Detroit Historical Society | 1985 Boblo Island 35mm Original Camera Negative, Rolls 6 and 7: Boblo Bear and Falling Star @DetroitHistoricalSociety | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
2016.086.023
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Silent color 35mm film reel containing footage shot for Boblo Island promotional purposes. The footage is composed of shots of children interacting with the park's mascot bear mascot, followed by shots of the Falling Star ride.
Reel ops with shots of the children and the costumed Boblo bear mascot beside the park's fountain. The lion mascot is visible in the background. A marker shown during this sequence is labeled, "Scene 105, Take 2; Prod. AFI #524; Dir/Cam Randall; Roll 6; 5-9-85." After several unslated takes, the clapboard reappears to announce Scene 105A, Take 1, a close-up of a girl who startles the bear in the scene.
The next shot on the reel is of the Falling Star ride in motion. The clapboard introduces this as "Scene 106, Take 1, Prod. AFI #524; Dir/Cam Randall; Roll 6; 5-9-85." The second take is a close-up with just the ride's gondola swinging through the frame.
The film is on a yellow plastic core, housed inside of a white box labeled, "AAA-27, H.P. 2946 Doner, Bob-Lo, OCN. W.O.# 58652 5/10/85. A.F.I. Prod. #524, 'Boblo,' Orig. 5247 R#3 (Rolls 6+7). K69162 65258."
2016.086.023
detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/2D425BF0-E1DF-4905-BA1A-160627240577
Silent color 35mm film reel containing footage shot for Boblo Island promotional purposes. The footage is composed of shots of children interacting with the park's mascot bear mascot, followed by shots of the Falling Star ride.
Reel ops with shots of the children and the costumed Boblo bear mascot beside the park's fountain. The lion mascot is visible in the background. A marker shown during this sequence is labeled, "Scene 105, Take 2; Prod. AFI #524; Dir/Cam Randall; Roll 6; 5-9-85." After several unslated takes, the clapboard reappears to announce Scene 105A, Take 1, a close-up of a girl who startles the bear in the scene.
The next shot on the reel is of the Falling Star ride in motion. The clapboard introduces this as "Scene 106, Take 1, Prod. AFI #524; Dir/Cam Randall; Roll 6; 5-9-85." The second take is a close-up with just the ride's gondola swinging through the frame.
The film is on a yellow plastic core, housed inside of a white box labeled, "AAA-27, H.P. 2946 Doner, Bob-Lo, OCN. W.O.# 58652 5/10/85. A.F.I. Prod. #524, 'Boblo,' Orig. 5247 R#3 (Rolls 6+7). K69162 65258."
