Summary

NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM
File Number: MDO-23 DigiBeta
Color: Color
Type: Documentary
Year: 01/01/1991
Subjects: Aerials
Description: 01:00:08:00 - 01:04:48:00 Innertitle - The New York City Subway System 1991 G and J subway trains above ground (through Brooklyn?) New York City skyline buildings BG Statue of Liberty over treetops, ZI & ZO shots, subways toward camera, over Williamsburg bridge and other overpasses Manhattan over tops of buildilngs (*Please note that some skyline shots include World Trade Center) 01:04:52:00 - 01:18:08:00 Innertitle - Subway Stations: Platforms, Tunnels, Train Cars, Station Details, Etc (Interiors & EXTs) LS down tunnel as number five train approaches Union Square 14th Street station ZO to reveal people standing on platform as train passes camera (Metal screeching noise of train as it enters station) HA of people on platform waiting to board train while it slows down to a stop LA of train coming to a stop, moving platform expands to meet train, people board train Number four train exits station, some people on platform Number six train slowly approaches station, seen from opposite side platform (01:07:00:17) Number one train pulls into enters South Ferry station Train passes camera as camera PAN L to people on people (one of which is a woman mother with a young girl in a stroller) People on platform wait for people to exit the train before they board it MCU of tile mosaic reading South Ferry on tiled wall of station CU of tiles, ZO to reveal entire mosaic ZI on tile plaque on wall of subway station platform depicts ship at sea ZO from letters SF below plaque to reveal entire plaque (*Interesting tidbit about the plaque: A plaque at South Ferry Station by the Hartford Faience Company Faience plaques were made in plaster molds, which allowed them to be hollow blocks with open backs Average blocks are roughly 4 inches deep and need to be set into the structure of the wall they decorate Large pieces, which can be extremely heavy, often require metal straps for additional anchoring) People wait on platforum under Marlboro sign as number six train enters (Brooklyn Bridge City Hall?) station PAN L to CU of doors (closed) Walking POV of person boarding train with other passengers Conductor Front of train POV of train slows as it enters Canal Street station Single Black African Ameican man boards train and takes a seat in relatively empty subway train car CU TU papers in man's hand man leans over and read papers CU elderly man, eyes closed, holds top of nose (possibly sleeping) Announcement of station Doors open Same man is startled scared LA shot of passengers on train One woman stands, leans against pole BG (01:10:08:01) Lone woman sits on bench under tile wall at Bleecker Street station TU & L to large blue tile plaque on wall: Bleecker Street PAN across words MS People walk on platform under plaque Train leaves exits station CU of BLKER on tiled pole column CU blue steel girder beam column with Bleecker on it Men seated on moving train, one reads Asian newspaper Man wearing eyeglasses eating LS of Astor Place station PAN to tiled mosaic sign reading Astor Pl with two men sitting below sign, one reads newspaper CU man reads newspaper Sound of screeching metal over another angle of men on bench under sign ECU PAN of Astor Pl sign CU sign Man in newstand CU sign Women above newstand, TD man inside LA people walk down descend station stairs EXT entrance Astor Place station LS entrance, buildings BG Slight ZI entrance, parked cars People sit outside entrance CU entrance top CU sign Entrance Uptown (01:13:47:12) Tile sign 168th Street on wall above tracks inside station TD ceiling station to number one train enters station Train stops People board train Doors close Female conductor sticks her head out of window and looks both ways along platform as train exits pulls out of station and disappears down tunnel CU large lights along wall inside station (01:15:05:02) Two women sit on steps outside Union Square station entrance (Sign visible in BG) LS entrance sign, people enter station (descend stairs out of view) LS statue George Washington on horseback, PAN L subway entrance LA view of skyscrapers, TD subway entrance 51st street and Lexington Avenue (Possibly Third Ave?) LA sign over entrance, people entering & exiting station LA people walk down descend stairs (somewhat canted angles) TD glass over entrance to stairs Train inside station, pulls out, PAN L past column with sign reading Lex Av to man musician subway performer sitting on bench playing accordion Man stands CU man's fingers playing accordion MS accordion player, stands on platform, plays as people walk past MS ZO accordion player's face, ZO people walk past FG 01:18:13:00 - 01:20:26:00 Innertitle - Tokens, Turnstiles & Token Booths RF slots for tokens atop turnstiles inside subway station People pass through turnstiles both directions (turnstiles not seen,) some drop tokens into slots LA same (Has to be Union Square 14th Street station as entry sign over turnstiles indicates L, N, R, 4, 5, 6 trains stop at this station) CU steel bar in turnstile as people walk pass through (One woman infamous 'brown paper bag') Somewhat HA people walk pass through turnstiles Television monitors of station activity seen overhead CU sticker in booth window Tokens $115 as well as other information Female token booth worker clerk operator behind glass View from inside booth people purchase buy tokens CU $10 & $1 bill in wooden slot under glass next to pile of tokens as worker removes bags of tokens from larger plastic bag before taking money, making change and giving out tokens