Take No. 68

Costume Details
Matahi - same as
other canoe shots: - our brown
pareu pants fashion, tiare
wreath.
(his pareu is wet)

Action
Long shot showing all the canoes rushing out
over the lagoon. At the head of all this
wedge-shaped fleet arrives the canoe of
Matahi and Matahi stands [?]
on the gunwales, leader of them all.
Matahi wears flower wreath.
Camera set on platform of old double canoe - bow of
Matahi’s canoe fastened to stern of old double canoe.
Back of him are chief double canoe and a fleet of
about 30 single canoes. Bora Bora shore and small
mountain in b.g.
as chief’s double canoe and other conoes draw closer to
him, Matahi redoubles his paddling. He keeps looking
back at his pursuers shouting + laughing.
In take 2, 3 , 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 they catch up to Matahi fast + chief double
canoe overtakes him on camera right. In takes 5, 6, 7, + 8 Matahi splashes
[?] in double canoe + they splash back.

Notes
No slate in take 1
Retart #4 jammed at 30'

Comment
The handwritten descriptions and notes are from David Flaherty. The entry "Motutapu lagoon" in the Location field stands for "Motu Tapu lagoon." The authorship of the drawing in the upper margin cannot be attributed.

Record type
Script Clerk's report

Data Record No.
SCR-666

SDK page number
659

Sequence
Canoe

No. of Takes
(1) X (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

Scene No.
68

Long Shot
X

Lens No.
2"

Footage
30. 45. 25. 30 30 35 40
45

Props on Set
Marii + Tehare are in canoe at camera left stern of chief’s double canoe

Location
Motutapu lagoon

Date
December 20 1929