Mystique of the Pearl - Out Takes

Tape 8 - People in pearl shop in Broome. Sales person showing strand of pearls to customers. VS pearls jewellery on display. Broome cemetery with gravestones in Japanese writing

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Tape 6 : Time-lapse scenics of red rocks on coastline and tide coming in to shoreline. Time-lapse seagulls on red rock. WS of white cruiser boats at sea. Pan of mangroves. Aerial of boats at sea and aerial over schooner with red sails

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Tape 5 : Time-lapse white clouds racing across blue sky with rocky outcrop in left of frame.

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Tape 23: Auction of pearls and jewellery at Sotheby's, exchange rate electronic board on wall. CU shots of men and women on mobile phones in auction audience

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Tape 7 : Good shots of red rocks and cliffs on beach, clear blue sky. White church against blue sky with white cloud - time-lapse colour of sky changes. Good WS of beach with turquoise blue water, white sand, red cliffs, sailing boat rocking. Main street of Broome. people fishing off long wharf or jetty. Good time-lapse shots of tide rising. Paspaley pearling Company building, Japanese Cemetery. Interior church with inlaid pearl alter. Nick Paspaley interview.

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Tape 12 : Threading pearls into strands and grading process. CU of bowl of pearls. Interior of Paspaley factory with bags of pearls on floor. Good CU's of pearls. CU's of strands of pearls. CU's of odd shaped pearls. Rotating baroque pearl.

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Tape 21 : Interior jewellery shop and workshop. Displays of pearl jewellery. VS of high-rise buildings. Salesman and customer at jewellery counter. Woman trying on pearl necklace. CU of pearl necklace and earrings. VS jeweller creating brooches. Woman threading strand.

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Tape 11 : VS technician implanting oysters for pearl formation, CU on oysters with pearls inside. CU on tray of pearls

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Tape 5 : From small shrub covered hillock beside sea to red rocky / sandy shoreline with one small dead shrub and on small green shrub standing shallow water. Seagulls , sandpipers, egrets, herons and pelicans on sand banks preening. Good shots of water birds and pelicans, Tilt down dead tree in water, Grey heron in tree

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Tape 5 : Good coastline aerials across heavily treed bushland, over sandy shore and sand dunes, then along sand and water shoreline. Good sand shots. Aerial over blue sea water. Good low aerial over water showing coral and rockpools. Aerial towards red cliff face on coastline. Aerials over red earth with small trees and scrub. Aerials over shallow water

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Compile : Underwater, oyster cages in underwater oyster farm. Oysters covered in weed. hauling cages out of water and into open boat. Hull of boat from underwater with sun shimmering through water.

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Talbot Bay : VS interior of boat. Wake on side boat and behind boat. Men hauling oyster cages from water onto Paspaley boat, POV from water. Cleaning oysters shells with pressure hoses on boat. Crates of oyster shells on boat and underwater. Low angle shot of Paspaley boat ÒClareÓ

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Tapes 1,2, 3 : Underwater. Scuba diver. Pan along sea bed - unusual plants, reeds, coral. CU on hand gathering oysters off sea bed. Boat propellor turning underwater.

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Underwater. Scuba diver collecting oysters off ocean floor or sea bed. Pan over ocean floor with sparse plants and corals. Several scuba divers with baskets of oysters. CU of rotating propellor on boat. Sea snake. Processes in farming cultured pearls.

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Tape 15 : Traffic on busy New York street. Travelling shot from car of Fifth Avenue shops, across intersection, Low angle travelling shot past high-rise buildings with American flags. Pearl necklaces on display in window of jewellery shop. Time-lapse of New York skyline POV under Brooklyn Bridge. Skyline includes World Trade Centre Twin Towers. Distant helicopter against background of high-rise buildings. New York skyline in different lights, sunset. Good shot. Low angle MS Statue of Liberty. Pan across new York skyline

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Tape 15 : Interior jewellery shop or gold market - International Jewellers Exchange. CU on pearl necklace. Salespeople and customers.

