| Museum of Havana (B-roll) | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 2495 |
| Catalog #: | 487380 | |
| Clip Number: | 487380-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | Cuba 12-B | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Havana, Cuba | |
| Year Shot: | 1996 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Museums | |
| Description: | 00:10:40:- various tight LS's of the elegant stone courtyard and garden area at the Museum of Havana. High angle MS of an old woman sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard. CU of two little birds hopping on the ground. 00:11:32:- CU interview with the museum's director. MS of him walking away from camera, along a Parisian hallway. 00:12:00:- various shots of rooms inside the museum: fancy, delicate dining rooms, living rooms, reception areas full of antiquities and such. Good low angle MS of several old American flags hanging from the ceiling of one of the rooms. MS of a Spanish-American era cannon; pan right to a black throne, a fallen bust and another cannon. Good MS of old American flags hanging. Cut to CU of text printed on an exhibit wall (in Spanish, relates aforementioned war). 00:14:49:- CU of a newspaper headline regarding the bay of Pigs: reads, "Capturada una banda de espias norteamericanos: confinado bonsal". Cut to ECU of a Cuban flag in an illustration. Cut to a rather regal and far-fetched oil painting of Fidel Castro. CU details of a B&W drawing of American forces storming San Juan Hill. Cut to CU od text on an exhibit (in Spanish). Great DOF zooming out MS of several busts lined along a corridor of the courtyard. CU and MS of a Spanish-American era cannon in a room of the museum. MS of a Spanish soldier's uniform from the 1800's encased in a glass display. | |
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