To The Fair

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Thompson Francis

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: 17:31:24:00 To the Fair 10240; 17:31:33:00 MCU of stagecoach horses running through desert, Wells-Fargo style stagecoach (17:31:38:00); 17:31:38:00 med shot of jet flying over head (17:31:41:00); quick sequence of various modes of transportation - boat, London bus, camels, amphibious car (Amphicar), hot air balloon, people on multiple-seat bicycles etc.; 17:32:07:00 med shot of at least 10 men on 10-seated bicycle (17:32:10:00); 17:32:14:00 med shot of elevated subway train coming around curve in tracks with NYC skyline in background - flags waving from windows; (17:32:18:00); 17:32:19:00 med wide shot from car - crossing bridge - looking up at towers; 17:32:22:00 med wide shot from car - crossing another bridge; (17:32:24:00); 17:32:25:00 med wide shot of convertible on expressway with NYC skyline in background (17:32:27:00); 17:32:28:00 med shot of mom and kids in convertible (dad in driver’ seat not visible) w/ buildings in background; camera moves up to show skyline (17:32:34:00); 17:33:04:00 wide shot of crowds heading towards fair in background; 17:33:06:00 wide shot of crowds walking toward camera; 17:33:08:00 med shot of people in crowd; 17:33:10:00 med shot of people in crowd; 17:33:13:00 med shot of marching boy scout troop; (17:33:17:00); 17:33:18:00 med shot - two ladies standing still in walking crowd - looking at map; 17:33:21:00 MCU of ladies looking at map (17:33:22:00); 17:33:23:00 MCU of map over ladies’ shoulders - camera pulls back as they fold it up (17:33:27:00); 17:33:28:00 med shot of the Family walking down huge sidewalk to Fair (17:33:34:00); 17:33:35:00 med shot - camera follows two young women in very Sixties sheath dresses - two guys turn to stare at them (17:33:44:00); 17:33:45:00 MCU of backs of two women - 17:31:49:00 camera pans down to focus on feet in high heels (17:31:52:00); 17:34:21:00 med shot - family gets on fair’s open motor train (17:34:27:00); 17:34:34:00 MCU of Mom, Dad, three kids on train; 17:34:36:00 CU of Mom and Dad (17:34:40:00); 17:34:41:00 CU of one little girl (17:34:43:00); 17:34:44:00 wide shot - pan of flags of all nations with Unisphere in background; 17:34:48:00 MCU of Unisphere; 17:34:52:00 more wide pan of fairgrounds - fountains with Unisphere in background (17:34:56:00); 17:35:47:00 traveling shot of crazy looking Jetsons-style building with huge lines of people outside (17:35:54:00); 17:36:30:00 - traveling shot of building - totally sixties architecture - there are hundreds of these all over (17:36:36:00); 17:36:37:00) very expressionistic shot- between two extremely tall, thin, and curved buildings (17:36:44:00); 17:36:48:00 2 guys chasing women sequence; 17:36:48:00 MCU - 2 sets of men’s legs walking along sidewalk; 17:36:51:00 MCU - guys spot girls on balcony of building; 17:36:54:00 camera zoom on women walking on balcony (17:36:57:00); 17:37:01:00 med shot - guys run up one escalator, women come down another (17:37:14:00); 17:38:35:00 wide shot - marching boy scout troop (17:38:56:00); 17:39:31:00 med shot - family walking up very Jetsons walkway (17:39:35:00); 17:39:44:00 med wide shot - boy scout troop marches past Eskimo Pie stand -3 boys at the end of the line stop to get ice cream - lose troop (17:39:58:00); 17:40:00:00 CUs of lost boy scouts; 17:40:09:00 med shot - boys take off running into crowd (17:40:13:00); 17:40:21:00 traveling shot - looking up at ceiling of crazy building - modern stained glass (17:40:29:00); 17:40:29:00 med wide shot of family walking through crazy building/pavilion - other buildings in background (17:40:38:00); 17:40:39:00 med shot- 2 women go inside yellow door -doors close - chasing guys arrive at door too late (17:40:50:00); 17:40:51:00 wide shot from bottom of tower as glass elevator ascends (17:40:55:00); 17:40:56:00 CU - 2 guys looking up (17:40:58:00); 17:41:09:00 med shot of two guys in silhouette running up flights stairs in cement tower (17:41:17:00); 17:41:27:00 MCU 2 women look out from balcony (17:41:31:00); 17:41:32:00 med shot - guys run up staircase - girls visible behind them- camera pans upstairs to 2 guys looking for them (17:41:50:00); 17:41:51:00 