Skyhook (1966)
Skyhook (1966)
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- Release Date: 1st January 1966
- Asset ID: 802341
- Synopsis: BBC2 Trade Test film A film about helicopters in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. Last Shown October 4 1971
- Shotlist: 00:01:32 Titles 00:02:14 Pan across a man sitting and playing acoustic guitar to coastline and harbour, MWS offloading a large box from a docked ship while men standing and watching, LS offloading a large box to a truck standing on next on a platform, MS a man getting into his truck, MS group of men sitting and watching, MLS a truck transporting a large box, MLS a slow moving truck on the road transporting a large box, GVs of same truck transporting a large box across the town. 00:03:34 GVs opening the box and unwrapping the box contents, MS a man washing engine, MCU men assembling a helicopter, MCU helicopter blades in a box, GVs men assembling helicopter. 00:04:11 pan across a danger sign next to a helicopter pad to a car passing on a road, MS a car stopping next to a group of men sitting round a table, OS a man leaving his car to join a group of men sitting round a table drinking tea, travelling shot onboard a boat across a the gulf of Papua, GVs ship sailing across the gulf of Papua, OS a man hanging his washing, MS onboard a ship, travelling shot a ship sailing through gulf of Papua, 2S men standing on the top deck smoking, HA pan over a ships offloading its cargo docked next to platform, LA men working to offload cargo from the ship, HA placing a small crane inside the ship, MS men sitting onshore watching. 00:05:40 MS a small vessel sailing into harbour, LS a small vessel passing across the river, GVs vessel transporting cargo and sailing through. 00:06:11 Pan across a sign to a camp with forest in the BG, MLS a small vessel docked, LA a small crane crossing bridge, MS equipment being placed with a man standing and helping, MS a man operating a lever, LA offloading equipment from a docked vessel, 2S men assisting with offloading work, pan across a bridge while a crane transporting boxes and a man helping, LS a small crane carrying out works with construction materials in the FG. 00:54:04 Pan across men walking through jungle, LS same group of men walking their way through jungle, MCU a man using axe to cut a large tree, GVs men cutting trees in the jungle, pan across a falling tree, MCU a small bird, CA a falling tree, MCU a small bear, GVs falling trees, MS a man operating a detonating device, controlled explosion to cut large trees, MCU a man drinking water from a bucket, MCU a man sitting wearing a hat reading a leaflet, 2S a man drinking from a bottle while another smoking, 2S men sitting while one of them smoking. 00:07:59 Aerial shot across the clouds in the sky, MCU helicopter pilot, aerial shot over a river through jungle, aerial shot across river, MCU a helicopter pilot during flight, aerial shot across jungle. 00:08:24 Pan across bulldozer parts on the ground and a helicopter in the BG, MCU helicopter propellers starting to rotate, MS helicopter, MS a man assisting helicopter pilot, MS a man assisting helicopter pilot, 2S men hooking bulldozer parts to helicopter to be transported, MS a man signalling to pilot, pan helicopter taking off, 2S men standing and watching helicopter leaving, LS helicopter flying away. 00:09:04 Pan across jungle to a helicopter landing, MLS a man waving to helicopter pilot assisting him with landing, LS helicopter flying law with two men assisting on the ground, CA a man standing and assisting the helicopter pilot from a distance, MS helicopter offloading bulldozer parts on the ground and flying away, pan L to R helicopter flying away. 00:09:41 GVs of bulldozer clearing work in the jungle, pan across parts of machinery being weighed, MS a man standing and writing notes, HA men assisting a small crane transporting equipment, a bulldozer towing equipment while men standing and watching, machinery equipment being towed, MCU machinery moving slowly, LA men assisting a crane transporting equipment, HA a truck offloading equipment from a docked vessel men, MCU truck tyre across moody track, MCU a man operating a forklift, MLS men assisting and guiding a forklift, MS forklift placing equipment, MS a man assisting a crane, LS a crane transporting equipment in distance, LA a crane transporting equipment across bridge. 