SCENES FROM INDIA , 1930S
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Channel: Historic Films Stock Footage Archive · 2014 · Film & Animation
For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive ([email protected] / http://www.historicfilms.com) 00:01 (TC: 01.00.01): FADE-IN, CITY BY WATERSIDE. WATER IN FOREGROUND, BUILDINGS OF A CITY ON THE LAND OF MIDDLE GROUND. LARGE BUILDINGS, LOTS OF WINDOWS/DOORS. CAMERA QUICKLY PANS TO LEFT TO REVEAL CRUMBLED BUILDINGS AT WATER'S EDGE. SOME BUILDINGS APPEAR TO HAVE SLID AND FELL AT WATER'S EDGE. PERHAPS CITY IN INDIA? LIKELY THE CITY OF CALCUTTA 00:19 (TC: 01.00.19): LONG SHOT LS, SIDE VIEW OF BUILDINGS ALONG WATER'S EDGE. TALL, BELL TOWER-SHAPED MONUMENTS. PEOPLE IN A BOAT AT BOTTOM OF FRAME, STANDING AND WAVING TO THOSE ON THE THE LAND. CAMERA PANS SLIGHTLY TO LEFT. 00:22 (TC: 01.00.22): WIDE SHOT WS, WATER IN FOREGROUND, SHOWING A MONUMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WATER. BUILDINGS ALONG WATER EDGE SEEN IN BACKGROUND. CAMERA PANS LEFT. 00:27 (TC: 01.00.27): MIDDLE SHOT MS, MONUMENT SEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WATER NOW IN CENTER FRAME. PEOPLE SWIMMINGLY ALONGSIDE IT, ONE WASHING FABRIC NEAR IT? 00:31 (TC: 01.00.31): MIDDLE SHOT MS. CAMERA PANS LEFT TO SEE BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS ALONG WATER'S EDGE. PEOPLE SWIMMING ALONG SHORE, CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE WATER. CAMERA REVEALS MORE OF CITYSCAPE ON LAND IN BACKGROUND. 00:42 (TC: 01.00.42): MIDDLE SHOT MS. HIGHLY DECORATED ELEPHANT WALKING ALONG PATH TOWARDS CAMERA. PEOPLE STANDING ON PATH BEHIND IT. TREES LINE THE PATH, BUILDINGS APPEAR TO BE BEHIND THE TREES. CAMERA PANS TO FOLLOW ELEPHANT AND THEN STOPS. A SECOND DECORATED ELEPHANT SEEN IN BACKGROUND, WITH SOMEONE RIDING ATOP IT AND PEOPLE STANDING AROUND IT. 00:58 (TC: 01.00.58): HIGH-ANGLE SHOT, PEOPLE ON DECORATED ELEPHANTS AND CARTS PARADING DOWN A STREET. BUILDINGS ON SIDE OF STREET, DEBRIS AS WELL. OTHER PEOPLE WALKING ALONGSIDE OF THE ELEPHANTS. 01:09 (TC: 01.01.09): MIDDLE SHOT MS, THE PARADE OF DECORATED ELEPHANTS WITH RIDERS WALKS ACROSS FRAME. BUILDINGS IN BACKGROUND APPEAR WORN. PEOPLE WALK ALONGSIDE ELEPHANT PARADE IN STREET. ELEPHANTS' TUSKS APPEAR FILED DOWN. 01:29 (TC: 01.01.29): LONG SHOT LS, PEOPLE ON DECORATED ELEPHANT WITH FLAGS, LEADING THE PARADE OF ELEPHANTS IN STREET. BUILDINGS TO THE LEFT OF FRAME HAVE BALCONIES. DEBRIS LAYS IN THE STREET BESIDE BUILDINGS, FAIRLY MESSY. 