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Punter and the Bookie, The

Takes us into the betting ring and follows two bookies as they play out their daily war of nerves at the racetrack.
Series : Gamblers, The | Episode : 2 | Year : 1998 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Stefan Moore
Director : Susan Lambert |
Montage of scenes from the series showing various forms of gambling, racing and people and types of reactions. Opening titles. Slow-motion of racing horses. MS bookies taking bets and CU of race odds changing on board. VS punters and bookies changing odds board and in crowd. GS young man in crowd making elaborate hand signals. MS bookie with bag taking bets.
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Access No. 134021 | 46 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS experienced bookie John Kennedy walking into race track and MS at odds board. CU large amounts of money changing hands. CUs changing odds board. VS punters and CU interview with Kennedy. CUs faces of male punters as Kennedy describes how he sums up behaviour and body language. WS race on television screen. VS Kennedy watching screen and consulting booklet and tickets then shaking head as he sums up result to camera.
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Access No. 134022 | 1 min 8 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS bookie John Kennedy watching slow-motion race replay on television screen and talks to camera. CU looking at screen and lighting up cigarette. GS punters in the ring and VS prospective bookie Sean Bartholomew lighting cigarette and walking away from camera to odds board. CU interview with Bartholomew. GS Sean Bartholomew and another man ascending on escalator with the sound of people singing ÔAmazing Grace'.
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Access No. 134023 | 1 min 5 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU sign for Sydney Prayer Breakfast. VS congregation singing ÔAmazing Grace' with MS of man with raised hand and MS Sean Bartholomew and singers at microphones. MS interview with Bartholomew smoking as he speaks about his relationship with both religion and racing. VS inside car as Bartholomew drives, opening packet of cigarettes at same time. Oxford Street, Sydney POV car
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Access No. 134024 | 42 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS inside car with Sean Bartholomew taking ticket from machine at entrance to parking station and car down steep winding ramp POV passenger to parking area. GS Bartholomew walking into City Tattersalls Club and entering room with two men from Bookie Accreditation Committee at desk. VS interview with Bartholomew and two men. VS while men (including John Kennedy) question Bartholomew's banking history.
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Access No. 134025 | 1 min 47 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with Sean Bartholomew after meeting with the Bookie Accreditation Committee. Interview with Bartholomew as he drives in car. GS horse being led on track on Melbourne Cup Day with VS jockeys on horses being led and punters and bookies milling around odds boards. Interviews with bookie John Kennedy. VS people's faces looking up at boards and money changing hands.
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Access No. 134026 | 1 min 33 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA / Victoria Racing Club | Colour |
MS races on television screens and pan to CU John Kennedy watching. VS punters in crowd watching screens and CU race finish on screen with cut to Kennedy wincing. Odds board being changed and MS punter smoking. WS starting gates at 1997 Melbourne Cup Race and race commentary. MS jockeys and horses in the gate. CU interview with punter and WS start of race.
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Access No. 134027 | 51 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA / Victoria Racing Club | Colour |
Zoom out to punters watching Melbourne Cup race on television screens. CUs punters faces and CU race on screen as crowd gets excited. CU punter, Carlo La Rosa, getting excited as his horse wins, being kissed by fellow punters and then being interviewed. CU interview with John Kennedy explaining betting patterns. Track following Kennedy to television screen area where a crowd of punters are gathered watching last race on screens.
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Access No. 134028 | 2 mins 19 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA / Victoria Racing Club | Colour |
CU last race being run on television screen. MS bookie John Kennedy in crowd behind punter in hat with radio to ear. Interview after race with Kennedy explaining how results affected him and CU to bookmakers tickets. Man in hat and coat entering Stewards Room to men gathered around table to deal with race appeal. VS panel looking at relevant race footage on screen and listening to jockeys appealing then leaving room.
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Access No. 134029 | 2 mins 18 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA / Victoria Racing Club | Colour |
VS jockeys outside Stewards Room talking to suited men while waiting for results of appeal. MS sign ÒEnquiry in ProgressÓ. MS inside Stewards Room with man upholding appeal and announcing that placings will be amended. CU interview with bookie John Kennedy referring to reversed race outcome. WS people leaving racetrack with ground littered with discarded tickets
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Access No. 134030 | 1 min 15 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS sign over entrance to Sydney Christian life Centre and Sean Bartholomew entering. High shot over congregation seated in large hall in front of podium. MS preacher on screen and MS Bartholomew in congregation with voice over of him speaking of his choice to be a bookmaker as well as a Christian. Low angle shot of band performing on stage and pan along row of standing congregation clapping.
