News Footage: Mud Flats; Bay Fill; Sweet Adeline

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Guy Morrison

Complete Record: Mud Flats (11/12/1966): Shot of an several miles of dry, arid land broken into huge cracks, reporter stands on the cracks, buildings are seen in background, reporter uses foot to shake ground and two huge slabs of broken land are seen underneath him, scientist is interviewed, pointing out over the barren land, reporter interviews woman with blonde hair and blue flowered dress, reporter interviews a second man wearing suit and tie, external shot of John W. McPhail Elementary School, CU on dry ground, two boys run and play on the broken pieces of land, (negative) reporter interviews man with big fuzzy hair, more CU shots of mud flats, boy walks in the huge cracks in the ground, CU on scientist with pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, interesting shots of the land, boys playing on the barren soil, school bus in front of the elementary school Bay Fill (12/01/1966): Shots of water and sand, white car parked along side the beach, aerial shot of the area, airplane landed on ground covered in water, conference room full of men in suits discussing the SF Conversation and Development Commission, reporter speaks with man wearing glasses and several moles on his face, aerial shots of makeshift airport with bay in background, aerial shot of entire land mass where the airport will be built, man shows on model where the bay will be filled to construct an airport, airplanes taking off, external sign for the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Avery Brundage (former President of the International Olympic Committee) being interviewed, reporter standing in front of a brick building with sign that reads "physical education", reporter is just standing there while the cameraman shoots, interior shots of gymnasium, men using machinery in gym Sweet Adeline Chorus (11/19/1966): Handicapped school children singing and using their hands to interpret a song, reporter interviews a female teacher with photos and leaves taped to the walls behind her, CU on the Sweet Adeline chorus members wearing red dresses and corsages, reporter interviews two of the Sweet Adeline members, CU on some of the students, exterior shots of school, teachers and kids stand up and start jumping up and down, CU of old fashioned record player, two white candles placed in front of a red drop cloth with two silver bowls, reporter speaking in front of store,