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23:11:32:00 Steel: A Symphony of Industry 
23:11:38:00 strange collage like shots of factories - superimposed with med wide shot of marching workers (23:11:53:00)

23:12:17:00 wide shot of back steel cranes, oil rig-like structures (23:12:19:00)
23:12:27:00 med shot of construction worker standing on girder
23:12:29:00 MCU of construction worker shouting - Steel appears over his chest (23:12:31:00)
23:12:36:00 CU of steel girder - girder lifted away from camera, up huge steel structure (23:12:44:00)
23:12:45:00 MCU of construction worker shouting - Steel appears over his chest (23:12:47:00)
wide shots of various factories using steel 
23:13:00:00 wide pan of ship building yard (23:13:05:00)
23:13:07:00 wide shot of two huge steel black cranes (23:13:10:00)
23:13:11:00 med wide shot of bridge made of steel girders (23:13:17:00)
23:13:24:00 med wide shot down assembly line - tin cans? (23:13:29:00)
23:13:34:00 wide shot from above of single train coming down center track of numerous parallel tracks (23:13:36:00)
23:13:42:00 wide aerial shot of huge open mine - words Iron Ore superimposed on shot (23:13:46:00)
23:14:47:00 wide aerial shot of strip mine (23:14:59:00)
23:13:50:00 wide shot of factory - Coal appears over shot (23:13:54:00)
23:13:55:00 wide shot of another strip mine - Limestone appears over shot (23:14:00:00)
23:14:01:00 med shot of freight train - Coke appears over shot (23:14:04:00)
23:14:05:00 nice quick sequence of freight ships, trains (23:14:11:00)
23:14:12:00 wide shot of train yard 
23:14:14:00 - VO - Its greatness lies in glowing furnaces and smoking stacks, in...
23:14:19:00 wide pan of huge bleak factory on waterfront
VO - ...skilled labor, inventive genius and the spirit of enterprise which is so typical of America.... (23:14:34:00)
23:14:36:00 wide shot of steel factory (23:14:40:00)
23:14:50:00 aerial wide pan of steel mill with cars in parking lot
(23:15:01:00)
several med wide shots of steel mill-
cranes transporting raw materials
23:15:18:00 med wide shot looking up at huge factory tower (23:15:20:00)
23:15:21:00 med shot looking down into container being filled with raw materials (23:15:31:00)
23:15:32:00 med shot of container moving up huge tower (23:15:34:00)
23:15:35:00 wide shot of container moving up tower to furnace (23:15:41:00)
23:15:42:00 wide shot of huge furnace structure (23:15:45:00)
23:15:46:00 med wide shot inside factory - at base of furnace (23:15:50:00)
23:15:51:00 med shot of workers in protective gear (23:15:57:00)
23:15:58:00 MCU of worker in protective helmet (23:16:03:00)
VO - ..that asbestos suit and helmet would protect...
23:16:04:00 med shot of worker at base of furnace (23:16:05:00)
23:16:07:00 MCU of another worker with huge wheel (23:16:08:00)
23:16:09:00 MCU of furnace with molten metal (23:16:15:00)
23:16:18:00 med shot of inside of furnace, molten metal (23:16:20:00)
23:16:23:00 med wide pan of furnace area of factory (23:16:27:00)
23:16:25:00 VO - With modern mechanical devices and highly developed...
23:16:28:00 weird MCU looking up at worker turning wheel VO - ...safety measures that enable them  ... (23:16:30:00)
23:16:31:00 more med shot of furnace, molten metal (23:16:34:00)
VO - ...to control the flow of molten metal with less danger to themselves than you face...
