- Title: CF1007
- Date:1970s
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Summary:
1970s. Graphic of plane flying across map of world from UK to the Caribbean
01:30:35 GVS Antigua – INT sugar mill – gravestone of a pirate – pretty harbor with sailing boats – colonial house – pan across harbor – yachts sailing
01:31:30 EXT BOAC plane in flight – INT plane – young woman and old man chat – drinks trolley – airhostess serves drinks / cocktails
01:32:45 plane landing on Antigua – rustic sandy runway – Hotel in Nelson’s Harbor – EXT man jogs up and shouts to friend at window – INT hotel man gets dressed – 2 men run to harbor wearing little shorts and aviator shades – snazzy 70s men’s fashions – men jump on to yacht – GVS various yachts at sea – catamaran – little boy dives off boat head first into sea – camera pans across idyllic Caribbean beach – beautiful beach
01:34:51 INT small dark hotel room – couple leave room to sit on balcony – man ( with fabulous mustache ) and woman sit at patio table holding hands and smiling at each other – romantic moment – black woman carrying tray of food on her head – bird in bush – black waitress serves food – arty shots of little birds scavenging food – CUs couple eating and drinking – romantic meal
01:35:45 scuba diving – man putting on air canister – he puts on mask – lovely shot of man diving into water as it glimmers in the sun – sign for ‘ glass bottom boat ‘ – snorkeling – glamorous woman jumps from boat into water – underwater shots of man in snorkeling gear doing somersaults – woman climbs out of water on to boat ( shots have a James Bond look about them / Bond girl )
01:37:15 beautiful beach – tourists sit under shady palm trees and play beach games – man fishing – woman catches a fish - little black boy sells necklaces to attractive woman on beach – LS of couple running into the sea on a deserted beach ( romantic )
01:38:01 rolling waves hit the shore – small propeller plane ( LIAT ) taxis on runway – baggage being loaded on to plane – black and white tourists board steps up to plane – view of plane taking off from control room – aerials of Dominica -plane landing in Dominica –views of lush tropical hills and waterfalls – streams with rushing water – various CUs rare and exotic plants
01:40:15 GVS posh hotel pool – tourists lounging under umbrellas – man diving from board into pool – underwater shots of man swimming – GVS beach at sunset – Grenada , bustling market – camera follows woman carrying basket of fruit on her head – women selling fruit and vegetables – GVS Grenada streets and harbor – yachts in harbor
01:42:15 CU wooden hammer smashing nutmeg – man processing nutmeg – CU hands mixing tropical cocktail – black cocktail waiter – nutmeg being grated – couple walk through palm trees in resort – tourists enjoying a buffet lunch – beach – woman brushing her hair – men pull huge fishing nets in to the beach – net full of silver fish – boys carry basket of fish
01:44:31 yacht sailing at sunset – CU golf club hitting ball – men playing golf on Barbados – black man teeing off – V/O ‘ Barbados has the air of some old English county ‘ ( colonial ) – black man riding along dusty road on old fashioned donkey / horse and cart – windmill – 18th century colonial mansion ( neo-classical style ) MCUs various classical statues in the garden – CUs orchids – couple look up types of orchid in orchid book – beautiful flowers / blooms
01:46:45 yacht at sea – meat being served from barbeque on deck – deserted rocky beach – couple explore holding hands as waves crash against the shore
01:47:50 St. Lucia volcanic sulphur springs – Pitons – tourists explore volcanic crater ( looks like a moonscape , lunar surface ) – GVS the Pitons – yacht sailing – man relaxing / sunbathing on deck of boat – GVS yacht sailing along St.Lucia coast – yacht anchors at Marigo Bay – artist at work – women hand out fabric printed with Caribbean leaf design – black woman tries on various dresses in posh clothes shop
01:50:20 St Lucia banana plantation – workers bag up huge bunch of bananas – bananas being transported on rickety train – tourists drive in jeep through banana plantation – buffet ( with huge whole fish with sharp menacing teeth forming centerpiece – very unappetizing ) – resort at night – plane landing
01:52:00 GVS Caribbean lush hills , beaches and harbors – young couple run into the sea – woman passes round cocktails to young holiday makers on a yacht – man in flowery swimming trunks and snorkel mask emerges from the sea – man sailing small pleasure boat ( topper ) – CU hands playing with sand – glamorous tanned woman in white swimming costume sunbathing – sea rolling towards conch shell in sand ( typically Caribbean image )
01:53:24 plane landing - pretentious V/O ‘ to have seen these islands , if only once , is an addition to the sum of man’s content ‘
01:54:24 - TYPE:
- DATE:1970s
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- Colour:Colour
- Keywords:UK, COACH TOURS, CONTINENT, LEISURE, VACATION , TOURISTS , CARIBBEAN, BEACH SCENES , COUPLES HAVE ROMANTIC DINNERS JET SET , 70s , EXOTIC LOCATIONS , PACKAGE HOLIDAYS
- Master Title:CF1007
- Segment:2
- Sound:Sound
