| Kayak Race | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1751 |
| Catalog #: | 426179 | |
| Clip Number: | 426179-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-067-04 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Spain | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators, Sports LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Spain SCENICS: Fields SCENICS: Valleys SCENICS: Water SPORTS/WATER: Kayaking | |
| Description: | NO AUDIO In Spain, a kayak race on the Sella River brings out one hundred and eight contestants from fourteen countries. Fans follow the race on a special train which chugs along the riverbank, stops frequently, then loads up again and continues. It's a thirty-year-old custom! Establishing shot - People queuing in line to board a passenger train and it is packed. MS - The train sitting on the tracks, front view of the engine . High Angle Shot - People lining the shore line watching the Kayak Race. MS - The passenger train moving slowly down the tracks, you see people lined up at the windows looking out. High Angle Shot - Kayakers paddling like mad down the river. High Angle Shot - Two kayakers paddling like there's no tomorrow. I think their in the lead. POV - Pictures taken from the passenger train window of the Kayak Race. High Angle Shot - Train stopped, people disembark and they start running across the field, down to the edge of the river to watch the Kayakers go by. High Angle Shot - The two Kayakers who were in the lead before maintained that lead and won the race. | |
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