| AFRICAN SAFARI Exploration of South African wildlife and Zulu culture. Great shots of rhinos and of Zulu dance. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6042 |
| Catalog #: | 42691 | |
| Clip Number: | 42691-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 400 | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:51 - 01:50:23 | |
| Location: | Umfolozi, Zulu Land / Zululand, South Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Houses, Traditional Ethnic CULTURAL GROUPS: African LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa RECREATION: Safari RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | 47.51 MS Young African boy ringing school bell. Camera pans to show small hut for which a number of children are heading carrying books. MCS. Group of African children passing camera carrying books one with them on her head. LS Children sitting round master who is in center by blackboard. MS Group of children sitting on bench listening to master. A late arrival comes into frame and takes her place with other children on bench. MS Master explaining to children problem on blackboard. MS Three children writing on slates. One child takes pencil from ear and starts to write on slate. MS Woman kneeling scrubbing clothes watched by baby MS Woman sitting by the hut sewing beads on to cloth. Pile of finished articles at her side. CU Beaded articles including necklaces etc. LS White visitors looking at beads and man bends down to pick up long pipe with bead decoration and hands it to African is watched by European woman. MS European showing lady companions the beaded pipe. MS European woman laughing at man as he puts beads round her neck. MS European man looking into camera. High angle LS Zulu dancers (?) MS Group of dancers with white feathers in their hands moving from side to side. MCS Dancers' feet moving in time to drum beats. MCS Dancer's face singing as he is moving feather up and down. Low angle MS African moving feathers in rhythm. MS Small boy in fg. dancing with Africans in bg. LS Dancers. We have reached the part in the dance where they raise feathers and shields led by leader with spear. MCS Onlookers watching dance with Billy Butlin in center. African walks up to Billy Butlin takes leopard skin off his back and hands it to Billy Butlin who puts it round his own body and takes spear from African. He then walks towards dancers. LS Crowd watching proceedings. MS Billy Butlin with leader of dancers going through dance-steps with dancers in bg. MS Group of Africans with drums and other Africans hitting wooden drums in bg. MS Billy Butlin with leader of dancers stamping each foot in time to rhythm. African brings down left foot on to ground and Billy Butlin looks down at this foot as he does so. CU African's foot heating on ground. Low angle MS Dancers waving feathers in front of them. MS Africans beating on drums. MS African beating on drum. CS Group of Africans beating shields in time to rhythm. Fade out. | |
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