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Tape 15 : New York skyline at night. Night traffic and neon signs, advertising, yellow cabs taxis, Canon advertising sign

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Tape 15 : Inside jewellery shop with jeweller threading pearl necklace Street scenes of gold and jewellery section of New York. Pearl jewellery in shop window. American flag flying. Exterior Tiffany. Good shots of very congested traffic, trucks, yellow taxis and cabs. Neon signs advertising jewellery sales. Facade Diamond District Centre. Facade of Mikimoto shop

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Tape 8 : Pan across gravestones written in Japanese - Broome cemetery

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Tape 8 : Display case of ornate pearl handled knives and fork cutlery set and VS o other pearl artefacts

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Tape 8 : Exterior Pearl shop, Good pans and scenics of Broome, Cable Beach, CU on red sand. Good time-lapse of tide coming in. Sandpiper and seagull birds in shallows of beach

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Tape 8 : Broome cemetery with gravestone in Japanese writing

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Tape 6 : Broome township, 4WD cars driving through. Shop Chinatown Photographics and Music. Entrance to Broome Pearls shop. WS Broome coastline and long jetty or bridge. Pan of rugged red rocks on foreshore. Good beach shots against red rugged coastline. Small shore break waves. Good CU on seagulls

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Tape 5 : Good low travelling aerial along shoreline of beach with dramatic red cliff face to the side, includes sand dunes and shallows, expanse of sand, small waves on shore

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Tape 33 : Interview with John Lucas on beach with huge oyster in hand - he is explaining the process of forming a pearl and the different types of oysters used to form different pearls. Scenes of oyster cleaning and Lucas explaining reasons for cleaning

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Tape 33 : Good CUs of oyster spawning. John Lucas explaining the fertilisation process in hatchery. CUs of spat or baby oysters. Lucas in open boat. Two yellow open boats and cruiser on foreshore of North Queensland beach

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Tape 4: CU on cleaning oyster shells, pearling boat at sea, dark clouds over orange sunset sky and small boat drifting on still water. Pink and orange clouds in purple sunset sky. Hauling oyster cases into boat. VS stacking oyster shells into crates. Various scenes of fertilising oysters and CU on plastic drawers of bead implants in different sizes. Crew eating and dining on Paspaley boat. Japanese men using chopsticks. Scuba divers preparing to dive and jumping off boat, man on boat hauling in oyster cages

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Tape 3: Nick Paspaley on boat about sustainability of resources in the pearling industry.

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Tape 3 : Whales rolling through water with tails out of water. Scuba divers on boat preparing for dive and jumping into water. High angle shot of divers in water. CU on cleaning oyster shells. On Paspaley boat at wheelhouse. CU on sonar equipment. Nick Paspaley measuring oyster sizes on boat and explaining reasons for cleaning

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Tape 2 : CU on Japanese man's face and VS of technician , Boats on still water at sunset and morning light, Hauling in oyster cages. Paspaley boat at sunset and Nick Paspaley interview

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Tapes 16, 18, 20, 26 : LS heavy traffic along New York street, intersection, yellow taxis cabs. Fifth Avenue, facade Van Cleef & Arpels shops, pedestrians , low angle shots of high rise building facades, US flag, pearl necklaces on display in jewellery shop window

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Tapes 16, 18, 20, 26 : Time-lapse New York skyline POV under Brooklyn Bridge. Skyline shots include World Trade Centre Towers. Distant shot is helicopter against background of high rise buildings. VS New York city skyline in different lights POV from water - sunset. Good low angle of Statue of Liberty. CU on head and pan over body to flame. Low angle shot of pedestrians along footpath, busy, congested. CU on street signs. Skyline at night. Good street scenes at night, neon signs advertising, time-lapse traffic at night. US flags

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Tapes 16, 18, 20, 26 : Good WS of busy pedestrian traffic on footpath, congested traffic with yellow cabs, taxis, good CU of American flag, good low angle facades of high rise buildings including entrance to Tiffanys. New York streets POV driver. Two orthodox Jewish men along street amongst crowd of pedestrians. facades of New York jewellery shops. CU Fifth Avenue street sign. New York streets at night busy with traffic and pedestrians in time-lapse. CU on spiralling light effect - windmill effect.

