News Footage: Sports and Recreation (Reel 2)

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Guy Morrison

Complete Record: 1. Bercut Equitation Field: shot of front entrance to field and sign, people walking around and shots of horses, woman equistrian performing jumps on brown horse, shots of field, older man in cowboy hat talking, shots of people in audience, woman with baby 2. Skateboarding: Nice 1970s youth fashion on this reel - 70s T-shirts, bells, knee socks. Girl with bellbottoms doing fancy precise footwork on her skateboard in front of Moscone Center. Kid with yellow helmet wipes out at a skate park. CU knee-high athletic socked legs of kid on skateboard. Boy with plaid bellbottoms skates on the street. Older kids (teenagers) skating on a half-pipe. Older kids in skate park. Reporter interviews teenaged skateboarders in skate park. Interview with guy in skater store. Skater shows reporter how to skateboard. Shots of skaters at skate park. Older beginner tries to skate around, wobbling and falling off. Skater does a twirl. Skater does handstand on board. Skaters skate in a bowl. POV skateboarder looking down at feet and ground. 3. Blackjack tournament (1978): CU man’s hand with poker chip. Over-the-shoulder shot of blackjack table from dealer’s side. Dealer deals hand, takes chips, CU dealer’s hand while she shuffles. Deals again, POV player’s side. CU male player’s hands holding chips. Player concentrating. Shot of table as cards dealt. CU chips, cards, hands. Pan spectators observing table.