Summary

MANHATTAN AERIALS

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: MANHATTAN AERIALS
File Number: MDO-37 DigiBeta
Color: Color
Type: Documentary
Year: 1995
Description: New York City - Manhattan aerials 01:29:18 Downtown Manhattan Downtown skyscraper shot from just south of the Empire State Building. Fly East over Williamsburgh bridge over East River and South over River to bridges 01:30.38 Financial area - Approach from East to Financial area and World Trade Center Twin Towers as building are bathed in morning magic hour. CU on Towers 01:32:03 WTC Twin Towers - Very close wrap-around and pass by of towers. Sun is low and pops out between the towers, then again after the Towers. 01:32:50 Woolworth Bldg. & Lower CU on building, wrap around to show Manhattan wrap around towers. Continue south to show towers and old buildings mixed with new in AM light. Pass towers again from south, show AMEX, Merrill Lynch and Oppenheimer Towers West of towers. Another wrap around. 01:36:30 South of Seaport skyscrapers - Shows Continental Center, Citibank Bldg., Financial Square, 55 Water St., 125 Broad St. and New York Plaza buildings 01:37:30 Southern tip of Manhattan - Shot over harbor, southern tip of Island, Staten Island Ferry, tip of Island, to nice shot of the Ferry with GREAT skyscraper reveal. Circle ferry a few times. 01:39:58 Staten Island Ferry - Ferry from behind approach Manhattan, Ferry from side with Statue of Liberty behind (going to Staten Island). CU on statue and pull out to reveal Ferry, misc. ferry shot and another good skyline reveal. 01:43:08 River skyline fast approach low over water to lower Manhattan skyline. Very dramatic Lift up over skyline and then over lower Manhattan. 01:47:15 US Court House Fly by (CU on statue on top) 01:48:25 Lower East side - Looking down on Lower East side Chinatown area (residential), to East Village and West Village, TU to reveal midtown in distance. 01:49:25 Climbing to Midtown, Looking straight down on residential area, climbing north to Midtown. 01:49:48 Empire State Bldg. Approach to Empire State Bldg., slow fly by. Pull back to reveal Lower Midtown area, CU on Empire (can see tourists in observe area) 01:52:47 Met Life Building and Chrysler Building, Mostly super CU of Crysler, can see major detail on it. Pull out to reveal Empire State Building. Lots of details and sun reflecting off Chrysler. Nice CU of window washers on Chrysler Building. 01:55:51 Met Life Buildign & lower midtown, Looking down, see Bryant Park, New York City Public library, lower Mid-town, continue west. 01:56:27 Tape ends
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