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Sights and sounds of Miami Beach featuring beaches, Art Deco Architecture, culture.

History of the process of the revitalization of the 1920s Art Deco architecture in Miami Beach by architects and visionaries.

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Golden yellow sunset with saturated bright orange color sky, vibrant incredible color - Miami Beach, Florida. the ultimate sunset.
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Var shots beach, coastline, sunset South Beach, Miami.
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Montage of the distinct, amazing architectural Art-Deco style buildings and details in Miami Beach, Florida
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Talking head, John Allen, resident Miami Beach, walking the beach and talking about living there and seeing the old buildings "coming back to life".
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Var shots, POV moving vehicle, featuring the revitalized art deco style buildings, the Colony Hotel, the Park Central, The Imperial. With narration.
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Talking head - outdoors - talking with unseen interviewer about the amazing Park Central Hotel originally built 1936. Int. shots of the lobby, and outdoor veranda overlooking Miami Beach.
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Var shots intricate architecutal designs, palm trees framed by porthole window, ext. art deco art installations.
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Talking head Miami Beach Deco tourist from Holland, Yohan Vander Schee talking with unseen interviewer about the architecture.
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Montage colorful Art Deco style and geometric detail on var buildings.
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Talking head, Leonard Horowitz, speaking with unseen interviewer about his hand in the revitalization of the buildings in Miami Beach. Horowitz, a furniture designer who created window displays for Bloomingdales, had a passion for architecture and Art Deco. He was a prominent figure in the preservation and renovation of the architecture in Miami, resulting in South Beach becoming a popular back drop for photo shoots and model shots including TV shows like Miami Vice.
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WS ext. Fairmont Hotel from across the street.
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Montage of the older folk in Miami, at the beach, on their balconies.
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Close ups of the various colorful architectural detail on buildings influenced by Horowitz. Horowitz further discussing his inspirations and controversies he was up against. Var shots of the revitalized pastel buildings
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Sign: Berkeley Shore
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Talking head Architect, Thorn Grafton, grandson of Russell T. Pancoast one of the original Art Deco designers talking with unseen interviewer.
Shots of Pancoast's original builidings - the Bass Museum, the Peter Miller Hotel. Grafton talking about the pastel palette.
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Tony Goldman, a key Miami Hotel Developer talking with unseen interviewer and praising the works of the Architect, Leonard Pancoast and his aesthetics.
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Pan down the Hotel Webster.
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Talking head, Miami Beach resident and Art Deco lover, John Allan walking outside talking with unseen interviewer.
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WS view down the street, Espanola Way. Shots of the historical hotels built in 1925-1926 and buildings of the first historical commercial street in Miami Beach. ESlaborate iron stairway railings of The Clay Hotel, beautiful colorful arcitectural detail on buildings.
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Nighttime Espanola Way, POV moving vehicle., storefronts, dark streets, street lights.
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WS cruise ship, sunset.
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Cruise ships docked and blowing their horns, motor boats whizzing by, foggy day.
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Cruise ship slowly entering frame from right passing in front of steel girder structure.
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Seaplane flying low above water.
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More shots, montage architectural detail and buildings, carvings from limestone, people and children enjoying the sunshine and coast, cruise ships. With narration.
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Ext. The Carlyle Hotel
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Var shots building demolition. TL huge building coming down, smoke billowing.
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Horowitz talking with unseen interviewer about preservation of historical buildings and streetscape.
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Var. shots aging buildings.
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"Demolition is Forever!" handwritten on building.
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Tilt up shot - Stop sign and light pole against clear blue sky.
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Architect Thorn Grafton talking with unseen interviewer about the changes happening due to the incredible architecture.
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Archival footage people in The New Yorker Hotel Pool "Then" and "Now (a vacant lot).
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Close up of the unique architectural carving over a window of an apartment building depicting Ponce de Leon landing in the new world.
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Z'in on a huge wrecking crane tractor moving along slowly. Bkgd building writing "Demolition ----Stop!"
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Talking head Preservationist and author, Barbara Capitman, talking with unseen interviewer about the complexity of preservation. Close up on her book "Deco Delights". Capitmansitting at coffee table and signing copy of the book
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Shots of The Governor Hotel and The Tyler Apt. Hotel (across the street) on 21st Street.
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The newly expanded Miami Beach Convention Center. Narrator unseen speaking about the need for hotel rooms that comes along with a convention center.
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WS huge building being demolished, crashing down over water, gray smoke billowing, engulfing the building as it comes down.
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Talking head, Tony Goldman, Hotel Developer speaking with unseen interviewer about preserving buildings rather than destroying them
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WS corner of 21st street, The Plymouth Hotel - classic Art Deco. Tilt up on the Plymouth Tower. Var shots. CUs, WS's of the incredible architectural detail hotel.
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WS elderly folk in Miami sitting on their folding chairs (listening to music coming from the Plymoth Hotel across the street).
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Awesome ext. painting of a bright green lizard on side of night club - Famous Modern Artist, Peter Max at work.
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Incredible Graffiti on buildings in Miami, POV moving vehicle.
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Leonard Horowitz speaking with unseen interviewer about the (grafitti) street artists.
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Ext. WS The Tudor Hotel
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Montage art deco buildings and details - "Apartments" written on building deco style, portholes on building, crank shaft design on hotel exterior, rooflines and carvings. Architect Grafton discussing the 'fantasy' architecture, the symbols, pictures and details designed to elicit immediate response.
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Exterior The Amsterdam Palace on Ocean Drive, now condominiums.
WS Ocean Drive traffic and buildings. Horowitz talking about Art Deco not being called Art Deco until the 1960's.
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