| Fishing Village Man and Boy Picking Coconuts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 4055 | |
| Catalog #: | 517516 | |
| Clip Number: | 517516-2 | |
| Orginal Film: | VN3-05g | |
| Timecode: | 06:00:04 - 06:03:24 | |
| Location: | Bahia, Brazil | |
| Year Shot: | 2000 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Donkeys FOOD: Fruit LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil, Bahia | |
| Description: | Shot of empty beach strip with palm trees on both sides. An African man, wearing only shorts, flip-flops(sandals?) and a brimmed hat, walks down the beach beside a young boy riding a donkey with a basket attached to both sides of the animals. Closer side shot of man and boy walking by; the baskets on the donkey are empty. The man is carrying a machete and two long ropes with loops in it(climbing gear). Shot of the man and boy still moving down the beach; the boy points to something in one palm trees. Panning shot of man and boy both pointing to something in a palm tree to top of the palm tree itself. Very Brief shot of man and boy looking up at something. Group of palm trees along beach. Man and boy on donkey walk up to tall palm tree's base; the camera pans upwards from the people at the base to zoom in on the palm's leaves. This shot is repeated with camera focusing on a clump of green coconuts in the tree. CU shot of man and boy looking upwards. Shot is repeated with a little more dialogue. CU of boy looking upwards; he says something to the man off screen. The man walks up to tree, wraps the climbing harnesses around it. The man walks up to tree, wraps the climbing harnesses around it. He steps onto the loops, braces his left foot on the wooden block in that loop and the wooden block on his right leg slides up to support his weight as he climbs the tree. He seems to be bracing his toes on the rough tree bark as he ascends the tree. Closer shot of the man climbing the tree. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