23:16:35:00 med shot of molten metal in cement conduit 
VO - ...everyday in your home or on the street. Today the American steel mill is as safe a place to work as any industrial establishment. (23:16:42:00)
23:16:43:00 more med shots of smoke-filled factory (23:16:51:00)
23:16:52:00 med shot of worker tending huge steaming pit of molten metal (23:17:01:00)
23:17:02:00 MCU of metal steaming under grate (23:17:07:00)
23:17:08:00 med wide shot of metal pouring down open channel (23:17:13:00)
23:17:14:00 med shot - huge black pots of metal move past camera on conveyor, huge furnace in background (23:17:20:00)
23:17:21:00 med shot - large pots of metal lifted up by crane like machine (23:17:24:00)
23:17:25:00 med shot of interior of steel mill (23:17:26:00)
23:17:27:00 MCU of huge pot tipping, molten metal pouring out , sparks flying (23:17:32:00)
23:17:33:00 CU of huge pot pouring metal (23:17:35:00)
23:17:36:00 med shot of metal pouring into larger container - spraying and smoking (23:17:38:00)
23:17:39:00 med wide shot of factory interior lit up by molten metal (23:17:41:00)
23:17:42:00 med shot of worker in factory silhouetted against light from molten metal (23:17:46:00)
23:17:47:00 med wide shot - workers at controls (23:17:51:00)
23:17:52:00 more med steel mill interior (23:18:00:00)
23:18:01:00 med shot of workers at controls (23:18:03:00)
23:18:04:00 med shot of spray of molten metal - sparks and black smoke (23:18:12:00)
23:18:13:00 med wide shot of another furnace in steel mill (23:18:15:00)
23:18:17:00 med shot of furnace - spray of sparks, smoke (23:18:20:00)
23:18:21:00 med shot of cauldron of molten steel (23:18:26:00)
23:18:27:00 MCU of cauldron of molten metal (23:18:33:00)
23:18:34:00 wide shot of factory interior -men working at open pits of molten steel (23:18:49:00)
23:18:50:00 wide shot of factory interior with open pits of molten metal at night (23:18:56:00)
23:18:57:00 wide shot of factory interior in daylight? (23:19:07:00)
23:19:08:00 med shot of train-like conveyor with huge open crates of scrap metal to be used in steel mill (23:19:41:00)
23:19:42:00 another wide shot of factory interior with open pits of metal, workers, huge conveyor belt moves through center (23:19:59:00)
23:20:00:00 another wide shot of factory interior - at night - workers shoveling material into furnaces (23:20:13:00)
23:20:19:00 med shot of furnace - huge shovel-like machine dumps material into furnace (23:20:29:00)
23:20:33:00 another wide shot of steel mill at night - lights from many open pits of metal (23:20:36:00)
23:20:37:00 med shot of giant crane traveling through factory [visible below] (23:20:45:00)
20:20:46:00 MCU of worker with goggles, open shirt (20:20:47:00)
23:20:51:00 med wide shot of furnace door opening, huge crane  (23:20:53:00)
23:20:54:00 MCU of worker at controls
23:20:56:00 med wide shot of furnace door opening, huge crane dumping contents 
23:20:59:00 wide shot of dark factory interior (23:21:00:00)
23:21:05:00 another med shot of crane full of material, furnace below (23:21:07:00)
23:21:08:00 MCU of worker (23:21:09:00)
23:21:10:00 med shot of crane above furnace
23:21:13:00 MCU of crane operator
23:21:16:00 med shot of crane above furnace (23:21:21:00)
VO - Frightful anger in this job?
23:21:22:00 MCU of huge crane dumping contents into furnace
VO - Not at all! Millions of dollars have been spent by modern steel mills... (23:21:27:00)
23:21:28:00 med shot of workers
VO - ... of America for safety...(23:21:33:00)
23:21:34:00 MCU of huge crane pouring metal (23:21:40:00)
23:21:41:00 MCU of worker (23:21:42:00)
23:41:43:00 MCU of huge crane (21:21:46:00)
23:21:47:00 med shot of huge crane, furnace below (23:21:55:00)
23:21:56:00 MCU of back of worker at controls (23:21:57:00)
23:21:58:00 med wide shot of factory, huge hooks on conveyor belt in ceiling above furnaces (23:22:01:00)
23:22:02:00 MCU of worker using instrument to look at furnace (23:22:06:00)
23:22:07:00 MCU of molten metal in furnace -little spoon dips into it to get sample (23:22:14:00)
23:22:15:00 med shot of worker stepping back, carrying spoon away from open furnace (23:22:22:00)
23:22:23:00 CU of worker wearing goggles (23:22:24:00)
