| LOBSTER FISHING IN THE WEST INDIES Barbaric lobster hunting ends with lobster picnic lunch. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6013 |
| Catalog #: | 108788 | |
| Clip Number: | 108788-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 136 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:24 - 01:39:46 | |
| Location: | Grand Cayman, West Indies. | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale FOOD: Seafood, Shellfish LOCATIONS/CARIBBEAN: Cayman Islands RECREATION: Picnics | |
| Description: | LOBSTER FISHING IN THE WEST INDIES Barbaric lobster hunting ends with lobster picnic lunch. Grand Cayman, West Indies. Long panoramic shot of a beach. Cut to M/S of a man with his goggle and flippers on, holding a harpoon. His name is Captain Ertis and he is fishing for lobsters. M/S of Captain Ertis jumping in water. C/U shot of a man with a hat and sunglasses watching him. Shot of the water with Captain Ertis under the surface. Cut to a couple inside the boat watching. Lobster fishing is tourist attraction. Group of American tourists will spend a day on Captain Ertis' fishing boat watching skilled fishermen at work and enjoying a lobster picnic lunch. M/S of Captain Ertis with lobster on his harpoon. M/S of Captain Ertis getting ready for the next catch. M/S of Captain Ertis catching another lobster. Terrible C/U shot of a lobster flapping powerlessly on a harpoon - extremely barbaric. Low angle M/S of a tourist with sunglasses watching. M/S of one of the crew throwing the lobster onboard. C/U shot of a woman with colourful hat enjoying the fishing. As they finish, western visitors leave the boat each with lobster in their hands. M/S of people walking out of water, each with lobster in hand. M/S of Captain Ertis putting his share of lobsters in the bucket with other shellfish. C/U top shot of lobsters in the bucket. He takes the bucket away. M/S of the tourists spreading palm leaves on the ground - making table. M/S of the two women putting glasses and plates on the 'table'. A man arrives with cooked lobsters and places them on the palm leaves. People are sitting on the ground forming a circle around the table. The man serves lobster and people start eating. High angle C/U shot of lobster being scraped out of shell onto plate. Several shots of people enjoying the lobster. Long panoramic shot of a beach. | |
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