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| 00:58:37 0.1 |
HYDROLAB:
THREE YOUNG MEN, A WOMAN, FROM CALIFORNIA'S SCRIPTS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, PACK UP SCUBA GEAR & OTHER SUPPLIES ON BOAT DECK, FOR SPECIAL MISSION. EXTENDED DIVE TO STAY SEVEN DAYS ON OCEAN FLOOR, IN CLEAR WATERS OF BAHAMAS. |
| 00:59:01 24.1 |
JEAN DAVIS WATCHES FROM PIER WITH HANDS ON HIPS.
SHE HAS TO STAY BEHIND. MEDICAL CHECK-UP CAUTIONS HER ON STRESS OF PROLONGED DIVE. |
| 00:59:25 48.1 |
TEAM DONS SCUBA GEAR AS THEY PLAN WITH CREW, WHO
WILL STAY ON BOAT. WATER TIGHT CONTAINERS OF SUPPLIES ARE THROWN OVERBOARD AT SITE OF HYDROLAB. UNDERWATER SHOTS OF MEN IN SCUBA GEAR ENTER WATER, SWIM TO HYDROLAB, FIFTEEN FEET BELOW. |
| 00:59:53 76.1 |
CU SHOT OF HYDROLAB, FIFTEEN FEET LONG AND EIGHT
FEET WIDE. CU INSIDE IS SEEN THROUGH ITS GLASS PORTS. DIVER SENDS AIR-TIGHT BARREL OF SUPPLIES THROUGH HATCH, WHICH IS PULLED ABOARD, WITH ROPE BY THREE-MAN CREW INSIDE LAB. |
| 01:00:15 98.1 |
TEAM MEMBER INSIDE, COMFORTABLE IN SHORTS,
TEE SHIRT, WAVES TO MEMBER IN SCUBA GEAR, WORKING OUTSIDE, THROUGH GLASS PORT. TEAM MEMBER IN SCUBA GEAR CHECKS SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS LAYED OUT IN OPEN JARS ON TABLES ATTACHED TO OCEAN FLOOR, ANOTHER CHECKS THE CORAL FORMATION NEARBY. |
| 01:00:33 116.1 |
AS SCIENTISTS WORK OUTSIDE, BEARDED TEAM MEMBER
CLEANS HIS CAMERA. CU CORAL FORMATIONS ON REEF BEING CHECKED FOR EFFECTS OF POLLUTION. |
| 01:01:08 151.1 |
SHADOWS OF THREE ARE SILHOUETTED AGAINST GLARE OF
PORT WINDOW, AS WORKING DAY ENDS, FEELING OF ISOLATION SETS IN. BOTTOM OF BOAT ABOVE, A MERE FIFTEEN FEET AWAY |
| 01:01:41 184.1 |
JEAN, THE FEMALE MEMBER, SWIMS TO HYDROLAB TO JOIN
THE TEAM, AFTER RECEIVING CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. INSIDE, JEAN BITES INTO APPLE AS SHE CHATS WITH OTHERS, WHO ALSO EAT APPLES. |
| 01:01:59 202.1 |
CU ON FOURTH DAY, TEAM MEMBER COMMUNICATES WITH
SHIP ABOVE, MAN IN CABIN RESPONDS. HE IS INFORMED EXPERIMENTAL PACKAGE DRIFTED AWAY DURING NIGHT, WAS TO DEEP FOR DIVERS TO REACH. HELP WAS NEEDED. |
| 01:02:23 226.1 |
RESEARCH VESSEL, PROPERTY OF SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTE, ARRIVES ON SCENE, LOWERS "SEA LINK" HUGE UNDERWATER CRAFT, INTO WATER, AND RETRIEVES THE LOST PACKAGE. |
| 01:03:03 266.1 |
CU MEMBER SCIENTIST, IN SCUBA GEAR, CHECKS ON
EXPERIMENTS ON OUTSIDE TABLES, WRITES FINDINGS ON CLIP BOARD, WITH WATER RESISTANT PENCIL. |
