Rig Move (1965)

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1965
  • Asset ID: 802355
  • Synopsis: Four hundred miles to the south of Benghazi, in the centre of the Libyan desert, a hundred men are drilling for oil. They have reached a depth of nine thousand feet - and struck it. The well is tested and completed; now they must move to the next location and drill again. This is the story of such a move, as the giant rig is dragged across the sand to a new site. Awarded a BAFTA in 1966 for Best Short Film.
  • Shotlist: 16:30 - Landrover in desert 17:02 - Sand dunes 17:10 - A man playing with a dog in the desert and smoking (BP logo on Landrover door) 19:22 - Pan of Landrover driving through desert 20:20 - Rig and drilling gvs (good shot from view of drill being lowered) 23:41 - Oil burnt off 24:20 - Muslims praying at sunset on site 25:20 - Other men gambling, drinking and smoking 26:35 - Cabins being lifted onto trucks 28:00 - Digger driving across desert 31:30 - Harnessing bulldozers to rig 32:00 - Rig being moved 33:07 - Truck with nodding donkey on 33:50 - Workers taking shelter under truck at lunchtime, and two native workers talking 34:50 - Shots of women collecting wheat whilst a song in Arabic is being sung 37:20 - Moving rig 38:30 - Workers having a beer after completing the rig move whilst Muslims are praying in the sand 41:40 - End Desert shots - man rests under truck in heat with heavy machinery as the load Libya Sheep/farmers in field/digger pushes sand around the dunes/land rover comes along Derrick wheeled along in the desert, shot of derrick move Men pray after work at sun down
  • Production Company: None
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None