Take No. 66

Costume Details
6 little girls: some naked,
some wear our brown pareaus which do not
show
7 little boys: some naked, some wear
our brown pareaus which do not show

Little girl who grabs double canoe
in take 1.

Action
Shooting down on the water we see a group of
swimmers. Striking out with all the speed they can
muster. They suddenly turn around, laughing and
yelling at something which approaches. Just as bow
of the chief’s double canoe rushes into picture, they duck
and go down. The canoe rushes over the scene.
From [?] the chief reaches out and grabs
something in the water. It is a child. He
reaches down + pulls child in by the leg."

Children are swimming parallel to canoe (which is
on platform of old double canoe) camera left to right.
As bow of chief’s double canoe comes in (left to right)
they dunk under water. Some try and succeed
in getting hold of side of canoe or grabbing
hands of paddles + hang dragged along
double canoe passes out of picture camera right,
leaving some of the kids swimming behind it at end
of shot.

Notes
std @ 108 90'
Boys: - [?], Tamati, [?]
Amota, Tauaia
Girls: - Unu, Teoa, [?], Ura, Tehea

Comment
The handwritten descriptions and notes are from David Flaherty. The entry "Motutapu lagoon" in the Location field stands for "Motu Tapu lagoon."

Record type
Script Clerk's report

Data Record No.
SCR-671

SDK page number
664

Sequence
Canoe

No. of Takes
(1), (2) X, 3, (4)

Scene No.
66

Medium Shot
X

Lens No.
2"

Footage
45 45 35 50

Location
Motutapu lagoon

Date
December 19 1929