Take No. 155-157

Costume Details
The [?] girls: - Pepe,
Teoa, Miria, Unu, Piau, Terii,
Teara: all wear our grass skirts...
first four girls from camera left
wear frangipani necklets at
start of shot... other 3 have
them put on in shot

Action
Girls are seated beside pool at start of shot: we see their reflection
in pool.
The girls hearing a call, put frangipani stem
headdresses on each other in great haste and
excitement and the three to camera right put frangipani
anklets on. All get up and run out camera left.. Pepe
the last to go.

Comment
The handwritten descriptions and notes are from David Flaherty. The entry "M-J" in the Director field stands for "Murnau-Flaherty," i.e. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and Robert J. Flaherty. The name "Motutapu" in the Location field stands for "Motu Tapu." The sketch in the upper right margin shows the position of the actors to the camera.

Record type
Script Clerk's report

Data Record No.
SCR-552

SDK page number
547

Director
M-F

No. of Takes
(1). (2). (3)

Scene No.
155-157

Lens No.
6"

Footage
40 40 40

Location
Motutapu pond

Date
December 16 1929