| 01:03:10 273.1 |
CU MALE MEMBER WITH EARPHONES AND WIRES ATTACHED
TO CHEST, GOES THROUGH PERIOD OF DECOMPRESSION BEFORE RETURNING TO SURFACE. ALL OTHER MEMBERS PREPARE TO LEAVE. TEAM FLOATS TO SURFACE. CLIMB ABOARD BOAT. THEY LEARNED LITTLE ABOUT SEA, A LOT ABOUT THEMSELVES |
| 01:03:53 316.1 |
BLIND SKIING:
SKIERS ZIG-ZAG AS THEY SKI DOWN HILL. ONE OF THEM, JOHN IMARER, HAS "BLIND SKIER" WRITTEN ON FRONT, BACK OF JACKET. SEVERAL YEARS AGO HE WAS CHAMPIONSHIP SKIER, TEN TEARS AGO HE LOST HIS SIGHT. TODAY, IN ASPEN, COLORADO HE IS STILL SKIING |
| 01:04:19 342.1 |
CU SUZY AMENS AND SISTER CHRISTINA ARE TWELVE
YEARS OLD, BLIND FROM BIRTH, THEY NEVER SKIED TILL NOW. CU SUZY DONS HER REFLECTIVE SKI GOGGLES. CU WHITE HAIRED, MALE INSTRUCTOR HAS SUZY AND SISTER FEEL ALL PARTS OF SKIS, SKI SHOES. |
| 01:04:36 359.1 |
SKI INSTRUCTORS LEAD THE GIRLS TO SLOPE. SUZY
HOLDS ONTO WAIST OF INSTRUCTOR AS THEY SKI DOWN SLOPE WITH SKIS IN "WEDGE" FORMATION. |
| 01:05:42 425.1 |
THIS TIME WITH SUZY IN FRONT, SHE HOLDS ONTO SKI
POLES LINKED TO INSTRUCTOR'S SKI POLES, LEADS HIM DOWN HILL. FINALLY, INSTRUCTOR HOLDS HER BY ONE HAND THEN LETS HER GO BY HERSELF. SHE SKIS ALONE, FALLS AT END OF RUN. INSTRUCTOR CONSOLES HER. |
| 01:06:27 470.1 |
MALE INSTRUCTOR SITS ON RAILING WITH SUZY AND
CHRISTINE, SUZY LEANING AGAINST HIM |
| 01:06:33 476.1 |
INSTRUCTOR AND SUZY SIT ON CHAIR LIFT, CHRISTINE
BEHIND THEM, AS THEY RIDE TO TOP OF ASPEN "SNOW MAN". THE TWO START DOWN MOUNTAIN, INSTRUCTORS NEARBY SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS. SCENIC VIEW ON WAY DOWN. INSTRUCTOR HUGS SUZY AT END. |
| 01:07:48 551.1 |
ART SQUAD:
CU HANDS OF ARTIST PAINTING LINES WITH THIN BRUSH. ARTIST, STANDING ON LADDER, PAINTS SCENE ON WALL OF BUILDING, IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. MONTAGE GIGANTIC MURALS PAINTED ON PLAIN CITY WALLS BY IMAGINATIVE ARTISTS. |
| 01:08:11 574.1 |
BLACK POSTMAN WALKS DOWN STEPS OF HOUSE IN SLUM
NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER DELIVERING MAIL. ZOOM OUT SHOWS GIANT PAINTING OF MAN ON THE MODEST TWO-STORY HOUSE |
| 01:08:19 582.1 |
BUS SPEEDS ACROSS OVERPASS, WITH MODERNISTIC
MURAL PAINTED ON ITS WALL. PAN TO HOUSE WITH FACE OF WOMAN AND STANDING MAN TOWERING SIX STORIES HIGH. CARS IN PARKING LOT AT BASE OF LEGS. |
| 01:08:41 604.1 |
MAN TELLS HE WAS AGAINST PAINTING, UNTIL MANY
PEOPLE STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT. THEN HE LIKED IT. |
| 01:08:58 621.1 |
