Machinist and Aerospace Workers
Machinist and Aerospace Workers
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #991333 A series of TV commercial spots on behalf of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, aimed to instill pride within the workers as well as the general American public. First spot: Excellent MS, sideview, of an astronaut on a spacewalk, fixing a metal joint of some contraption while the earth is in the very near BG. MS's and CU's of machints and aerosppace workers doing their jobs in a closed off place. Thay take notes, screw things in, etc. Tigh LS's of cranes and ground crews setting a rocket up for a launch on a sunny, bright blue day . Second spot: CU's and MS's of astronauts, upside down in some sort of exposed cockpit while scientists check and install items around them. MS's of machinists and aerospace engineers doing their respective jobs. CU's of their hands and faces as they engage in skilled labor. ECU of wires on a wiring board, a woman's hands working on them. Tight LS of two scientists wearing silver-white jumpsuits in a darkened room; zoom in on them as they work on an unfinished satellite or government toy. Third spot: tight LS, tilt up, of two men riding a service elevator at a launch pad on a bright, azure day. Excellent MS of an astronaut, on screen left, out on a spacewalk, the earth in very near BG; the astronaut salutes the camera several times. Good footage of aerospace workers doing their jobs as well as good shots of aerospace equipment. Fourth and fifth spot: these are quick, edited recaps of previously used footage.