Take No. 65

Costume Details
Chief Taero:
Our brown pareau falling below
knees, edge on
shark-tooth necklet, m wreath.
carrying staff
Boys: - our brown pareaus, pants
fashion m wreaths.

Action
Double canoe with paddlers already seated
in it and other men standing alongside it
holding it in position, ready to push it forward
Into centre seat an old quite dignified chief is
lifted. He gives a sign and the canoe leaps forward.

Mehao + [?] Areti then chief Taero carrying staff in right hand then [?] Tini
+ Teura come in from camera left walk along beach
to double canoe which is in water with stern just
ashore. [?] Canoe faces camera. On either side
stand the paddlers [?] them paddles in the
water in their right hands.

[?] Mehao + Areti run ahead of chief to canoe
[?] Areti [...] stands at stern camera right [?]
Chief [?] hands Mehao the staff to hold. Then chief
gets into camera left canoe at stern while Mehao passes
spear to [?] Tini + it is then handed to chief.
Mehao + other boy swing stern [?] + paddlers start. Canoes
paddle right past camera right (chief stands)

Notes
from left to right: [?] Onee

Comment
The handwritten descriptions and notes are from David Flaherty. The name "Motutapu" in the Location field stands for "Motu Tapu." The entry "m wreath" in the Costume Details field stands for "metuapua wreath."

Record type
Script Clerk's report

Data Record No.
SCR-672

SDK page number
665

Sequence
Canoe

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

Scene No.
65

Medium Shot
Med close

Lens No.
2"

Footage
50 35 45 45 40
40 40

Props on Set
(Canoes has about 20 paddlers)
Camera in water: no parallel.

Location
Motutapu in water off south
side community hut

Date
December 19 1929