00:11:03 Pan across equipment to construction area with helicopter in the BG, CU exhaust and engine starting, MCU wind blowing over leaves on the ground, MCU helicopter reflection on the ground, MS helicopter preparing to take off, CU rotating blades, MS helicopter pilot, MCU helicopter taking off, MS a man sitting and watching helicopter taking off, LA two men standing on a cabinet watching helicopter taking off, MS helicopter turning, HA a man on the ground assisting the pilot, MLS two men hocking equipment to helicopter, MLS a man waving to helicopter pilot to take off, pan across a helicopter lifting equipment and flying away, CA man standing on the ground and signalling to the pilot, LS helicopter with its cargo flying away. 00:12:06 MLS men assisting a small crane transporting equipment, MS a man assisting a crane placing construction equipment, MS placing equipment on the ground, MS a man helping to hock equipment to helicopter, MS a man standing and signalling to helicopter pilot, MS helicopter taking off with cargo, pan across a helicopter transporting construction equipment taking off, CA man standing and waving to helicopter, aerial shot from helicopter across river passing through jungle, MS a man placing a sign on the ground, LS helicopter transporting equipment to a construction site while men standing watching below, MS a man standing on the ground guiding the pilot, MS helicopter pilot, MWS men assisting the pilot to place equipment on the ground, CA man on the ground assisting the pilot, MS men placing construction equipment on the ground, pan helicopter taking off and flying away. 00:13:10 MCU a man tying up equipment, pan across a forklift transporting equipment across a construction site, GVs men loading boxes into helicopter, LS helicopter taking off the ground, MS a man standing and recording data into a book with a forklift working in the BG, CU a man writing notes into a sheet, MS wind blowing across leaves, MS men assisting to hock a cabinet to a helicopter while another standing close and guiding the pilot, MCU a man holding his hat, pan helicopter lifting a large box and flying away, LS helicopter lifting cargo and flying over, MCU helicopter pilot during flight, MCU pilot guiding his helicopter to landing site, aerial shot across jungle, MLS men carrying equipment while other standing and watching, MCU a man placing a landing sign on the ground. 00:14:24 Pan L to R across a helicopter transporting cargo to a construction site, MS men assisting the helicopter to place its cargo on the ground, 3S men sitting on the ground watching helicopter taking off, pan across a helicopter flying over, MS helicopter manoeuvring to lift cargo, MS man guiding helicopter pilot to lift new cargo, LA helicopter hovering above construction equipment, CA a man standing and giving signal to pilot, LA helicopter lifting more construction equipment, pan across man on the ground assisting helicopter pilot with cargo lifting to helicopter flying away over construction site. 00:15:16 LS helicopter transporting equipment about to land, MS men standing and watching the helicopter, LS men assisting the helicopter placing transported equipment on the ground, LS helicopter flying away, 2S men assembling part of the rig, MS man pointing across construction site, pan across helicopter delivering more equipment to the assembling site, LA a man assisting helicopter placing part of the rig on the ground, 2S men standing over rig part, a man standing and pointing to a direction while another passing by, 2S men lifting some equipment, LS men working on a rig. 00:16:09 Pan L to R across construction site to rig being assembled, 3S men sitting and watching, LS a large crane lifting part of the assembled rig, MS man operating a lever, LS rig tower being lifted by a crane, HA men standing on the ground watching, MS group of men some sitting on a beam some standing and watching, LS a large crane slowly lifting rig tower, 2S men standing next to containers watching, MCU man standing and watching, pan across rig tower being placed in its upright position, LA looking towards top of the rig. 00:17:00 Aerial shot at the oil rig, MS helicopter flying over, pan across a helicopter landing, pan across helicopter and people getting off, MS helicopter on the ground with main and tail rotor still spinning, MS helicopter lifting off, pan across helicopter flying R to L, LS helicopter flying away over river. 00:18:01 BP shield logo 00:18:09 END
- Production Company: James Hill Productions
- Licensing Restrictions: None
- Viewing Restrictions: Public
- Format: BetaSP_Small
- Alternative Language Notes: None