Champagne Story The Ancient Ceremony Of Cochelet Is An Annual Celebration Of Traditional Champagne Making Footage

CHAMPAGNE STORY The ancient ceremony of Cochelet is an annual celebration of traditional Champagne making.
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	6093
	Catalog #:	108376
	Clip Number:	108376-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 419
	Timecode:	01:47:20 - 01:51:49
	Location:	Rheims, France.
	Year Shot:	1963 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Champagne CEREMONIES: Historic / Traditional CEREMONIES: Unusual FOOD/RESTAURANTS: Banquets HOLIDAYS: Misc, Secular INDUSTRY: Beverages, Alcohol LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France RECREATION: Parties, Misc
	Description:	CHAMPAGNE STORY The ancient ceremony of Cochelet is an annual celebration of traditional Champagne making. Rheims, France. MCS. Small bowl which has flames burning inside it - like an Olympic flame. Low angle MS four trumpeters playing fanfare. LS Trumpeters in bg. and people beating drums in fg. with three girls in middle holding baskets. MS Drummer's head and shoulder. MS Man hands beating waist- drum. MS Man beating base-drum and clashes cymbal on top of drum hits cymbal and starts to bring cymbal down again. MS Girl standing in middle of band. Camera pans down to show basket held over her arm which has bottle of champagne and grapes in it. LS Cellars. Man pushing truck comes into frame and goes out of frame showing another man pushing another truck towards camera. He turns and follows previous man out of picture. MLS Rows of bottles and man comes into picture and takes bottle from rack and shakes it. He puts bottles back and writes something on board hanging by rack. MLS Another section of cellar. Man is replacing bottle in rack. He moves candle to another section of rack and moves hands towards bottles. MS Man shaking bottles without re- moving them from rack. He takes hands down and picks up bottle and moves towards candle. MCS. Man's hands holding bottle. High angle LS Corking section with men working. MS Man turning bottle in hand. He stops and looks at bottle He sniffs contents of bottle and makes moves to put bottle down. MCS. Man’s hand putting bottle on to machine in which there are other bottles which seem to have something placed over mouths of bottles. As first man's hand puts bottle down another man's hand is seen removing bottle and his hand removes another bottle from machine and takes it out of frame. MS Man who has just removed bottle putting it under corking machine. He pulls handle at side and re- moves bottle with cork to side. CU Corks in container. Man's hand takes cork from pile and then out of frame. MS Another man putting wire onto corked bottle. He removes bottle and puts another one onto machine. CU Bottle on machine. Part of machine revolves and puts wire round cork. Bottle is released and taken away. Low angle MS Another man shaking two bottles to and fro. MCS. Man’s hand shaking bottles. He stops and looks at contents fizzing. High angle LS Girls working in labeling dept. as bottles move round on large table girls take bottles and put them under machine. MS Girl sitting by machine holds bottle as automatic machine puts label on it. MS One man putting bottles on table while woman in bg. wraps tissue paper on other bottles. Low angle LS Man standing by large barrels holding long test tube containing first-stage champagne. MS Man holding sample of champagne from barrel in view. He walks out of frame and another man walks up to barrel tap and pours champagne into glass from barrel. He raises glass to eye-level and then starts to move glass towards nose. MS Man sniffing contents of glass. He takes sip from glass and swills this round in mouth. MS Man wearing apron and cap holding candle (lighted) in large candlestick. There is a bowl in bg. with flames coming from it from which he is lighting another candle. MLS Man lighting candles on table on which there are bottles of champagne. Footman carrying lighted candle walk over to another bowl and puts lighted candle to interior of bowl. MS Footman lighting bowl. He removes taper (?) from bowl which is now alight and stands at side. MS People moving around with footman in fg. MLS Laden table with champagne bottle holding candlesticks. Two women shake hands with man in bow tie and sit down at table. MS Footman standing by lighted bowl. MS Taken on slant guests sitting at laden table. MS Guests at table with man in cap and apron pouring champagne into guest's glass. CU Champagne being poured into glass. MS Man holding bottle. He removes bottle and starts to fill another glass. MS Man guest at table choosing food from tray held by waiter. High angle LS All guests sitting at numerous tables while waiter moves round table. MS Man playing stringed instrument moving round tables followed by another man playing instrument. MS Waiter carrying tray with Pheasant in Pride. High angle M.LS Champagne waiter pours some into guest's glass. High angle LS four footmen come in front of Sedan chair containing Marie Antoinette wearing the Diamond necklace. MS Marie Antoinette waving. MS Guest applauding rest Sedan chair on floor. MS Footman opening door of Sedan while Marie Antoinette get out. MS Male onlooker taking glass of champagne from mouth. He brushes up his moustache with back of hand. Low angle MS Marie Antoinette picking up bottle of champagne footman in bg. while foot- man at side begins to unroll large scroll. MCS. Marie Antoinette head and shoulders. MLS Guest at table looking at something. LS Model carrying coat walking along ramp she turns and walk away from camera. MS Footman watching. LS Model wearing hat looking towards camera she turns and slips coat off shoulders and walk away from camera dragging coat behind her. MS Guest at table applauding. LS Man in cap and apron walking down ramp carrying bottle of champagne he turns and holds champagne up as he looks at guests. High angle LS a number of guest applauding. MLS Model wearing sleeveless dress walking towards camera she turns and parades up and down in front of camera. LS Guests applauding. LS Taken at table level single file of men in caps and aprons walking onto ramp each carrying bottle of champagne. Leading man begins to move down steps towards audience. LS Group of guests applauding. MS Man carrying bottle of champagne pouring contents into guests glass at table. CU Champagne filling up glass. It bubbles over rim. CU People's hand clinking glasses of champagne.