Reflections on New Jersey: A Tribute to a State Worth the Knowing
Reflections on New Jersey: A Tribute to a State Worth the Knowing is a short film from ca. 1970s released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Excellent, late 1970s "beauty shot" quality color travelogue / business
pitch of and for New Jersey. Location shots include Downtown Newark, New Jersey shot. Aerial shots of Pine Barrens, Atlantic City, Cape May, Trenton, Princeton and Palisades.
00:00:00:00 Series of quick shots: bronco busting at rodeo, Soccer game
at Giant Stadium, Boy skiing, cranberry bog (South Jersey),
woman dives into surf / ocean waves, heron in NJ marshes,
CU of slot machine, modern glass skyscraper in Newark.
00:01:09:05 CU head of Statue of Liberty; CAM pulls back to WS of
Statue of Liberty. View of NYC skyline from Liberty State
Park. Flags flying at Liberty State Park. People view
Liberty State Park from departing ferry boat. People on
board ferry boat view Liberty Island. People walking on
pier with NYC skyline in background. Statue of Liberty.
00:01:50:25 Small plane touches down at Newark Airport 00:01:58:18 People relaxing at the beach. Children walking on Mill Pond
Dam or spillway in historic village (Waterloo Village??)
Car on country road in autumn (fall foliage). Men paddle
canoe in river. Winter scene of river with small waterfall.
Men fishing in river.
00:02:53:13 Branch Brook Park in Newark & Belleville. Couple walking
amidst the cherry blossom trees
00:03:11:20 Small town by river. 00:03:20:20 AV Downtown Newark. Newark Museum. People watch art exhibit
in Newark Museum (displays of Tibetan art).
00:04:17:25 New Jersey symphony in rehearsal at Symphony Hall in
Newark. Conductor conducts orchestra.
00:04:52:29 Urban renewal. Demolition of old buildings with modern
skyscraper in the background.
00:05:11:02 NJIT or New Jersey Institute of Technology campus in
Newark. Rutgers University campus in Newark.
00:05:26:03 AV Port Newark; AV Newark Airport. AV highways. 00:05:55:20 Country road. Pan to farm house. Men walking on the
Appalachian trail. People view vista from Sunrise Mountain.
Family camping. Father and sons help set up tent.
00:06:38:02 Action Park (amusement park). Water rides & slides
(excellent). Wave pool.
00:07:34:24 Man rides in ultra light glider. 00:08:25:00 Ski resort. CU of woman wearing sunglasses with
reflections of people in the glasses. Ski lift. Woman
skiing. Woman pets her Saint Bernard dog.
00:08:55:09 Aerial shot of NJ highlands. Sailboats in lake. Reservoir
at Round Valley. AV NJ Great Swamp. AV NJ farmland. AV of
Princeton and Trenton. AV of the Pine Barrens; AV of
Atlantic City (huge Convention Center next to boardwalk).
AV of lagoons in Cape May County.
00:10:15:00 People look out from cliff on the Palisades. People
strolling in the great swamp. Beautiful CU of deer;
excellent. Heron looking for prey in the marshes..
00:10:47:40 Ford Mansion, George Washington's headquarters in
Morristown during winter. Recreation of man using quill pen
looking at map of NJ. Jockey Hollow (near Morristown): Wick
farmhouse; excellent CU of black cat. Recreation of
colonial life (in colonial kitchen; man puts kettle on
fire). Actors in Revolutionary War uniforms prepare for
recreation of Battle of Morristown (no fighting).
00:12:17:06 Nassau Hall in Princeton University. Rutgers University
campus in New Brunswick. Rutgers football game.
00:12:49:06 Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands. People arriving at Giant
Stadium; riding up exterior escalator. Interior shot of
stadium. Jets football game (very good).
00:13:22:19 New Jersey agriculture: Cranberry bog. Men harvesting
cranberries. Men looking at eggplant. Bean picking machine
harvesting beans. Women work at conveyor belt carrying
packages of beans. Woman putting frozen vegetable packages
on a rack. Farm market. CU of peaches. CU of tomato. Women
shopping in farm market.
00:14:46:10 Horse farm. Horses grazing in field; horse running with
colt (beautiful color shots). People riding horses on trail
beside lake. Woman & boy brush horse's mane. Horse racing
at the Meadowlands (night footage).
00:15:25:25 Rodeo competition at Cow Town in Salem. Men compete in
bronco busting & bull riding.
00:15:56:19 People vacationing on the Jersey Shore. People strolling on
the boardwalk & relaxing on the beach. Man surfing.
Lifeguard riding breaker. Men prepare sailboat for trip.
People walking on the beach; woman jogging on beach. Woman
picks up "gem" (Cape May "Diamond"); CU of Cape May gem.
CU of hand putting on wedding ring.
00:17:28:26 Bird watching in Cape May Point with lighthouse in
bg. Man looks through binoculars. Guide holds hawks for
tourist.
00:18:12:21 People at the beach. Young teenage couple make sand castle.
People fishing. Boats docked by piers. Marina. Deep sea
fishing.
00:19:03:24 AV of Atlantic City. Gambling hall of Atlantic City
casino. Excellent CU roulette wheel. Woman puts coin into
slot machine. Spinning wheel of fortune. Miss America
pageant parade. Lucy, The Elephant Hotel at Margate
(built in 1881 and a historic landmark).
00:20:19:27 Safari Park at Great Adventure. CU of Elephant. Zebra stops
in middle of road. Tiger bathing in pond. Great Adventure
theme park: excellent shot of the Ferris Wheel, Runaway
Train & Roaring Rapids.
00:21:10:01 Tubers on the Delaware River. Floating party / picnic on
the Delaware. Man paddles kayak in Delaware River rapids.
Sailboat in sparkling NJ lake and on Jersey Shore. People
canoeing. Speedboat passes by with waterskier. "Land
boating" on frozen lake (sailboats with skis for skimming
across lake).
00:22:30:18 Ice skating show. Atlantic City showgirls performing dance. 00:23:07:29 People prepare stage for performance. Actors try on
costumes. Lighting & sound technicians; equipment tested.
Actors rehearsing.
00:23:43:50 Ethnic Scottish festival. Men march with bagpipes.
Scottish dancing the highland fling. Sheep herding. Pole
throwing.
00:24:20:00 Orange Lawn Tennis Club. Tennis match in progress. 00:24:39:10 Construction site. Long montage of corporate parks in NJ. 00:27:00:02 Statue of Washington. CU of deer. Bronco busting in
rodeo. Colt & Horse running. Ski resort. Women walkingbeside lake during autumn. Glider lands.
| Reflections on New Jersey: A Tribute to a State Worth the Knowing | |
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| Produced by | Charles (Henry) Studios |
Production company | Charles (Henry) Studios |
| Distributed by | Charles (Henry) Studios |
Release date | ca. 1970s |
Running time | 28:30 |
| Language | English |
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