A Forties Way Of Life

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Release Date: 1st January 1983
Asset ID: 802351
Synopsis: A look at life on the Forties Field, with Cheryl Baker
Shotlist: 10:00:02 BP shield logo. 10:00:06 MCU Cheryl Baker sitting inside a helicopter presenting to camera, montage men working at Forties oil field, titles, pan L to R across north sea a helicopter flying towards Forties oilfield. 10:01:00 LA a helicopter landing on Forties oil rig platform, caption 'At the time of the visit Forties is approaching a milestone'. 10:01:11 Pan R to L across landing platform where Cheryl Baker and visiting party getting off the helicopter and walking away, LS North Sea field, caption 'It is the first North Sea field to produce two billion barrels of oil and gas liquids', LS across North sea, captions 'Forties has produced more oil than any other North Sea field', 'and over 20% of all oil from the British sector of the North Sea'. 10:01:35 Pan across people in a room and Baker walking towards a window, OS man sitting behind a desk and Baker talking to him through window, MS Baker receiving her visiting pass talking to her guide and walking away. 10:02:00 Pan R to L helicopter flying across the North Sea oil fields to land on the support vessel ESV Iolair, captions 'Five platforms produce Forties oil today', 'Also on the field is an emergency support vessel, 'the 19.000 tonne ESV Iolair', LS Forties oil platform during a storm, caption 'Iolair and the platforms have faced winds of over 100 mph', LS Forties oil rig, caption 'and waves nearly 100 feet high'. 10:02:31 MCU interview talking about how rough the sea can be and its effect on the oil platform structure, GVs across oil platform structure and another oil platform in the BG, MLS Baker walking on the platform ally during high winds, MS men operating the rotating drilling bit, MLS Baker walking inside the platform drilling section, LS across rotating drilling bit, MCU rotating drilling bit at work, pan L to R Baker walking across drilling section to meet an engineer and asking him a question, 2S engineer explaining to Baker the type of work they are carrying out, GVs well drilling process, CA to engineer talking to Baker, MCU Baker continues discussing with the engineer, GVs oil well drilling process, CA engineer holding a pipe type instrument and explaining drilling process to Baker, MCU Baker testing the instrument, MCU engineer laughing. 10:04:35 Pan over Forties oil platform, caption 'Below the platforms', LS a diver inspecting under water oil field structure, caption 'inspection and maintenance continue whenever weather permits', LS diver checking a pipeline under water, MLS a man sitting inside a saturation chamber, pan R to L inside the saturation chamber, GVs divers working under water, CA man sitting inside the chamber, MCU diver working under water, pan L to R across the North Sea to Forties oil platform, caption 'There is accommodation for nearly 800 men on Forties', MS a woman approaching and operating a pump, caption 'and not only men', LA same woman working, MCU collecting sample, MCU same woman talking about life on the platform. 10:05:53 GVs Baker talking to workers inside the platform, GVs Baker operating a drilling lever, CU a man working on the drilling bit. 10:06:44 MCU interview with a man talking about competition between platforms, LS Forties platform in distance, CA same man talking, WS of the North Sea and two of Forties platforms, graphics, caption 'Friendly rivalry included a tallest sunflower competition in 1984', pan L to R across the North Sea and inside the platform, captions 'Following the competition some platforms now have greenhouses', 'Does the North Sea climate encourage growth of exotic plants?'. 10:07:19 MCU interview a man standing inside platform greenhouse and talking about plants, caption 'Other recreational facilities', MWS Baker playing snooker, caption 'include new games rooms', MLS Baker playing table tennis, MS a man playing table tennis against Baker, GVs men using gym equipment to keep fit, caption 'and multi - gyms', CU Baker operating fitness equipment in the gym, GVs gym, 2S Baker using gym running track discussing with Bill Kellighan how long he's been working and some history of the platform, caption 'Bill Kellighan is Medic on Forties Alpha', caption 'Although Bill Kellighan joined Forties in 1975'. 10:09:43 Graphics with captions showing the history of Forties, WS over platform helicopter pad, aerial GVs of Forties platforms with graphics, caption 'October 1970 - The drilling rig Sea Quest discovers the Forties field'. 10:10:08 Montage of construction work and opening ceremony of first Forties platforms with captions. 10:11:35 MLS Queen's speech at the Forties field inaugurates in November 1975, CA WS Forties platform in distance and a rainbow across the North Sea, graphics, caption 'HRH Prince of Wales visits Forties March 1985', HA Prince of Wales standing on the platform, MLS Princess of Wales getting out of a helicopter, caption 'HRH Princess of Wales September 1985', MLS Tony Blair leaving a helicopter on the platform, caption 'And many other visitors to the field', photo of Cilla Black visiting the platform, photo of Henry Cooper on the platform, montage of photos. 10:12:10 GVs of pop group Bucks Fizz video on the Forties platform, MCU Margaret Thatcher cutting a cake, MS a man helping Thatcher cutting a cake, caption 'The Prime Minister celebrates the 10th year since discovery in 1980', MS Noel Edmonds reading during celebration ceremony, captions 'and in 1985 Noel Edmonds hosts celebrations, 'for the 10th anniversary of production', GVs celebration party and captions, aerial across Forties platform with captions. 10:13:15 MS a man sitting inside Alpha platform control room talking about his job, caption 'Forties Alpha control room', MWS Echo platform, caption 'In March 1987 first oil is produced from Echo', GVs and captions Echo platform, CA to control room, CU stamp of Iolair, LA a helicopter taking off Iolair support vessel, captions, GVs of Iolair, CA to man working inside control room, CA to 10th anniversary celebration party, MLS Baker walking towards the camera, caption 'What do newcomers to platforms find most difficult?', MS Baker opening a door, MCU interview with a woman talking about difficulties for newcomers, MS Baker walking out of a storage room carrying a box and a man walking behind her. 10:14:31 MCU Baker presenting into camera and talking to restaurant employee about food, GVs Baker working and interviewing at the platform restaurant, Pan L to R Baker presenting into camera inside living quarters. 10:15:49 MS lights on the platform with oil rigs in distance, GVs interviews people talking about their experience and life on the platform, MCU lights and oil platform in distance, CA interview a man sitting and talking about his family, CA interview a woman talking about her experience, 2S men talking about life on the platform, MCU Baker talking to Barry about his experience over the last two weeks on the platform, captions. 10:17:08 LA a helicopter approaching the platform, MS baker standing and waiting for the helicopter, LS Baker walking upstairs to the helicopter pad on the platform while a man standing and helping her, CA interview, MWS a helicopter taking off the platform, CA interview. 10:17:29 Titles 10:17:39 BP shield logo, titles 10:17:51 END
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