Sky Billboards

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Sky Billboards is a short film from 1935 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

AN EXPLANATION OF SKYWRITING, CLIMAXED IN THE WRITING IN THE SKY OF CHEVROLET SLOGANS.

01:35:16:07-01:35:20:26 LS 3 big airplanes flying towards camera leaving smoke trails. As they approach the foreground they fly up out of frame leaving smoke trails. Fade out. 01:35:21:22-01:35:25:21 Fade up on MS of woman in skirt with knit top and cap and man in pilot's jacket and cap and goggles standing in front of cockpit of small plane conversing. Aircraft / Woman Speaks With Pilot 01:35:25:22-01:35:36:14 CU man's face; he wears aviator's helmet and goggles pushed up on his head. He is talking. Aircraft / Pilot with Helmet and Goggles 01:35:36:15-01:35:42:04 Repeat of previous shot. Pilot gestures to plane and helps woman to climb up on wing. She peers into cockpit. 01:35:42:05-01:35:46:15 CU of levers and controls inside cockpit. Very simple controls. Man's hand enters frame and points to one lever. 01:35:46:16-01:36:01:28 Diagonal wipe to animated drawing of plane--cut-away to cross section shows gas tanks and fuel line. Animated drawing of plane from the front. Animation / Skywriting / Aircraft 01:36:01:29-01:36:05:03 Diagonal wipe to MS woman and pilot looking into cockpit. 01:36:05:04-01:36:08:16 CU 2 gas drums and valve 01:36:08:17-01:36:12:16 CU pilot helping woman down from wing of plane 01:36:12:17-01:36:19:09 CU pilot's face talking 01:36:19:09-01:36:25:16 MLS of pilot and woman standing next to cockpit. He climbs up into cockpit. 01:36:25:17-01:36:26:29 MS men in overalls starting propeller of small plane. 01:36:26:29-01:36:30:05 CU pilot in cockpit, adjusting chin strap of helmet. 01:36:30:06-01:36:31:23 MS from back of plane of man starting propeller. 01:36:31:23-01:36:33:04 CU pilot's hand turning on the ignition 01:36:33:05-01:36:37:11 MS man starting propeller 01:36:37:12-01:36:44:14 MS of plane shot from behind. Plan taxis away across runway and woman enters left foreground and wave at plane. Good shot. 01:36:44:14-01:36:46:10 MLS crowd of people stand behind fence in front of building. they look out at camera. Crowds / Behind Fence / Look at Camera 01:36:46:11-01:36:54:10 LS 3 bi-planes taxi across field and lift off. 01:36:54:11-01:37:00:06 MLS group of people facing away from camera. Woman in knit outfit and gloves climbs up onto roof of car and shades eyes as she looks into distance. 01:37:00:06-01:42:38:00 Various LS of 3 bi-planes in the air with vapor trails. They are shown singly and in formation. they do skywriting and various types of stunt-flying Aircraft / Skywriting (Some good shots of swoops, dives, spins, and loops). 01:37:54:14-01:37:56:13 LS woman in knit suit standing on roof of car looking up. 01:38:28:10-01:38:37:09 CU man's hand flipping pages of a pad attached to dashboard of plane. Pad reads: NO DRAFT" then same letters upside-down. 01:38:37:09-01:38:43:02 CU control panel of biplane 01:41:20:20-01:41:22:23 LS woman standing on roof of car waving. Spectators / Women Waving / Car Roof 01:41:30:02-01:41:37:07

MS group of people (men, women, and children) looking up. One man has binoculars. He hands them to little boy.

Sky Billboards
Produced byHandy (Jam) Organization
Production
company
Handy (Jam) Organization
Distributed byHandy (Jam) Organization
Release date
1935
Running time
7:32
LanguageEnglish
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