CU pile of tokens PAN bills money being pushed under glass CU hand taking money, returning change and bag of tokens LS token machines adjacent to turnstiles CU token machines PAN people online token booth 01:20:29:00 - 01:29:38:00 Innertitle - 240 St Broadway New York City Transit: Maintence Inspection Yard, includes train (cleaning ?) and graphitti (spelled incorrectly, should be graffiti) removal CU sign 240th Street MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) Maintenance and Inspection Shop LS tracks and facility MS trains and side of warehouse Worker mop interior of number one train, ZO Trains aligned on tracks PAN R trains on tracks LS worker walks toward trains Trains in facility Various CUs Train exits facility TD inside facility lights to trains on tracks Worker walks towards trains (01:23:47:25) Train under sign, Eyesight is priceless, Protection is cheap Three workers near open garage door on side of facility as another garage door goes up and a train moves in distant BG Train moves away from facility, seen through open garage door Train approaches facility, ZO workers One worker speaks to man on train Train conductor in window, ZO as train enters facility More trains enter facility (01:26:05:04) Graffiti on side of train, ZO Worker carries ladder beside train Man inside train cleans graffiti Worker dons surgical mask, gloves, removes rags from plastic bag, lits plastic bottle, scrubs washes removes graffiti ZO ZI worker cleans graffiti off EXT Worker cleans glass from inside train car Several workers clean interior, paper towels EXT facility CU sign Work + Pride = Successful Results (W + P) + SR Sign over stairs CU sign 240th Street MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) Maintenance and Inspection Shop 01:29:41:00 - 01:39:41:00 Innertitle - Grand Central Station EXT & INT: (Includes shots of homeless living in station) LA CU clock over entrance to Grand Central Station, ZO traffic FG & Chrysler Building BG Opposite of previous shot Then a TU ZI from traffic on street to clock (While it is a decent shot of the clock, the sculpture of Mercury, Minerva and Hercules that surrounds the statue is largely cut off Very poor framing, at least according to this reviewer) Pedestrian crosses street in front of taxis cabs, buses, cars CU digital sign of bus route above driver TS ZI bus passes R to L Traffic on street, taxis cabs wait in group for fares Two taxis cabs with 'vacant' lights on Man wearing suit hails taxi cab Walks up street, gets in Bus passes in opposite direction (01:32:38:02) INT Grand Central Station: CU clock above information desk ZO to LS (almost) empty station PAN L - R empty station Metro North railroad schedule board ZI Trains due to arrive between 12:48am & 1:28am from Poughkeepsie, Brewster North, New Haven & Stamford Man gets schedule from man at information booth People walk through station Homeless person sleeps on floor against marble column CU shopping bag in front of man's face as he sleeps Cardboard box at his feet Walking POV past homeless people who sit, lay down, sleep in staion ZI homeless man sleeping on trash bag against metal gate of store Walking POV down stairs and along platform for Lexington Avenue subway line trains, past yellow subway freight cargo non-passenger train cars (the ones without tops used to haul materials and equipment when work is being done to the subway system) Scattered men waiting for trains Train arrives, people (almost all men) board train, some passengers exit train Empty platform in station, ZI clock reading 2:26 01:39:43:18 - 01:42:57:00 Innertitle - Brooklyn Train Platform EXT: Station graphitti inserts (graffiti is misspelled again) LS Man wears tie, sits on bench, drinks under sign Avenue H Graffiti all around VS graffiti all over station LA overweight fat Black African American woman sits on bench LA graffiti on wall PAN R - L graffiti on wall to tracks & graffiti on opposite wall LA train passes through opening of staircase leading up to platform Man descends stairs Train leaves, TD to CU train tracks Q train moves through station D train arrives at station leaves station 01:43:00:00 - 01:47:30:00 Innertitle - MTA Board Meeting, 1991 (Fare hike meeting and protest) Sign outside elevator in building lobby, ZI CU MTA Board Meeting 5th Floor This Elevator Only People enter elevator Walking POV follows people getting off elevator People small audience sits in meeting room Many hold signs placards Fix the Subways Freeze the Fare Some media cameras assembled Meeting begins, VS officials with nameplates as well as people with signs PAN up from pedestrians and street traffic on Madison Avenue to CU State of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority sign on MTA Headquarters building at 347 Madison Avenue Large Metropolitan Transportation Authority State of New York sticker on window Woman mother with stroller pushes child past doors of building entrance, sign visible TU building 01:47:32:00 - 01:58:45:00 Innertitle - Transit Museum Includes vintage subway cars & vintage advertisements This section includes many shots inside the MTA Transit Museum located at the corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York The museum is located in an old subway station and contains restored old subway train cars complete with upholstery and ceiling fans, advertisements, etc There are shots of maps, photographs, old turnstiles, token machines, models, train interiors and EXTs Many shots include zooms, tilts, CUs (*Speak to Lee before sending out licensing any of the maps, drawings or photographs) Shotlisted by ERS - 4 26 05
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