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Tapes 16, 18, 20, 26 : Facade of Cartier shop on Fifth Avenue New York with French, British and American flags out front. LS of street with avenue of trees and heavy traffic. Pan up the Chrysler building. Low angle shot of small bronze statue on street. High angle LS of street and intersection. Hazy. Pan down high-rise buildings to street scene below

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Tapes 27,28,29,31,32,36 : Japanese women cleaning oysters outside harvesting shed. CU on oyster being opened and scraped out. two good CU's on old Japanese woman's face with bonnet on head. WS of oyster farms on Ago Bay. Contrast of smoking stack in background of lake and green hills. Good high angle shots of Ago Bay. Interior house with water views. CU on brown bowler hat. (Tape 27)

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Tapes 27,28,29,31,32,36 : High angle WS of Ago Bay with industrialised activity - large boats and container ships, bus on road, high-rise buildings on hills in background. Pan along rows of oyster rafts or jetties in front of harvesting sheds. Hazy WS of bay and good shots showing over crowding of farms (Tape 28)

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Tapes 27,28,29,31,32,36 : Ginza area of Tokyo, streets busy with traffic and pedestrians. Christmas tree and decorations, lanterns along streets. Sopporo advertising neon sign. Facade of Mikimoto shop. Good congested busy street scenes with neon signs.

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Tapes 27,28,29,31,32,36 : POV driving along city street in Japan with high-rise buildings, either office or residential. Bullet train across overhead bridge. Travelling shot along street POV car past

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Tape 27 : Japanese women cleaning oysters outside harvesting shed. CU on oyster being opened and scraped out. two good CU's on old Japanese woman's face with bonnet on head. WS of oyster farms on Ago Bay. Contrast of smoking stack in background of lake and green hills. Good high angle shots of Ago Bay. VS of Oyster cages being set in water.

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Tape 27 : VS processes in harvesting shed. Handful of small pearls from bottom of bucket. Using sieve to sift pearls. VS of technicians or scientists doing water tests from boat

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Tape 28 : High angle WS of Ago Bay . Quick shot of house with views of bay. Oyster farming activity. VS of processes inside harvesting shed. Good CU of old Japanese woman's face. Japanese women cleaning oysters, pan along rows of jetties or rafts outside oyster sheds. Japanese man talking to camera in Japanese. Microscopic, ultrasound of oyster, CU of open oyster with pearl.

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Tape 29 : Dr Shigeru Akamatsu to camera in Japanese with oyster shells in hand. Interior shots of pearl grading processes - Mikimoto factory. Making strands of pearls. Pearls on display in Mikimoto shop. Salesman to camera. WS of Ago Bay showing pearl farms. Hauling oyster cages from water

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Tape 31 : Oyster harvesting shed. Japanese man to camera. . VS Ago Bay pearl farms and processes of cleaning pearls. Handful of small pearls. Japanese women cleaning oysters inside shed. CU of oyster with double pearl. VS Mikimoto pearl jewellery. VS interior Mikimoto shop with customers trying on jewellery

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Tape 32 : Ginza area at night, advertising neon signs, pedestrians, traffic. Japanese salesman in Mikimoto shop to camera and with customers.

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Tape 32 : WS open boat and two men on blue water, hills on foreshore, hauling in oyster cage. Man snorkelling. Interview with John Lucas on beach. CU oyster

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Tape 36A : Street scenes in Tokyo POV car in traffic. Dr Shigeru Akamatsu to camera.

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Compile : Underwater. Snorkeller , Dr John Lucas, in water gathering oysters off coral. Snorkeller in silhouette on surface of water with sun glimmering through. CU's on oysters and coral and some tropical fish - not very colourful but water clear. Camera on water surface - half water and half sky on screen as snorkeller swims towards camera.

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Compile : Underwater. CU on long spiky coral. Oysters. Clams on sea bed. Snorkeller on sea bed touching clams. Some good coral shots in unusual shapes, not very colourful but clear water.

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Compile : Underwater. Oyster farm cages. Scuba diver. good CU on oyster covered in weed or algae. CU on coral.

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Tapes 1,2,3 : Underwater, scuba diver turning oyster cages over on ocean floor, sea bed. Quick shot of sea snake. Diver hanging oyster cages on rack in special underwater section of boat. Part of processes of farming cultured pearls. Re-laying oyster cages on sea bed.

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Tapes 1,2,3 : Underwater. Fish swimming. Scuba diver preparing oyster cages. CU of cages covered in algae and weed. Diver cleaning cages surrounded by lots of fish. Processes in farming cultured pearls. Good CU of scuba diver's face mask

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