| Inside the Corona Factory | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 2495 |
| Catalog #: | 487384 | |
| Clip Number: | 487384-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | Cuba 12-B | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Havana, Cuba | |
| Year Shot: | 1996 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Tobacco | |
| Description: | 00:17:09:- ECU of a moist tobacco leaf being rolled in a producer's hand as he talks about the deliberate delicacy of a Cuban cigar. Cut to MS's of an old man operating an old-fashioned yet well-maintained printing press in a room of the factory' CU's of the labels he's printing up for Romeo and Juliet brand cigars. 00:18:45:- MS of an employee inspecting a bunch of moist tobacco leaves hanging from a rack; he checks for holes and other rejective qualities. MS of a female employee separating dried tobacco leaves while smoking a medium-sized cigar inside the factory. MS of 2 women separating and unstemming a large batch of dried leaves. Good panning CU of several finished cigars lined up on a workbench (BIG cigars). CU portrait of a young and dapper Che Guevera smoking a cigar. Tight LS and MS of a large room inside the factory, filled with male and female employees at workbenches. 00:21:00:- HIgh angle MS of a man starting to roll a cigar, taking the basic roll and adding leaves; cut to a sideview MS of the man later on, finsihing the cigar. Good CU of many large finished cigars placed at the edge of a workbench as an employee finished another, places it on the stack. 00:22:02:- MS of Ernesto talking to the camera about the Corona factory, its history and how it functions today. 00:23:59:- CU of several cigars stacked on a workbench; zoom out to MS of a male employee wearing a white tank-top and smoking a cigar while rolling new product. Cut to another ECU of several cigars stacked on a bench. Cut to MS of two women and several children hanging laundry to dry in a courtyard outside the factory, as seen from a window. Cut to MS's inside a different part of the factory as machines and people roll cigars. 00:25:22:- CU of empty cigar boxes stacked in a room; zoom out to MS of same. Cut to CU of a Partagas cigar box being held for the camera; the lid is lifted, the wrapper layer pulled off to reveal a full box of yummy smokes. Cut to a good watercolor drawing of Che Guevera; zoom in to ECU. Cut to MS of wide trays filled with finished and banded cigars; ECU of black cigars in a similar tray. CU of two bundles of cigars cradled in the arm of an employee (it's revealed these are defects). CU of a makeshift humidor being rolled open, many cigars beneath; MS and CU of the employee adding more to the pretty stack. Cut to MS interview with a male employee (NEEDS TRANSLATION AS IT IS IN SPANISH); tilt down to more CU's of the cigar stacks. | |
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