CONTEMPORARY STOCK FOOTAGE
NEWSFEED 4/30-5/2, 1999: COLUMBINE, NRA, KOSOVO, SOCCER, JESSE JACKSON FREES POW, SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN YUGOSLAVIA, PANAMA ELECTIONS ;COLORADO/USA: DX talking head in trenchcoat (D.A.) gives press conference about Columbine School shooting; BOSNIA: DX huge tank rolls toward camera down rocky path, abandoned van in FG. WS bus travels over badly damaged bridge; BOSNIA (con't): DX WS bombed out countryside w/ train tracks in FG. WS residents of bombed village stand around. Talking head; COLORADO/USA: DX WS EST Denver skyline. EST Adam's Mark Hotel. Low EST courthouse w/anti-NRA picketers/protesters outside; COLORADO (con't): VAR people holding signs lambasting the National Rifle Association holding their convention in Denver; COLORADO (Con't): DX WS people at podium gives anti-NRA speech surrounded by NRA protesters. WS solemn crowd; COLORADO: INT NRA convention (dark). CUBA: DX WS of Cuban May Day Parade and Festivities, VAR CU of partiers, Fidel Castro; MACEDONIA/ALBANIA: VAR bombed-out land rover ondirt road. Refugee family down dirt road w/donkey. Tractor. Tank; ALBANIA(Con't): VAR people at makeshift refugee camp. Refugees loaded on bus that drives away. Man carried on stretcher; ALBANIA (Con't): INT hospital, doctors tend to bombing victims. WS helicopter takes off. WS Albanian countryside; ALBANIA (con't): WS toll booth/checkpoint. VAR white haired ambassador guy meets refugees at camp. INT same man signs papers; ALBANIA (Con't): Official guy talking head at refugee camp. ITALY: AERIAL auto racing track. VAR Formula 1 racing cars; UNITED KINGDOM: United soccer. VAR soccer action, cheering crowd/fans. Unfortunately, British TV bug is in corner of screen; TAIWAN: VAR bombing/shelling exercises in Taiwanese countryside. Shells hitting ocean, tanks firing. Bazooka fired ;TAIWAN (Con't): DX Nice HS 4 tanks rolling over beach. WS same w/crowd watching in FG; YUGOSLAVIA: INT three released American POW soldiers enter room. Jesse Jackson at table signs papers. Jesse shakes hands w/officials; YUGOSLAVIA (con't): INT three American soldiers hug Jesse Jackson after their release. Photo op w/journalists/reporters;YUGOSLAVIA (con't): More photo op, Jesse & soldiers give 'thumbs up' sign for photographer. Soldiers & Jesse bow heads in prayer; YUGOSLAVIA (con't): CU freed soldier talks to family on cellular phone, wipes away tears. Other soldier does same; YUGOSLAVIA (con't): DX Jesse Jackson leads 3 soldiers to yet another photo opportunity. Soldiers chant 'Free at last' (awkward; YUGOSLAVIA (con't): Jesse Jackson talking head. Soldiers field questions from reporters ('How was the food?', etc); USA: DX Three freed soldiers exit plane, acknowledge adoring/cheering crowd (kinda like The Beatles in army fatigues!); USA (con't): DX Three soldiers & military officer salute crowd on tarmac. Soldiers enter military helicopter ;USA (con't): Three soldiers come out on balcony of 2-story building, wave, then go back inside. Unsuable shot from Meet the Press;Y UGOSLAVIA: DX VAR crashed/ shot down NATO jet plane in woods, smoke rising from one of the engines; YUGOSLAVIA (con't): NX LS explosion, fire rising over Belgrade (bombing?). Silhouette of firefighters in front of thick smoke; YUGOSLAVIA (con't): INT British NATO official speaks about crashed F-16 fighter jet. Screen showing bombing grid, bombings; USA: Japanese president Obuchide boards plane w/wife & officals to trumpet fanfare. Obuchi slightly bows to off screen people; USA (con't): DX Obuchi enters limousine & it drives away. PANAMA: WS huge span bridge over river. People at polling place; PANAMA (con't): DX People voting in election, putting ballots in box. Man (candidate) rallying crowd outside polls; PANAMA (con't): Voter talking head. INT more people voting. HS female candidate walking down street w/ supporters; PANAMA (con't): INT female politician voting at booth that reads 'El Voto Es Secreto'. Sounds like made-up Spanish! ;PANAMA (con't): INT female politician talking head. DX female politician waving to supporters from sunroof of car; KOSOVO(?): DX VAR bombed out countryside. Dead animal (cow?) w/huge hole in its neck lying by side of dirt road; KOSOVO(?) (con't): DX soldiers stand around makeshift gravestones. L-Shot bombed house. VAR soldiers standing at attention; KOSOVO(?)(con't): INT soldiers eating in mess hall/cafeteria; DX Obuchi walks down tarmac w/ subservient wife following, Obuchi waves like a rock star and he and wife get into limo; DX WS tarmac as limo pulls away, WS huge span bridge over river, lines of Panama voters, VAR of voters/voting booth; DX VAR bombed out countryside, soldiers around makeshift gravestone, rows of soldiers on dirty village road, soldiers eat ;