CU BLACK MAN IN SLUM WITH PAINTING OF MAN ON
HOUSE IN BACKGROUND, SAYS HE REALLY LIKES IT. MS AS ARTIST STANDING ON LADDER PAINTS MODERNIST FIGURES ON WALL LADDER, SPANISH MAN COMMENTS IN SPANISH. MAKES MENTION OF PICASSO. |
| 01:09:21 644.1 |
CUSTOMER WALKS INTO SIDEWALK CAFE', PAN TO HUGE
FACE PAINTING ON OUTSIDE WALL. FARMLAND AND COWS IN PASTURE, WITH HUGE FACTORY IN BACKGROUND, ZOOM OUT, IT TURNS OUT TO BE PAINTING ON BUILDING. |
| 01:09:37 660.1 |
LS PSYCHEDELIC PAINTING OF TWO STORY BUILDING WITH
SMALL STORES ST STREET LEVEL. MONTAGE PAINTINGS OF ROCK STARS ON GARAGE DORS AND WALLS OF HOMES. |
| 01:09:57 680.1 |
FACE OF SMILING BLACK MAN ON GARAGE DOOR WHICH IS
OPENED BY BLACK MAN REVEALING CLUTTERED TWO CAR GARAGE. |
| 01:10:05 688.1 |
BLACK MAN STANDS BEFORE SIX-STORY BUILDING WITH
HUGE PAINTING OF MAN, MAKES COMMENT. |
| 01:10:26 709.1 |
CU BOY, GIRL LOOK INTO CAMERA, SMILE. LARGE WALLS
PAINTED WITH CARTOON CHARACTERS AROUND THEM. |
| 01:10:42 725.1 |
MARY DECKER:
TRACK ATHLETE. ZOOM IN ON POOL AREA OUTSIDE MOTEL AND TO ROOM. MARY DECKER LIES ON BED IN ROOM IN DEEP CONTEMPLATION AFTER WEEK LONG ILLNESS. |
| 01:10:59 742.1 |
MONTAGE BLACK RUNNERS PASS BATON IN RELAY RACE,
YOUNG MALE THROWS JAVELIN, GIRL JUMPS OVER HIGH BAR, YOUNG MAN RUNS WITH POLE AT POLE VAULT, BLACK MAN JUMPS FOR DISTANCE IN BROAD JUMP, POLE VAULTER MAKES IT OVER POLE, OTHER EVENTS AT TRACK. |
| 01:11:38 781.1 |
YOUNG 15 YEAR-OLD MARY DECKER TALKS TO SCHOOL
MATES OUTSIDE SCHOOL. WORKS ON CLAY JAR IN ART CLASS, QUICK SHOT OF HER FEET RUNNING AT TRACK. SHE HOLDS THREE INDOOR TRACK RECORDS, IS STRONG CONTENDER FOR MEDAL IN '76 OLYMPICS. |
| 01:12:01 804.1 |
MARY'S TRAINER WATCHES MARY TAKE LAPS AROUND TRACK.
AS MARY SPEAKS. CU FACE SHOT OF MARY IN CLASSROOM, WHERE SHE FINDS IT HARD TO CONCENTRATE, BUT SHE DOES A LOT BETTER ON TRACK. |
| 01:12:31 834.1 |
CU TRAINER MASSAGES MARY'S LEGS AS SHE LAYS ON
GRASS. TRAINER SPEAKS AS MARY, FIVE FOOT THREE, NINETY-EIGHT POUNDS, IS SEEN SPRINTING IN SLOW-MOTION |
| 01:13:34 897.1 |
MARY AND BOY FRIEND SHE MET AT TRACK, RUN TOGETHER
IN PRACTICE. MARY RIDES UP DRIVEWAY TO HER HOUSE ON BIKE. SHE IS GREETED BY YOUNG MOM, SHE LAYS DOWN ON COUCH, WATCHES TV. PAN OF TROPHIES AND HER ROOM WALL COVERED WITH RIBBONS |
| 01:14:44 967.1 |
CU MARY LAYS IN MOTEL BED IN DEEP THOUGHT BEFORE
RACE. CU MARY SITS ON GROUND AT TRACK, PUTS ON TRACK SHOES. HELPS FRIEND APPLY NUMBER TO HER BACK. |
| 01:15:24 1007.1 |
CU PISTOL IS RAISED AND FIRED TO START RACE.
