| Mertz Delivers The Punch | ||
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| Catalog #: | 448269 | |
| Clip Number: | 448269-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1516 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Various Outdoor Locations | |
| Year Shot: | 1977 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Equipment | |
| Description: | Seismic exploration is the focus of this industrial film for Mertz Servo Hydraulic Vibrators, a large, rubber tired machine used explicitly for seismic exploration. The following are but a few of the shots involved.... 0' to 100'............LS's of men setting up explosives (sticks of TNT fused by a mainline) in an open grassy plain; they're searching for underground water supplies; two tight LS's of contained explosions in the same field; enter the Vibrator! several tight LS's of the machine operating in a snowy, rocky area and then a hilly, spring forest..... great DOF tight LS of several Vibrators in a row..... MS of operator in vibrator working computer signals. 100' to 200'.......LS's of various Vibrator models in different situations..... Mertz production montage; factory steel welding of base plates and endoskeleton. 200' to 300'.......sandblasting, machining, quality control, piston installation, assembly blocking, inspection and maintenance 300' to 400'.......CU of cab's control unit..... CU of steering wheel..... high angle, tight LS of machine doing donuts in a dirt pit..... description/ depiction of machine's primary function. 400' to 500'.......LS's of the desert model Vibrator..... LS's of the mountain model Vibrator..... LS of 5 vibrators performing a single operation. 500' to 600'......LS's of the cross-country model Vibrator.... CU of the vibrating base plate underneath the Vibrator.... LS's of the jungle model vibrator.... CU's of vibrations | |
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