| Who Cares, Water | ||
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| Catalog #: | 448270 | |
| Clip Number: | 448270-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1517 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Various Locations | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Water | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 991500A From Mueller plumbing supply company comes this industrial film regarding themselves and their line of plumbing supplies. The following are a few of the shots therein..... 0' to 100'............opening montage: two people wash a gorgeous '68 Mustang in their driveway on a nice spring day..... CU of KoolAid (Kool Aid) being made in a kitchen..... MS of man shaving (includes CU of razor)..... MS of a middle aged woman putting clothes into a washer.....credits..... tight LS of a church burning at night while silouetted firefighters battle the blaze (excellent shot)..... CU of a woman's hands washing dishes in a kitchen sink...... CU of water pouring onto clothes in a washer..... CU of man washing his hands in a sink...... CU of a woman watering her rose garden with a garden hose; MS of a water worker calibrating Mueller pipes in a dug-up pit.... LS of Mueller headquarters in Illinois as cars drive by it; an American flag flies outside.... high angle tight LS of a filled factory parking lot on a typical operating morning as several employees file into the factory (great shot, includes a slight tilt down). 100' to 200'........MS of management office.... MS of sales office.... CU of data processor.... factory manufacturing and production montage.... CU's of liquid alloys and MS of alloy being poured into an industrial mold. 200' to 300'........machines that specially produce plastic or metal products for Mueller in factory.... product shots of Mueller plumbing parts.... production and assembly of valves and related parts. 300' to 400'........copper yokes, joint wiping, inspection and quality control, electronic surface indicators.... 400' to 500'........water checking taps, valves and hydrants (all Mueller products).... inventory and shipping montages.... tight LS of dozens of hydrants being hauled away by a dump truck. 500' to 600'........lab testing (for shape, vibration, lathing, etcetera).... MS of a GMC truck hitting and knocking over a fire hydrant (no water explosions).... MS of a leashed dachshund walking up to a fire hydrant, sniffs it, walks away; en masse product shots in a Mueller factory. 600' to End........brief history of Mueller company (a German immigrant who initially repaired guns then moved, logically, to plumbing supplies...... CU's of antique rifles and the original tools he used to repair them..... CU of Mueller bust and MS of the original Mueller shop (now a museum). | |
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