Kariba Tiger

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1965
  • Asset ID: 802023
  • Synopsis: A BP Rhodesia film about the annual fishing competition, where game fishermen all try to catch the Kariba Tiger (Hydrocynus forskalii). With narration.
  • Shotlist: 10:00:00 Opening title graphics. BP Shield branding. Time lapse of sunrise in African landscape, from complete dark to light. 10:00:22 Aerial moving R along a river, various small boats are dots in the water. Tracking a bird against the bank from the river, moving R. Crane or heron in tree from below. 10:00:47 CU boat speedometer, CU man lights cigarette. Bird takes off from tree. Man speaks with megaphone, tackle box, boat controls. Man in white jumper fires starting pistol, throttle, wake of speeding boat. 10:01:29 Aerial, boats speeding up and heading up river with long wakes behind. From behind, same shot. POV boat, speeding along the river, driver just seen on L. 10:02:09 Underwater of fish with enormous teeth, the Kariba Tiger, swimming and turning. Same fish, mounted and displayed. Two fishermen discuss in a fishing shop, waggle a fishing rod. CU of reel. 10:02:58 Charara village sign, boat pulled by truck arrives. Tournament sign, tents going up. GVs, boat and car registration plates, other badges. 10:03:44 WS boat in weed covered water, boat backed into the water, boy brings pail of water onto boat, checking motors GVs. Boats slide around in the weeds. 10:04:53 Fixing tackle, walking through the camp site. Boat in weedy water, POV from rear of boat looking back, monkeys watching on a rock. 10:05:51 Fishermen on boat near rocks, one lands a fish, struggle, reeling it in, in the net. Casting off, re-baiting, struggling with a fish. CU of lure in the water. 10:06:44 Very distant shot of elephants and antelopes on the bank, bird taking off, woman with cigarette and binoculars looks out, boat driver looks out. WS of elephants, hand held. Very WS of boat on water, back to elephants. 10:07:38 Fish struggling into the net, man casting off. Other struggling fish and fishermen montage. 10:08:45 CU of open fish mouth, fish, held by a man with one in each hand. Trophy table inspection, with result charts behind. On the water, from a boat crossing the finish line. POV behind the boat. Red boat speeds past, queue of boats heading to the finish. 10:09:30 Off-loading the fish and heading for camp montage. BP Shield branding. Weighing up, watching and wandering around montage. 10:12:35 Campfire, drinking beer and chatting, men and women. Trophy passed around to drink from. Harmonica player, people drinking from the trophy. 10:13:30 End credits 10:13:55 Ends
  • Production Company: Eagle Film
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: Digibeta_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None