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Access No. 134031 | 30 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS pans over Christian Life Centre congregation with members raising arms in air with others shouting and praying with cut aways to singers on stage projected onto screen above. MS Sean Bartholomew with arms in air. CU Bartholomew on telephone and MS white bookie's bag with his name on it. MS Bartholomew at party to celebrate getting his license. VS other people at party with drinks in hand.
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Access No. 134032 | 1 min 10 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU Sean Bartholomew seated at party to celebrate getting his license talking to camera and talking to friend about the random nature of gambling. MS Bartholomew driving and race track viewed POV side window of car. Track following Bartholomew through Royal Randwick racetrack gate. MS pan of punters along rail and MS groom leading horse. MS Bartholomew at odds board on first day and pan to gates.
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Access No. 134033 | 1 min 7 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with bookie John Kennedy with newly licensed Sean Bartholomew in background talking about not feeling threatened with Bartholomew's presence on the track. MS interview with Bartholomew and VS of his assistant (Kis?) as he talks about his approach. CU interview with Kennedy on success. WS pan across bookies end with odds boards and Kennedy on phone.
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Access No. 134034 | 1 min 35 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with bookie Sean Bartholomew in front of odds board and pan to assistant looking through binoculars. Pan to bookie John Kennedy at odds board quoting figures to assistant who types them up. Jockeys being weighed in and walking across track, mounting horses and MS riding them led by trainers. MS Bartholomew's assistant (Kis?) looking at board with another wearing his bag with his hands in it.
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Access No. 134035 | 42 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS bookie Sean Bartholomew at odds board and high angle shot of his assistant taking money from elderly man. MS starting gates opening and horses racing off. WS horses racing towards camera. CU odds on rail board being wiped and MS John Kennedy walking across to television race monitors intercut with racing and punters at screens. WS horses racing past large Royal Randwick sign.
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Access No. 134036 | 32 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with bookie John Kennedy after race philosophical about not having done well. MS interview with new bookie Sean Bartholomew happy with results. MS Bartholomew's assistant taking bets from several men and CU to man counting money. CU Bartholomew and VS Kennedy. Zoom to Kennedy on phone then running. Cut to horses racing and MS Kennedy lighting cigarette trackside.
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Access No. 134037 | 1 min 15 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS bookie Sean Bartholomew in crowd in front of racing television screens lighting cigarette. MS talking to camera as race progresses with shots to race monitors. WS with bookie John Kennedy in foreground watching race and shaking head as they cross at finish line. MS Bartholomew at rails and talking to camera about large loss. Interview with Kennedy telling of even greater loss. MS two horses coming off track.
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Access No. 134038 | 1 min 5 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS jockey dismounting from horse. MS bookie Sean Bartholomew with assistants and MS assistant taking money. Tilt from odds board to bookie John Kennedy. CU handing ticket to punter. WS horses racing towards camera and GS race on television screen. MS Bartholomew watching race on screen and talking to assistant. Interview with Bartholomew shaken at bad result then interview with Kennedy more resigned about greater loss.
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Access No. 134039 | 1 min 22 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS bookie Sean Bartholomew smoking, CUs looking at computer screen, shaking head and talking to assistant. GS jockey on rearing horse. CU bracelet with cross around Bartholomew's wrist, VS of him taking and CU assistant reading numbers with binoculars. CUs odds board, punter's faces and bookie's faces. Start of race with horses through gates and VS on television screens. CU Bartholomew's face watching.
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Access No. 134040 | 1 min 8 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU bookie John Kennedy's face during race, pursing lips at finish then discussing large win to interviewer. MS new bookie Sean Bartholomew telling camera of small win and looking very relieved. WS horses and jockeys coming off track and MS jockeys. MS interview with Kennedy about the up and down nature of the game and interview with Bartholomew relieved at having made a profit.
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Access No. 134041 | 1 min 38 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
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