over Canyon.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
DO NOT SELL: Oil painting of Grand Canyon scene.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
Traveling shots along Colorado River, canyon walls. Time lapse WLS of Grand Canyon, shadows elongating during sunset. MS Caucasian tourists taking still photographs of Grand Canyon. H/a TLS Colorado River, cactus & rocks in FG. MS/TLSs speedy river rushing over rocks (rapids, clear or muddy water, some slow motion). Traveling shots of canyon walls, taken from boat on river. H/a TLS shadow on ground of helicopter in flight. Great aerials of Grand Canyon, Colorado River, waterfalls. Nice panning WLS of Grand Canyon (buttes & mesas). Pretty LSs canyonland.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
Traveling shots of canyon walls from river. TLS rock ledge & vegetation covered in snow on North Rim, misty canyon in BG. H/a LS canyon floor, muddy river. Panning LS view from snowy rock ledge at North Rim. Panning TLS tall thin trees w/ greenish-yellow leaves (Quaking Aspen). TLSs lower elevation scenics-- river, cactus, sandstone walls. TLSs ancient Anasazi grain storage bins built into canyon walls. Aerials of Havasupai Indian reservation in canyon, dotted by lush farming fields.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
DO NOT SELL: Archival illustration of 16th Spanish explorers.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
Scenic LSs of Canyon.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
DO NOT SELL: Archival illustrations of steamboat expedition along Colorado River, followed by illustrations of canyons. Archival still of Major John Wesley Powell, followed by illustrations of Powell expedition through Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
LS pan down canyon wall. Traveling shots of canyon walls, mesas, buttes, gorges, etc. TLS/MSs muddy rapids.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
DO NOT SELL: Archival illustration of expedition along Colorado River.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
TLSs tourists wearing life vests on rafting excursion along muddy brown rapids of Colorado River; hilarious MSs young Caucasian couple, the man wearing mirrored sunglasses & comically fake nose & red bandana across forehead & prosthetic cone on head, the woman sporting wacky swimmer's goggles & floppy canvas Elmer Fudd hat-- oh, and these are the "experienced" tour guides! More traveling shots of canyon walls & geological formations. MCU black crow on rock by muddy river. TLSs canyonland scenics -- rivers, rocks, canyon walls, waterfalls, rapids, etc. TLS white woman pinching nose, leaping into spring at base of waterfall. Panning TLS young white woman drifting along muddy brown rapids, as though she were jettisoned from tour raft. TLS tourists viewing Grand Canyon from scenic vista view. TLSs old Grand Canyon train station, a relic of the Santa Fe railroad. TLS/LSs El Tovar Hotel.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
Panning WLS Grand Canyon. LS people on horse ride into canyon on winding path. LS/TLSs snowy scenics of Northern Rim-- snow, mist, evergreens, etc. Great WLS/TLSs low-lying clouds & mist at Northern Rim vista. Panning WLS Grand Canyon. Panning MS whitewater rapids. TLSs cascades.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado / Hoover D
DO NOT SELL: End Credits.