Road To Progress (1979)

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1979
  • Asset ID: 802332
  • Synopsis: The United Arab Emirates - a nation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Gulf - is little known in the west. And yet it is among the 10 richest countries in the world. The discovery of oil in the 1960s brought sudden affluence. In only 10 years, Abu Dhabi was transformed from a fishing and pearling village to a modern city.
  • Shotlist: 01:02:35 MS of a boat under construction standing between palm trees at sunset, WS sunrise and palm trees in FG, LS a man steering a boat, pan sun behind mountains, MCU Arabic calligraphy on a building, WS mosque. 01:03:13 Title 01:03:18 MLS a man passing through narrow alley, 2S men greeting each other, 2S men sitting and washing their hands, MLS a man passing by and a women walking across a palm covered road, LS a man walking a donkey through alleyway with palm trees in the BG, MCU a man washing his face, MCU same man washing his feet, same man washing his arms, sea in the BG, MCU half moon icon on a mosque. 01:03:56 MCU Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan President of the UAE praying, LS mosque, CA Sheikh Zayed praying along with a group of people, WS people praying, MCU Sheikh Zayed praying, pan across palm trees and a man having a bath, MS a man having a bath, MLS a man washing his hand while another passing by and a group of children sitting watching, MS group of children sitting, MCU a young girl washing clothes. 01:04:32 2S men opening water passage from a canal to a field, GVs 3S helping to create water access to field, MS looking across desert, LS oil rig in the desert, GVs oil drilling process in the desert. 01:05:34 Pan a cross oil tower to pipes on the ground, MS men walking through narrow alley, 3S men greeting each other palm trees in the BG, LS zooming out men standing and greeting each other in the palace garden. 01:05:54 LS castellated palace in the FG and city in the BG, aerial shot across Abu Dhabi, aerial shot across the sea and over Abu Dhabi, LS zooming out city traffic, WS cityscape, MS Abu Dhabi street traffic and people passing by, GVs Abu Dhabi architecture and city streets. 01:06:53 GVs Doctor operating on a patient and medical staff assisting, LS people walking through a garden water fountain in the FG, MLS official building and people in the FG, MCU a man typing while another reading and another sitting on the table more people working in the BG, MS people working at a international call desk answering phone calls, CA hands pulling and plugging cables to switchboard, aerial shot across communication equipment with a large dish and transmitter, aerial shot across stadium under construction, pan across construction work and the stadium. 01:07:41 GVs city of Abu Dhabi. 01:08:16 LS people at a conference meeting, MS people sitting behind table at a conference, MCU members of the conference, MS UAE oil minister addressing the conference, pan across the conference L to R. 01:08:41 HA pupils parade at a school, MS school band playing music, CA school parade, MCU a pupil reading from a book, MCU a girl reading in classroom, CU a pupil reading from a book, MCU a girl reading from a book at a classroom, MCU teacher standing and reading to classroom, MS of pupils sitting in a classroom reading, WS kids standing at a mosque listening to prayers, LS a man praying during prayers at a mosque, LA kids praying at a mosque, MCU kids praying, CU falcon, GVs teacher introducing a falcon to his pupils at a classroom. 01:09:46 Pan across chemistry lesson where students working on tests, LS zooming out group of students walking, pan across students walking L to R and a mosque in the BG, GVs students at a work shop lesson. 01:10:45 MCU a man operating at an oil field in the desert, LS a man working on a pipeline in the desert, LS pipeline in the desert, pan L to R across a man driving a jeep in the desert passing a pipeline, MCU travelling shot a man driving his jeep in the desert, HA a jeep crossing desert, LA a jeep passing by in the desert, WS a jeep approaching tents in the desert, MS people sitting under a tent in the desert, pan across men greeting each other, MS a group of men sitting down under a tent around a fire, CU a man serving coffee to a guest, CU a man drinking coffee, GVs men discussing while drinking coffee under a tent in the desert, WS bedouin tent in the desert, GVs jeep travelling through desert. 01:12:34 Aerial shot across a refinery in the desert, MS a man approaching pipelines at a refinery smoke in the BG, MLS a man working at a refinery, MS pipelines, aerial shot across a refinery in the desert, aerial shot buried gas pipelines in the desert, aerial shot across the desert hills, GVs man walking through desert with herd of goats. 01:13:21 OS a man standing looking over oil storage tank in the desert, MS a man checking equipment, LA across oil storage tank, GVs men at a lab testing oil, 2S men discussing, pan across refinery and 2 men walking in the BG, aerial shot oil export terminal on the coastline, pan across oil tanker in the sea, aerial shot island in the ocean, aerial pan across island, aerial shot across storage facilities, pan across refinery R to L, CA to pan across refinery, continue pan across refinery a man walking down storage tank, LS a helicopter landing, MCU helicopter pilot flying across the sea, 3S men putting on diving equipment inside the helicopter, aerial shot helicopter pad, LA a helicopter landing, MCU pilot giving thumbs up to his passengers, MS passengers leaving the helicopter, MS pilot sitting in his cabin, LS helicopter on the platform preparing to take off, MS across the ocean while people walking down the stairs, LS helicopter standing on an offshore rig, CU a man looking through binoculars, LS view through binoculars lenses and offshore rig in the far distance, a man looking through binoculars walking away to control desk, MS control room a man working, CU monitor, aerial shot across offshore oil facilities, aerial shot offshore oil pumping station. 