01:36 (TC: 01.01.36): HIGH-ANGLE SHOT, PEOPLE WITH FLAGS ATOP DECORATED ELEPHANTS PARADE DOWN STREET. SIMILAR SHOT SEEN PREVIOUSLY. DEBRIS IS ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF BUILDINGS. PEOPLE WATCH PARADE ON SIDELINES. CAMERA PANS UP TO SEE OTHER ELEPHANT RIDERS IN PARADE, REVEALS TALL BUILDINGS IN BACKGROUND. 01:44 (TC: 01.01.44): HIGH-ANGLE SHOT, PEOPLE WITH FLAGS ON DECORATED ELEPHANTS FURTHER DOWN STREET, APPROACHING CAMERA. PEOPLE LINED ALONG STREET TO SEE PARADE OF ELEPHANTS, PEOPLE SITTING ON ROOFTOPS. DEBRIS SEEN ON STREET IN FRONT OF BUILDINGS. TALL BUILDINGS SEEN IN BACKGROUND, INCLUDING A BELL-TOWER. 01:51 (TC: 01.01.51): LONG SHOT LS, FOUR ELEPHANTS IN HORIZONTAL ROW. PEOPLE ARE ATOP THEM PUTTING BLANKETS. CENTER ELEPHANT IS HAVING BLANKET BEING TAKEN OFF, AND IS EATING HAY/STRAW. THE ELEPHANT APPEARS THIN, STANDS UP FROM ITS SITTING POSITION. 02:03 (TC: 01.02.03): HIGH-ANGLE SHOT, PEOPLE ATOP TWO ELEPHANTS THAT ARE PRESUMABLY FIGHTING OVER A WALL. THE RIDERS ARE HITTING AND KICKING THE ELEPHANTS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO FIGHT. CAMERA ANGLE SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM HIGH-ANGLE TO MIDDLE SHOT. REPEATED TAKES/ANGLES OF ELEPHANTS FIGHTING. 02:45 (TC: 01.02.45): HIGH-ANGLE SHOT, PEOPLE ATOP ELEPHANT WITH CHAINS ON FEET AND LEGS. ELEPHANT APPEARS TO BE BACKING UP NERVOUSLY. 02:50 (TC: 01.02.50): HIGH-ANGLE SHOT. TWO PEOPLE SITTING ATOP ELEPHANT, WAITING BEHIND A WALL. SHOT BEFORE/AFTER FIGHTING SCENES, PERHAPS? 02:55 (TC: 01.02.55): LONG SHOT, LS. PEOPLE IN CARRIAGE BEING PULLED BY A HORSE THROUGH STREET. CAMERA PANS TO FOLLOW CARRIAGE. BACKGROUND IS OF WORN BUILDINGS, SOME APPEAR CRUMBLING. OTHER PEOPLE WALK IN THE STREET, OTHER CARRIAGES IN BACKGROUND. 03:00 (TC: 01.03.00): MIDDLE SHOT, MS. PERSON ON TOP OF A CART BEING PULLED BY TWO BULLS. CAMERA PANS TO FOLLOW THE CART. BULLS ARE HARNESSED AT FACE. BACKGROUND OF WORN BUILDINGS WITH DEBRIS (BRICKS?) IN FRONT OF THEM. PERSON ON CART WHIPS THE BULLS REPEATEDLY. 03:07 (TC: 01.03.07): MIDDLE SHOT, MS. PERSON ON TOP OF A CART WITH A TOWER OF STUFF ON THE CART AS WELL. CAMERA PANS TO FOLLOW CART. ITEMS ON CART ARE BLANKETED. MAN SITTING ON TOP OF STUFF, WHILE BULLS PULL THE CART. BACKGROUND IS OF WORN BUILDINGS AND DEBRIS IN FRONT OF THEM. PERSON SITTING ON SIDEWALK AS CART PASSES. 03:10 (TC: 01.03.10): LONG SHOT, LS. PERSON ON CART WITH STUFF ON CART, ITEMS ALSO BLANKETED. CART PULLED BY TWO BULLS AS WELL. BACKGROUND OF A BUILDING WITH GATES, PEOPLE WALKING WITH UMBRELLAS, AND ANIMALS IN STREETS. BUILDING PERHAPS AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR MARKET.