23:22:25:00 MCU of worker using pincers to pick up piece of hot metal (23:22:27:00)
23:22:28:00 CU of pincers dunking hot metal in liquid - lots of steam (23:22:32:00)
23:22:33:00 MCU of scientist in lab (23:22:42:00)
22:23:43:00 med shot of scientist and lab equipment (23:22:47:00)
23:22:48:00 MCU of scientist doing experiment (23:22:51:00)
23:22:51:00 med shot of rows of glass tubes and vials - lab equipment (23:22:54:00)
23:22:55:00 MCU of scientist doing experiment (23:23:02:00)
23:23:03:00 wide shot of steel mill at night - lights from furnaces (23:23:05:00)
23:23:06:00 - med shot - line of men carrying long rod over their heads (23:23:12:00)
23:23:13:00 wide shot of factory interior (23:23:15:00)
23:23:16:00 MCU of worker in protective coat, helmet (23:23:22:00)
23:23:23:00 wide shot of factory interior-several workers visible 23:23:25:0) MCU of workers pushing long pole into furnace- dramatic shot (23:23:29:00)
23:23:30:00 med wide shot of furnace, molten metal (23:23:36:00)
23:23:37:00 med shot of smoke from furnace (23:23:38:00)
23:23:44:00 med wide shot of smoking furnace, men on platform in background (23:23:52:00)
23:23:53:00 MCU of smoke, molten metal (23:23:59:00)
23:24:00:00 med wide shot of smoking furnace - molten metal overflowing (23:24:15:00)
23:24:16:00 - wide shot of trains arriving in factory at night, giant hooks hanging from girders (23:24:18:00)
23:24:33:00 med wide shot of molten metal being poured into molds
(23:24:46:00)
23:24:47:00 med shot of huge iron ingots on conveyor belt (23:24:52:00)
med shots of molds being lifted from ingots
23:25:03:00 med shot of mold being lifted from ingot (23:25:05:00)
23:25:27:00 med shot - huge white-hot block of metal being lifted from dark pit (23:25:10:00)
23:25:14:00 med shot of white-hot rectangle of meal on conveyor belt, drops with a splash of molten metal into a machine  (23:25:20:00)
more med shots of huge metal ingot being pushed around by machine 
23:25:44:00 wide shot of dark factory - huge machine (23:25:53:00)
23:26:01:00 MCU of white-hot sheet of steel moving along conveyor belt in machine (23:26:04:00)
23:26:07:00 MCU of white-hot sheet of steel moving along conveyor belt in machine (23:26:17:00)
23:26:18:00 med wide shot of steaming pits, sheet of metal in dark factory (23:26:37:00)
23:27:12:00 med shot of very thin piece of metal coming out of machine (23:27:20:00)
23:27:28:00 med shot of sheet of metal moving under huge roller - mirror-like finish (23:27:51:00)
23:28:08:00 med shot of steaming tub, silhouette of mans arms at controls in front of it (23:28:16:00)
23:28:27:00 MCU of white-hot ingot being shaped on mill (23:28:39:00)
23:28:41:00 MCU of white-hot ingot being shaped on mill (23:28:47:00)
[intercut with MCUs of worker ]
23:28:50:00 MCU of white-hot ingot being shaped on mill  (23:29:00:00)
23:29:03:00 MCU of white-hot ingot being shaped into girder (23:29:09:00)
23:29:10:00 wide shot of mill interior - daylight 
23:29:12:00 crossfade to MCU of cauldron of boiling metal (23:29:15:00)
23:29:16:00 window in cauldron of steel - med wide shot of plow, wide shot of cars on city street, skyscraper, CU of hands typing (23:25:00)
23:29:26:00 funky spilt screen combination of numerous steel products - center circle of lady using various kitchen appliances (23:29:35:00)
23:29:36:00 med shot of train approaching camera, reflection of city skyline on shiny train car (23:29:37:00)
23:29:38:00 med wide shot of steel factory at dusk - lots of white smoke from black smokestacks (23:29:41:00)
23:29:42:00 cross fade to another shot of steel mill 
23:29:45:00 superimposed wide shot of workers walking 
23:29:47:00 superimposed wide shots of factory layered with shot of workers (23:29:54:00)
23:29:54:00 Title over layered sequence of steel mill shots - Men and steel provide a nation with its comforts, its luxuries, and its progress! (23:30:04:00)
23:30:06:00 wide shot of huge cauldron of steel - looks like its going to pour steel all over superimposed workers 
23:30:10:00 cross fade to outline of US superimposed over walking workers (23:30:13:00)
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