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MAN IN HAT AND COAT HOLDS SLATE, ILLEGIBLE. HE IS STANDING IN FRONT OF A PARK SCENE WITH TREES, AND WATER IN THE BACKGROUND.
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TRACKING SHOT, TS. CAMERA IS MOVING ALONG EDGE OF PARK. SEEING CARS PARKED ON OUTSIDE OF GRASS AREA. TREES AND BUSHES SCATTERED IN GRASS. BACKGROUND FEATURES WATER, PERHAPS A LAKE? SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WATER ARE LARGE BUILDINGS AND A TALL TOWER. PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH PARK. WASHINGTON MONUMENT CAN BE SEEN ON OTHER SIDE OF WATER. PEOPLE WATCHING CAMERA GO BY. POTOMAC PARK, WASHINGTON D.C. - SCENES FILMED FOR FRANK CAPRA'S MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON IN 1937
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TRACKING SHOT, TS. CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS SHOT. CAMERA GOES OVER BRIDGE TO REVEAL LAND ACROSS THE BODY OF WATER. PEOPLE AND CARS SEEN AT ROAD'S EDGE, WALKING OR TAKING PHOTOS. SEEN ON OTHER SIDE OF THE WATER IS PERHAPS A CONSTRUCTION ZONE OR YARD? TREES PASSING, PARK BENCHES, WASTE BASKETS. BUILDINGS SEEN ON OTHER SIDE OF WATER (PRESUMABLY CENTER OF WASHINGTON DC). CLOUDS IN SKY.
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BLACK SCREEN READS, "2."
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SLATE HELD BY HAND FROM RIGHT OF FRAME. IN FRONT OF PARK SCENE WITH LAKE IN BACKGROUND. SLATE READS, "BLACK/SIEGLER"
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TRACKING SHOT, TS. WASHINGTON MONUMENT SEEN IN FAR BACKGROUND. SIMILAR SHOT TO PREVIOUSLY SEEN. SEEING PEOPLE IN PARK-LIKE SETTING, TREES, CARS, WITH BODY OF WATER BEHIND. CAMERA GOES ONTO BRIDGE, TOWARDS MONUMENT. SEES BUILDINGS ACROSS BODY OF WATER, ASSUMED TO BE THE CENTER OF WASHINGTON DC. CAMERA GETS CLOSER TO WASHINGTON MONUMENT, MOVES FASTER FOR A SHORT TIME. PEOPLE STANDING, WALKING NEAR WATER'S EDGE.
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SLATE HELD BY HAND FROM RIGHT OF FRAME. IN FRONT OF PARK SCENE. READS, "BLACK/SIEGLER."
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TRACKING SHOT, TS. SIMILAR SHOT AS PREVIOUSLY SEEN. PARK SETTING, TREES, LAMP POSTS, PEOPLE WALKING ALONG GRASS. WATER IN BACKGROUND, LAND CAN BE SEEN ON OTHER SIDE. CARS PARKED ON SIDE OF STREET AS CAMERA PASSES. CAMERA GOES OVER BRIDGE, WASHINGTON MONUMENT BRIEFLY SEEN. SHOT CONTINUES, WASHINGTON MONUMENT SEEN IN PASSING BETWEEN TREES AND PEOPLE.
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SCREEN GOES BLACK, END OF FOOTAGE.
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Year: 1940-1949
Color: Black & White
Genre: HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKING
Specialty CollectionGenre: HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKING
Description: TRACKING SHOT OF PARK, PEOPLE WALKING ALONG GRASS, BODY OF WATER IN BACKGROUND, WASHINGTON MONUMENT SEEN FREQUENTLY. SCENES FILMED FOR INCLUSION IN FRANK CAPRA'S MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
Keywords: TRACKING