MCU - 3 lost boy scouts looking for troop(17:41:55:00); 17:41:56:00 wide shot from above - marching boy scout troop (17:41:59:00); 17:42:00:00 MCU - 3 boy scouts run for elevator (17:42:02:00); 17:42:03:00 MCU - 2 guys look out from balcony, one points (17:42:12:00); 17:42:13:00 wide shot - aerial - two women walking away from tower; (17:42:17:00); 17:42:18:00 med shot - lost boy scouts looking for troop (17:42:26:00); 17:42:27:00 med shot of three boy scouts running through crowd; 17:42:36:00 med shot - they get on ride; sped-up surreal sequence of three boy scouts on all different rides; 17:43:01:00 soft-focus aerial traveling shot - flying over circus tent, hanging from track between fair and freeway (17:04:03:00); 17:43:14:00 med shot - POV from log on floating log ride (17:43:18:00); 17:43:21:00 med shot - POV from log - going up track, then down - spray of water (17:43:30:00); 17:44:46:00 CU of Indonesian puppet (17:44:48:00); 17:44:53:00 med shot - Indonesian puppet theater (17:44:55:00); 17:44:56:00 CUs of puppets (17:45:11:00); 17:45:30:00 Michelangelo’s Pieta; 17:45:35:00 CU - camera travels over statue (17:45:54:00); 17:45:56:00 med shot - woman in kimono performing Japanese tea ceremony - 1 woman in kimono, 2 American women in background (17:46:05:00); 17:46:06:00 CU of tea ceremony woman (17:46:08:00); 17:46:08 CU of woman’s hands in Japanese tea ceremony (17:46:13:00); 17:46:30:00 CU of woman’s hand’s drinking tea (17:46:38:00); 17:48:04:0O med wide shot - man drives convertible out of lake onto sidewalk (17:48:13:00); 17:48:55:00 CUS of insides of player piano (17:48:58:00); 17:49:04:00 CUs of insides of player piano-orchestra (17:49:16:00); 17:49:28:00 more insides of player piano (17:49:31:00); 17:49:39:00 med shot of lost boy scouts-one spots troop (17:49:44:00); 17:49:45:00 med wide - boy scout troop marching through crowd (17:49:48:00); 17:49:49:00 med shot - 3 lost boys run through crowd (17:49:55:00); 17:49:56:00 med wide shot - 3 lost boy scouts catch up with marching troop (17:50:05:00); 17:50:13:00 MCU of sign “Parking of Children”; camera pans over to MCU of parents leaving without kids (17:50:17:00); 17:51:32:00 traveling shot of model of moon with all-terrain vehicles (17:51:38:00); 17:51:42:00 traveling shot of model of futuristic American city (17:51:46:00); 17:51:51:00 more traveling shot of model of futuristic city (17:51:56:00); 17:52:20:00 - med wide shot - 2 guys spot women, run through pond (17:52:26:00); 17:52:27:00 MCU - women point and laugh, then run away; 17:52:29:00 med shot - 2 guys chase them through lunch area (17:52:33:00); 17:52:41:00 med wide shot of two young women “driving” on old-fashioned car ride - sped up two guys chase them (17:52:51:00); 17:52:52:00 med shot of two women “driving” - two guys rear-end them (17:52:54:00); 17:52:55:00 med shot of two couples in same car (17:53:06:00); 17:53:07:00 med shot of family in silhouette - walking around fountains at base of Unisphere (17:53:15:00); 17:53:22:00 med wide shot of American family in shrunken European village (17:53:27:00); 17:53:32:00 med shot of family in European village - walk to carousel (17:53:39:00); 17:53:40:00 MCUs of carousel (17:53:43:00); 17:53:52:00 family gets on carousel (17:54:20:00); 17:54:27:00 view of Fair from cable car at dusk (17:54:32:00); 17:54:41:00 more view of Fair - Unisphere - (17:54:46:00); 17:54:52:00 view of Fair from cable cars - lights on (17:54:56:00); 17:55:03:00 wide shot of Fair at night - turns into very surreal sequence of superimposed lights (17:55:50:00); 17:56:02:00 aerial pan of Fair at night (17:56:12:00); 17:56:13:00 med shot of silhouettes of people against lit fountains (17:56:20:00); 17:53:23:00 wide shot of fountains with blue lights (17:53:27:00); 17:53:28:00 wide shot of fountains with orange lights; 17:53:30:00 another wide shot of fountains with orange lights, lights of Fair in background (17:53:32:00); 17:56:32:00 MCU - silhouette of Mom and Dad snuggling, dancing; 17:56:36:00 med wide shot of colored fountains; 17:56:38:00 wide aerial shot of fountains with lights of Fair in background (17:56:41:00); 17:56:44:00 med wide aerial pan of fountains (17:56:46:00); 17:56:49:00 sequence with fireworks going off around fountains (17:57:06:00)