| Cuban Capital Building & National Theater | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 2452 |
| Catalog #: | 474727 | |
| Clip Number: | 474727-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | Cuba 6 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Havana, Cuba | |
| Year Shot: | 1996 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Government, Misc | |
| Description: | 06:13:25:- low angle MS of the Capital Building dome, Capitolio, on a sunny day (not a cloud in the sky)-- excellent shot. Tight LS of the Capitolio's facade. CU of a statue on the front steps of the facade. Excellent tight LS of the Capitolio facade, framed and shot from a darkened archway. 06:14:32:- wide LS of the Cuban National Theater, built in the 19th century, shot from a 1/4 view. Wide LS of same, 3/4 view. CU of weathered statue of an angel in flight, delivering a crown of laurels. Tight LS of an ornate side of the theater, 1/4 view, the Cuban flag flying in near BG. MS of a statue relief on one of the theater's facades. MS's of other statues on the theater: angels, cherubs, power figures, etc. Tight LS of the Theater, tilt up to view its main tower. 06:16:48:- tight LS of a courtyard adjacent to the Capital Building. Still on a gorgeous day. Nice architecture. Palm trees scattered about. The Theater is in the distant BG. Taken a few more times with tighter framing. 06:17:08:- wide LS of the same as last but pan L entire expanse of Capital Building (nice shot). MS of a Cuban soldier in fatigues and walking up the steps of the Capital Building; he stops and looks at a videographer shooting a very low angle shot from a tripod, then looks up at what he's shooting. CU's and MS's of weathered statues around the Capital Building. Excellent tight LS's of the Capital Dome from the village streets, nicely framed by verandas and terraces. | |
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