Summary

Petrified

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: Petrified
File Number: PET-772 Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: Industrial
Year: 1950s - 1960s
Subjects: car POV, reptiles, snakes, exotic birds, toucans, Chevrolet, Corvette, cars, automobiles, police, state troopers, marching bands, majorettes, fishing, station wagons, street signs, traffic signals, convertibles, Chevelle, El Camino
Description: 01:00:00:00 - 01:51:50:11 Contains BEST color footage of a drum majorette in the entire collection!! Many Chevrolet promo outtakes. Fire in fireplace. Abstract spinning designs. 01:00:00:00 - 01:00:51:22 color silent 1960s Good over-the shoulder car POV man in hat driving car down rural highway. 01:00:51:23 - 01:01:12:27 color silent 1960s Slate. CU man handles snake in grass. (3 takes) 01:01:12:28 - 01:02:12:22 color silent 1960s Toucan perched on tropical branch, calling. 01:02:12:23 - 01:03:23:11 color silent 1960s Jesus statue. (religion, monuments). Jungle waterfalls (Amazon) HA traffic on busy city thoroughfare, harbor or bay. 01:03:23:20 - 01:04:23:20 color silent 1960s Boys in uniforms play baseball on city park field w Spanish-style mission, palm trees in BG. Two teammates cross paths trying to field ball. Boy jumps to try & catch ball, loses cap. Outfielder runs to fence, failing to catch home run. 01:04:24:20 - 01:06:00:20 color silent 1960s CU Whitewall tire of Chevelle car driving on highway. LA car passes CAM Young woman smiling on sidewalk, wearing pillbox hat & holding yellow umbrella. CU blinking "Don't Walk" sign. Car POV driving on highway, taking exit toward Milwaukee Blvd., Grand Ave. 01:06:00:20 - 01:06:40:24 color silent 1960s Spinning circular pastel swirls - hypnotizing, abstract. 01:06:40:27 - 01:07:37:14 color silent 1960s Man w cigarette holds slate. Red convertible sportscar drives by, seen through white wagon wheel fence, passes Jam Handy truck. CU front tire of dune buggy vehicle rolling on pavement. 01:07:37:15 - 01:09:36:16 color silent 1960s CU fire burning in stone fireplace. 01:09:36:17 - 01:13:06:03 color silent 1963 Slate by purple convertible. Car POV street with large two-story houses. Couple sitting in lavender colored station wagon. Car POV street in small town w large houses, porches, yards, trees. 1964 Corvette driving on highway. CU Man shifting gears on clutch in Corvette. Woman driving red 1964 Corvair convertible, ZI man driving blue 1964 Corvette behind her. 01:13:07:02 - 01:16:04:11 color silent 1963 Slate. Spinning abstract wheel patterns against black BG (yellow, blue, multicolored) 01:16:04:12 - 01:19:12:05 color silent 1963 1964 Corvette drives down rural dirt road. Corvette drives on highway. Woman in red 1964 Corvair convertible drives down rural road. Slate. Car POV large houses on small town street, slowing down & stopping at parked Chevrolet powder blue station wagon. ZI company logo. (second & third takes) 01:19:12:27 - 01:19:26:00 color silent c. 1963 Slate. CU Woman in mod 60s dress w yellow headband smiling & filming home movies with 8 mm camera, looking at CAM. 01:19:26:01 - 01:20:10:08 color silent c. 1964 Slate. Police car pulling over convertible in silhouette on highway at dusk. Officers tell man to step out of car. Cars driving on coastal road w palm tree. State police car (Chevy) driving w flashing old-fashioned siren. 01:20:37:15 - 01:21:14:07 color silent c. 1963 Four formally dressed men & women stand outdoors, smiling, laughing & pointing. They throw confetti at wedding ceremony or parade. 01:21:14:09 - 01:27:43:10 color silent c. 1963 Slate. Excellent marching band CU shots. Drummer in marching band uniform & hat plays spinning drum strapped to his chest. CU drummer raises & spins padded mallets above his head. CU Marching band majorette in glittering silver uniform smiles & spins baton. TS CAM follows baton as it is tossed in air & caught. MS Majorette in silver uniform & gold plumed hat smiling & twirling baton. (several takes) CU, MS majorette blows whistle, gestures. Drummer bangs cymbals above head. LA legs of marching band majorettes & musicians (fringed boots, spats) stepping & marching in unison. HA majorette twirls baton & marches. Brass section (tuba, trumpets)of marching band plays & turns instruments in unison. 01:27:43:11 - 01:28:43:00 color silent c. 1963 Slate. Car POV green countryside. Swish PANS across roadside foliage. 01:28:43:01 - 01:30:34:10 color silent c. 1964 Four formally dressed men & women stand outdoors, smiling, laughing & pointing. Red Chevy sedan drives around turn on rural road. Chevy pickup truck w trailer on cab drives off-road in meadow. 01:31:01:10 - 01:34:31:06 color silent c. 1964 Slate. MS Majorette in silver uniform & gold plumed hat smiling & twirling baton. Colored confetti & hats flying in air. VS Majorette blows whistle & spins baton. Marching band drum major in uniform. CU drummer holds cymbals high & claps them together. Shaky accidental footage. 01:34:36:13 - 01:38:42:14 color silent c. 1964 Slate. Excellent marching band parade. Marching band marches toward CAM on small town street. Majorettes twirl batons in unison, smiling. Band follows behind them. VS brass horn players. (Tuba, trumpet) VS band members' feet. (Several takes). Heads of marching band musicians. CU tuba players turning horns in unison. 01:38:42:18 - 01:42:27:00 color silent c. 1964 Slate. Car POV driving on rural road, passing truck. Slate. Two policemen step from their 1964 Chevrolet patrol car w flashing siren at night. Car POV on curving rural road. Slate. Over-the-shoulder shot policeman driving, talking on CB radio. Uniformed policeman in car front seat pointing for driver to pull over. Slate. Police sitting in parked patrol car at night. 01:42:27:07 - 01:46:07:15 color silent 1964 Brown hardtop Chevrolet hearse ambulance w siren drives on highway. Florida roadside fruit stand, w parked Chevrolet sedan. People buy fruit from vendors. Male vendor in apron & senior woman hold fruit by stand. Woman stands beside him. Car POV down hilly road lined w palm trees. Good typical elderly senior woman driving car (Chevy) behind large steering wheel, wearing hat & white gloves. Car POV w cropped view, plane in distance. LS Cadillac car parks outside church. Pontiac in supermarket parking lot. Grocery bag boy loads groceries into front seat, pushes cart back to store. 01:46:07:19 - 01:48:36:01 color silent c. 1964 Piles of small bait fish are thrown into case, lid is closed. Fisherman in vest & boots carries small fish & net from river to Chevy station wagon on shore. Young boy rides tricycle on sidewalk. Logger saws base of tree w chainsaw. Chevy delivery van parks outside house. Tractor trailer driving on highway. Station wagon. Fishermen put tackle, bait into back of station wagon, shut hatch w 1965 license plate on bumper. 01:48:38:29 - 01:49:52:06 color silent c. 1964 Chevy commercial. Chevrolet dump truck carting load of dirt drive on town street & turns corner, passing Chevy El Camino w group of teenage cheerleaders holding pom-poms in back. Female cheerleaders cheer as car passes under banner "Welcome to Truckville USA." 01:49:52:12 - 01:51:50:11 color silent c. 1964 Slate. Chevy insulated freight truck. Workers unload goods from rear of truck. 1965 Chevy pickup truck pushes motorboat on wheeled platform. Chevy van pulls out of driveway onto town street. Flatbed truck carries logs out of forest.
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