GIRLS RACING AROUND TURN. VIEW FROM STANDS MARY TAKES LEAD BREAKS THE TAPE AT FINISH LINE. ROAR FROM STANDS. |
| 01:16:10 1053.1 |
PRIMATES:
CU MONKEY EMBRACES YOUNG ONE TIGHTLY. SHE WALKS ON ALL FOURS WITH HER YOUNG ONE HOLDING ON TIGHTLY UNDER HER. CU STARTLED-LOOKING MONKEY OPENS MOUTH YELLS LOUDLY. |
| 01:16:27 1070.1 |
CU YOUNG MONKEY CLINGING TO MOTHERS CHEST PEERS
OVER ARM TO CAMERA. LS LARGE GROUP OF MONKEYS SIT ON LONG, HIGH WOOD BEAM, OUTDOORS, AT ZOO. |
| 01:16:39 1082.1 |
YERKES PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER BUILDING IN ATLANTA
GEORGIA, THREE FLOORS AND 120 ACRES DEVOTED TO UNDERSTANDING OUR CLOSEST ANIMAL RELATIVES. CU DOCTORS OPERATING ON MONKEY IN OPERATING ROOM. |
| 01:16:55 1098.1 |
DRUGGED APE LIES ON BACK AS WOMAN TECHNICIAN TAKES
X-RAYS OF ITS CHEST. RESEARCHER WATCHES MONKEYS IN LARGE OUTDOOR CAGE, TAKES NOTES. |
| 01:17:01 1104.1 |
GORILLA IS JOINED BY ANOTHER GORILLA IN HIS ROOM,
WOMAN RESEARCHER WATCHES THEIR BEHAVIOR THROUGH BARS, TAKES NOTES |
| 01:17:25 1128.1 |
NURSE WEARS FACE MASK AS SHE FEEDS BABY BOTTLE TO
BABY MONKEY ON HER LAP, WHILE SITTING IN ROCKING CHAIR. TWO BABY CHIMPS ARE GIVEN BABY MILK BOTTLES IN CAGE. THEY DRINK ON THEIR OWN. LARGER CHIMP IS GIVEN CUP OF MILK, HE DRINKS FROM IT. |
| 01:17:45 1148.1 |
CU HAND OF BLACK CHEF PEELING POTATOES. QUARTERING
SWEET POTATOES, CUTTING CARROTS FOR FIFTEEN GORILLAS, FORTY ORANGUTANS, EIGHTY-FIVE CHIMPANZEES. WHITE KITCHEN WORKER CUTS CARROTS AND OTHER VEGETABLES. |
| 01:18:01 1164.1 |
BLACK ATTENDANT ROLLS VEGETABLES TO CAGES WITH RED
TOY WAGON. CHIMPS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, HANG ON WIRE MESH ON CAGE, WAITING IMPATIENTLY FOR FOOD. CU CHIMPS HAND GIVES COME ON GESTURE, ATTENDANT GIVES HIM CARROT. |
| 01:18:40 1203.1 |
IN AMAZING EXPERIMENT CHIMP SITS AT MACHINE
CONSOLE PRESSING SEVERAL BUTTONS CONTAINING SYMBOLS CAUSING PIECE OF BANANA TO DROP DOWN, WHICH HE CATCHES IN HAND. HE PRESSES SYMBOL FOR EACH WORD IN, "PLEASE, MACHINE, GIVE, PIECE, OF, BANANA." SYMBOLS FOR OTHER WORDS ARE ALSO ON PANEL. WHICH CHIMP HAS BECOME ADEPT AT. |
| 01:19:16 1239.1 |
CHIMP PRESSES BUTTONS FOR DRINK OF WATER, PLACES
MOUTH ON SPIGOT. |
| 01:19:24 1247.1 |
CU COMPUTER PRINTS OUT ALL OF CHIMPS REQUESTS,
DAY AND NIGHT. DOCTOR HOWARD GRUMBAU AND TIMOTHY GILL, WHO HAS SYMBOL FOR HIS NAME ON HIS TEE SHIRT, TEARS OFF COMPUTER SHEET FOR STUDY. |
| 01:19:42 1265.1 |
TIM PRESSES SYMBOLS, "CAN TIM MOVE INTO ROOM" ON
PANEL BOARD WHICH CONVEYS MESSAGE TO CHIMP. CHIMP REPLIES, "YES" WALKS OVER TO DOOR AS TIM WALKS IN. TIM PLAYS WITH CHIMP. |
| 01:20:45 1328.1 |
THREE ATTENDANTS WITH FACE MASKS EACH CARRY TWO
CHIMPS INTO PLAY YARD. CHEETAH RUNS AROUND YARD PLAYS ON MONKEY BARS. |
| 01:21:09 1352.1 |
ORANGUTAN LAYS IN ARMS OF BLACK NURSE, SITTING
IN ROCKING CHAIR, WATCHES PUPPETS, SESAME STREET MUPPETS, ON BLACK AND WHITE TV. FACE SHOT OF BABY ORANGUTAN. |
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