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| Catalog #: | 447152 | |
| Clip Number: | 447152-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1485 | |
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| Location: | Various Locations | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil | |
| Description: | An industrial film about oil refineries., staged as a drama. Tells the story of a plucky urban reporter sent to do a story about a Texas oil refinery, only to become romantically entwined with her guide/oil representative. The following are a few shots... 0' to 100'..........LS of staged magazine office: a coifed and primped young woman walks to a desk and answers phone... low angle MS of woman getting out of cab; man greets her, American flag in BG. 100' to 200'......wide LS of oil refinery grounds... low angle LS of oil tower... wide angle LS of pickup truck driving through desert... desert oil rig montage: workers tapping line at pump (excellent shots here). 300' to 400'.......the reporter and guide go out to dinner at a swanky and hip joint; CU of her all dolled up (he lights her cigarette); she digs more info out of him... LS of man &woman in white jumpsuits getting into a Ford Model T, drive off... 400' to 500'......wide, picturesque LS's of Texas oil refineries... MS's of technicians in an engine testing lab... MS of woman in bed, talks on phone, goes to sleep. 500' to 600'......tight LS of them boarding sm engine plane, LS of plane taking off 600' to 700'......LS's of a Japanese refinery and laboratories 700' to 800'......MS woman delivering coffee to 3 men in a planning meeting... CU man putting flower into reporter's lapel. 800' to 900'......still montage, oil refinery and employees... MS woman handwashing car tires... CU of radiator and fan belt. 900' to end......tight LS of United Airlines plane in midair... tight LS of fashion model posing against a black backdrop... CU's of baby and mommy messin around in the kitchen... It should be noted that this film is an internegative. | |
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