| Sea Safari | ||
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| Catalog #: | 437074 | |
| Clip Number: | 437074-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 878 | |
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| Location: | Mexico | |
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| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/FISH: Skates & Rays | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 210376C What better way to enjoy the unique sights sounds and sun of the Sea of Cortez than by going out on a black manta ray hunting expedition! Seriously, though, there is some fantastic underwater footage here, as well as some great material documenting the unusual places and cities bordering the Cortezàà EST shots sea-worn rock shores of the Sea of Cortez; underwater shots of coral reef (schools of fish, sea gardens, divers, Schlitz bottle on coral). MS's aboard sailing yacht; MS cinematographer shooting scenery; MS man loading motor onto dingee. High angle tLS scuba diver falling into wateràà wide LS Aeronaves de Mexico plane landing. EST shot Puerto Vallarta airport. EST shots Puerto Vallarta; LS/MS's city life, day (children, pedestrians, shoe shine booth, cobblestone roads, villas, iguana skin shop with whole dead animals hanging from rafters, churches, etc). EST shots of the abandoned sets from the 1964 Hollywood film "Night of the Iguana" in Mezmaloya (sp). Traveling LS through sea-worn rock tunnel. Underwater shots of diver searching for manta ray, aka "the devil fish" (good shots of coral, a puffed-out blowfish and a floor-dwelling moray eel)àà Good EST shots Acapulco at day, night and sunset. LS/MS's street life in Acapulco (children, vendors, shoe shine booth run by child, etc). LS El Presidente Hotel; INT shots of lobby; high angle LS scenic bay shore, hotels standing close sentry. MS/CU's female sunbathers in small two piece bikinis, poolside. MS's hotel bar, sashaying barmaid delivering drinks. Excellent LS/MS's of Acapulco nightlife (neon signage, dancing in clubs, streaking headlights), capped by Carlos Orchilas' Flying Indian Show, a recreation of various ancient Mayan rituals such as dancing, a virgin sacrifice and several men swinging by their ankles from a tall pole. Bullfights: LS matadors entering the plaza de toros; MS's veronicas between bull and matadoràà EST shot Divers de Mexico building. Very creepy yet fascinating underwater shots of the submerged shrine to the Virgin de Guadalupe. Underwater shots of the wreck of the Rio de la Plata, a 300 ft. freighter sunk by German submarines during WWI; excellent shots of the rotted hulk covered and colored reddish-orange by barnacles and vegetation; a diver explores the wreck. TLS ticketing agents at airport; MS's plane being loaded with scuba gear. LS/MS's boat sailing for deep waters. Great LS's & MS's large school of dolphins swimming near bow of sailing boat, breaking the surface in synchronized teams. MS's divers leaping into water. Underwater shots of reef, angelfish, fire coral, brain coral, sea gardens, tunnels, divers, white sand floor, school of barracuda. LS of sunset, from boatàà fantastic LS's & MS's Mayan ruins: ball court, observatories, temples, sacrificial well, etc. LS's mounds of earth in Yucatan awaiting archaeological explorationàà EST shots Isla Mujeres. More shots of boats and diving. Underwater shots of sea turtle, male and female divers, reef, etc. TLS's fins of a manta ray breaking the surface. Underwater shots of school of manta rays, the leader almost 16 feet across in wingspan. MS's & LS's men harpooning manta with large wooden stake that is hand-thrown; the boat is pulled for a ride; the rope gets caught up and the manta must be released. LS of sunset from boat. | |
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