Detroit Historical Society | 1981 Boblo Island 35mm Dailies, Reel 3: "Boat, Animals Waving, Falling Star" @DetroitHistoricalSociety | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
2016.086.013
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Silent color 35mm reel containing footage shot by Jack Goodford of General Television Associates for a Boblo Island promotional video. The footage shows several of the park's rides, and, in many shots, focuses on the experiences of a family. Many of the shots include multiple takes.
The reel begins with both the featured couple and family are shown walking with arms full of stuffed animals, and expressions that suggest the end of a day at the park. A partially visible clapboard during this sequence lists J. Goodford as director, B. Hirschenson as the camera operator, the year as 1981, and the roll number as 4.
The Boblo boat COLUMBIA and the shore then feature in several shots. First the COLUMBIA is shown approaching, then arriving at dock. At the dock the park's costumed bear, lion, rabbit, and duck mascots wave at the arriving passengers. The passengers are the shown stepping onto the island. Then a show captures the C. P. Huntington train ride passing in the foreground with the docked COLUMBIA in the background. The dock portion of the film ends with a shot of a sailboat off the island's shore is wedged between shots of the train.
Following a very quick shot of people with the mascots is a series of shots of the boy offering an ice cream cone to a llama. He is eventually joined by the girl. The pair is then filmed riding on the carousel's motorcycle-shaped seats.
The film then turns to the reoccurring couple. The woman is shown playing one of the carnival games and winning a stuffed animal.
Then, the boy of the reoccurring family is filmed walking hand in hand with the bear and the rabbit mascots.
After two brief shots of a couple under the tree, are a series of shots of the Satellite Jet ride. The couple shown eating hot dogs in film 2016.086.012 are among the riders.
The final shots on the reel are of the island's mascots waving, then being surrounded by people. The PAPOOSE is docked in the background.
The film is on a yellow plastic core, housed inside of a white box labeled, "W.O. 32072 The II Boblo Dailies, Boat (animals Waving) Falling Star??"
2016.086.013
detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/306ED8AC-F39D-4D2C-A719-520101065220
Silent color 35mm reel containing footage shot by Jack Goodford of General Television Associates for a Boblo Island promotional video. The footage shows several of the park's rides, and, in many shots, focuses on the experiences of a family. Many of the shots include multiple takes.
The reel begins with both the featured couple and family are shown walking with arms full of stuffed animals, and expressions that suggest the end of a day at the park. A partially visible clapboard during this sequence lists J. Goodford as director, B. Hirschenson as the camera operator, the year as 1981, and the roll number as 4.
The Boblo boat COLUMBIA and the shore then feature in several shots. First the COLUMBIA is shown approaching, then arriving at dock. At the dock the park's costumed bear, lion, rabbit, and duck mascots wave at the arriving passengers. The passengers are the shown stepping onto the island. Then a show captures the C. P. Huntington train ride passing in the foreground with the docked COLUMBIA in the background. The dock portion of the film ends with a shot of a sailboat off the island's shore is wedged between shots of the train.
Following a very quick shot of people with the mascots is a series of shots of the boy offering an ice cream cone to a llama. He is eventually joined by the girl. The pair is then filmed riding on the carousel's motorcycle-shaped seats.
The film then turns to the reoccurring couple. The woman is shown playing one of the carnival games and winning a stuffed animal.
Then, the boy of the reoccurring family is filmed walking hand in hand with the bear and the rabbit mascots.
After two brief shots of a couple under the tree, are a series of shots of the Satellite Jet ride. The couple shown eating hot dogs in film 2016.086.012 are among the riders.
The final shots on the reel are of the island's mascots waving, then being surrounded by people. The PAPOOSE is docked in the background.
The film is on a yellow plastic core, housed inside of a white box labeled, "W.O. 32072 The II Boblo Dailies, Boat (animals Waving) Falling Star??"
