| Frog Jumping | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1761 |
| Catalog #: | 425907 | |
| Clip Number: | 425907-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-041-08 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: School-age child AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Skills ANIMALS/AMPHIBIANS: Frogs CONTESTS: Frog Jumping CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, West | |
| Description: | Mark Twain's mythical "Calaveras County" and the famous leaping frog competition has a modern counterpart in a U.S. Army sponsored preliminary in Frankfurt, Germany. The winner: 8 year old Jason Waterhouse whose frog, "King", leaped over ten feet. They'll both go to California for the finals. Establishing shot - In an open field in Frankfurt, Germany stands a crowd of people encompassing men and boys who are bent down in the middle of the circle. CUS- Kids and grown-ups. CU - A big bull frog. CU - A teenage boy on his knees with a frog sitting on a lily pad, he raises his hands and hits the ground and the frog does nothing, just sits there. CU Front View - A frog with spots on his legs. CU - Another teenager places his frog on the lily pad, and gently blows on his back-side and the frog takes off. High Angle shot - Judge is measuring the length of the jump made by the frog. | |
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