Chicago Stock Footage (People and Traffic)
Chicago Stock Footage (People and Traffic)
01:00:30:- MS of crowds walking along either State Street or Michigan Avenue on a sunny, warm spring afternoon. Some people are wearing shorts and t-shirts, others wear business suits. Good cross-section of age and ethnicities. 01:02:33:- MS of a large Korean contingent crossing a city street, roughly 20 to 25 people. 01:03:05:- tight LS of crowds walking on a city sidewalk as a missionary nurse in white collects donations. 01:03:47:- tight LS of an ambulance, siren and lights turned on, driving to an emergency. 01:03:52:- tight LS (great DOF) of crowds (pedestrians) walking on sidewalks, crossing streets. Some are business-ready, others are beach-ready. Mostly white folks. Cut to MS of 5 or 6 tourists walking on sidewalk, towards camera (they have that tired, awed, ambling countenance). 01:05:03:- tight LS (excellent DOF) of a downtown intersection. A parade of cabs and cars (mostly cabs) headed towards the camera. In the distant BG is an series of unfurled City of Chicago flags flying in front of a municipal building. 01:06:36:- MS of pedestrians walking along a crowded sidewalk by the Chicago River. [Note: We don't SEE the river from this vantage point; in fact, all you see behind the people are buildings, flags, and stone, and the bridge they are crossing, though it might not be clear that it's a bridge to nonChicagoans.] Many kids, some business folk. Cut to tight LS (great DOF) of people walking on a bridge over the Chicago River, unfurled American and City of Chicago flags flying in the breeze. Man walks by while talking on a cellular phone, a young woman just behind him carrying a bunch of roses. Cut to tight MS of pedestrians walking along a crowded city street, on same day, same specifics, same demographics. Cut to excellent low angle tight LS of pedestrians walking on a sidewalk over the Chicago River, the flags waving perfectly; great cross-section of ages, professions, ethnicities, gender. 01:11:23:- low angle MS of the American flag flying from a flagpole, the sky lightly dotted by high cirrus clouds, several tall buildings rising in the near BG. Cut to MS of a speedboat cruising on the emerald-green waters of the Chicago River; zoom out to wide LS of the River and surrounding congestion (buildings and such). Pan left to resume former shot of the American flag. Pan right to resume wide shot of the river and skyline as a tourist cruise boat sails along the river. 01:13:43:- Tight LS's and MS of people walking along Wacker Drive and Paul Harvey (Honorary) Drive as cars and buses and coaches pass by in the FG. 01:14:42:- high angle tight LS of people on board the Sunliner, a sailing tour cruise. Tilt up and zoom out as for a wide LS as the ship drifts away from the camera. Zoom in to MS of the Chicago Sun Times building, then zoom out to resume former shot. 01:15:44:- low angle wide LS of the Chicago Tribune/ WGN tower; tilt down, pan left to tight LS of the base. Zoom in to MS of people crossing the street near the camera. 01:16:10:- low angle wide LS of a downtown intersection as cars pass by (from side and from BG towards camera); John Hancock building is in the BG. Cut to MS of pedestrians walking along Wacker Drive, cars and trucks passing by in FG.