01:16:04 MCU a man planting a tree in the desert, MS men planting trees in the desert, MS group of people planting trees in the desert, pan R to L vehicles travelling across a road in the desert, MS a man working on a pumping machine, CU drips of water next to a planted tree in the desert, MS zooming out to a new planted trees and a new garden, MLS camels walking through a garden, MS a camel eating from a tree, CU camel figure, MS wild gazelle, CU a figure of two men and wild animals, MS a round building in the desert, MS a man looking for artefacts in the desert, LS group of archaeologists working on a historical site, MS men working on a historical site. 01:17:24 WS oil storage facilities, MS an oil tanker truck leaving refinery, LS Adnoc building with water fountain in the FG, MS a car leaving Adnoc building, LS across Adnoc building, pan across oil tanker truck passing by L to R, LA petrol station and a car travelling on the road in the FG, MS petrol station, MCU company logo on the petrol station, CU logo, MS flame, MS tanker, aerial pan across docked tanker and LNG facilities, aerial pan across LNG plant, travelling shot R to L a cross LNG facilities, travelling shot a man walking through LNG facilities and checking equipment. 01:18:56 GVs men working inside control room, LS across pipelines leading to a docked tanker, MLS across LNG plant pipelines in the FG, WS LNG plant, MLS men praying at the LNG plant, GVs men praying. 01:19:45 Pan across flames and gas facilities in the desert, GVs construction and building work in the desert. 01:20:15 Pan across Sheikh Zayed's portrait and conference audience, GVs people discussing at a meeting. 01:20:28 HA a boat sailing through Dubai port and coastline in the BG, MS men sitting on the ground next to a shop and a man passing by, GVs a man melting gold, MS group of men sitting and working in a jewellery shop, MCU jewellery craftsman at work. 01:21:07 WS offloading containers from a large vessel at port, GVs of work carried out at Dubai container handling facilities, pan across a truck and a boat being loaded with cargo, LS people loading a boat with cargo, MS men weighing up goods, MS people walking by and boats standing in the BG, HA across boats, HA coastline and boats docked, HA Dubai harbour and a barge sailing through. 01:21:36 MCU a man speaking and dressed in Arabic traditional clothing, pan across market, LA a man walking by and another sitting, GVs market and people shopping. 01:22:08 GVs across a new market place, travelling shot across a new market place. 01:22:32 MCU a man speaking and dressed in Arabic traditional clothing, HA looking across houses and sea in the BG, pan across ship yard a man working on a new boat, GVs men building a new ship, MLS across a ship yard. 01:22:59 MCU a man speaking and dressed in Arabic traditional clothing, HA overlooking the city and port in the FG, HA fort and people walking in the FG, LA a canon and kids play in the BG, MCU making a fish trap, CU a man making a fish trap, MS men working on a fish trap, LA man sitting and working on a fish trap, MS a man walking and holding a large fish trap, MS same man walking out of the fish trap, HA cityscape and fishermen working in the FG. 01:23:36 MCU a man speaking and dressed in Arabic traditional clothing, MWS across desert, GVs heavy machinery at a large minerals working site, HA pulling water bucket from a well, pan R to L across a man watering plants, GVs farmers working in the field. 01:24:23 MCU a man speaking and dressed in Arabic traditional clothing, HA port of Fujairah, MWS a man walking across the coast and a fort in the BG, MS coastline and two fishermen working next to a boat, 2S men working on a fish net, GVS fishermen working on the coast, MS fishermen carrying a small boat full of fish, MCU carrying fish, MS fishermen sorting their catch, MWS a old man sitting next to his doorstep and another man approaching him, MCU old man sitting in front of his house, pan across a man carrying jug of water and walking away to general shot of houses, pan across a new village and a car travelling on the road with mountains in the BG. 01:25:24 MCU a man standing and addressing a meeting wearing Arabic traditional clothing, GVs men in a meeting session, pan across a palace to city view, GVs surveyors working in the desert, GVs seismic trucks exploring the desert, MLS oil drilling in the desert, pan oil drilling work in the desert, WS oil well in the desert at sunset, pan across traditional Arabic celebrations people dancing, GVs people playing traditional music and dancing. 01:27:03 WS across the desert during sunset, LS water and a refinery in the BG, MWS refinery in the BG water in the FG, MCU sign on a building, pan across flame to refinery in the BG, HA flames in the dark, WS a mosque and flames in the BG, pan across mosque, GVs mosque and people praying inside, HA cityscape in the dark, city street traffic in the evening, GVs city life and traffic in the evening, WS mosque at nigh, LS a man praying and refinery in the BG, MCU a man praying and refinery in the BG, GVs man praying, WS flame at night and refinery in the BG. 01:29:28 Titles 01:30:12 END
  • Production Company: None
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None