Desert Green (1963), The Story of a Town (1966), Man-Made Island (koc)
Desert Green (1963), The Story of a Town (1966), Man-Made Island (koc)
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- Release Date: 1st January 1965
- Asset ID: 801340
- Synopsis: 1. Desert Green (1963) - A Report on Agriculture in Kuwait. The film takes a look at the challenges to agriculture presented by Kuwait's arid landscape, and how these challenges are being met, particularly in the shape of an experimental farm set up by the government right in the heart of the desert. 2. The Story of A Town An introduction to the town of Ahmadi in Kuwait, which developed around the Kuwait Oil Company based there. The film explores every aspect of the town and its residents, from architecture to entertaining. 3. The Man-Made Island Kuwait Oil Company's expansion of oil loading facilities at Mina al Ahmadi
- Shotlist: 1. Desert Green (Duration: 15.54) 10:00:00:00 - Begins - GVs of a garden with bright flowers, fountains, cows grazing 10:00:42:00 - Panning shot reveals that in fact this lush garden exists in Kuwait, in the middle of the Arabian desert 10:01:10:00 - GVs of the desert 10:02:02:00 - Sandstorms 10:03:00:00 - The desert locust 10:03:25:00 - GVs of drilling plant and of a busy Kuwait town 10:03:32:00 - Flocks of sheep and goats, camels 10:03:53:00 - Fishermen 10:04:13:00 - Distillery for drinking water 10:04:23:00 - The importation of food over land and sea, GVs of market 10:05:18:00 - A local food store 10:05:42:00 - We are introduced to the experimental farm set up by the Kuwaiti government in order to investigate the best methods of agriculture 10:06:16:00 - Workers tending and harvesting the crops 10:06:55:00 - Cattle, imported from Europe, are thriving 10:07:30:00 - Poultry 10:08:05:00 - Different methods of irrigation 10:10:28:00 - A refrigerated greenhouse to combat Kuwait's hot summers 10:11:15:00 - A public garden being laid out in the middle of the town 10:11:30:00 - School gardens 10:12:00:00 - Advising the ordinary citizen with his garden 10:13:26:00 - Vegetable show/market 10:14:45:00 - GVs of the farm with desert in the background 10:15:52:00 - End 2. The Story Of A Town (Duration: 20.45) 10:16:24:00 - Begins - various GVs of a refinery in Kuwait 10:17:10:00 - GVs of the desert, close-ups of various desert plants and animals 10:18:19:00 - A fox hunting its prey 10:19:06:00 - GVs of a new town - Ahmadi - which has grown up in the middle of the desert as a result of the oil industry based there 10:19:33:00 - A Minaret and the call to prayer 10:19:48:00 - The administrative HQ of the Kuwait Oil Company 10:20:32:00 - The employee restaurant 10:20:53:00 - Houses for employees 10:21:30:00 - An interview with the Sheik 10:22:37:00 - The General Oil Affairs Department 10:22:53:00 - The state schools 10:23:15:00 - Shops and post office 10:23:40:00 - The fire services 10:25:33:00 - The hospital 10:27:50:00 - The hospital's home visiting service 10:28:53:00 - Entertaining in the home 10:29:13:00 - Recreational and social clubs, where residents play table tennis, snooker, dominoes, football, hockey, tennis and many more 10:30:30:00 - Motorsport 10:31:26:00 - Shooting 10:31:55:00 - Swimming 10:32:38:00 - Golf 10:32:55:00 - Children's' playgrounds 10:33:37:00 - Kuwait Oil Company training centre 10:34:57:00 - Evening classes 10:35:10:00 - Public Gardens 10:37:00:00 - End 3. The Man-Made Island - (Duration: 28.54) 10:37:30:00 - Begins 10:37:40:00 - GVs - A loading terminal for large tankers off the coast of Kuwait 10:38:42:00 - 10th February 1969 - the official inauguration ceremony of the terminal 10:39:37:00 - The tanker 'Universe Kuwait' 10:39:56:00 - GVs of terminal, flags and bunting flying 10:40:17:00 - The official opening - the Sheik arriving 10:41:08:00 - The Sheik presses the button which begins the loading of the tanker 10:41:57:00 - GVs of Kuwait City 10:42:22:00 - Aerials of Ahmadi and its port 10:42:58:00 - Construction of the sea island terminal 10:43:04:00 - Super tankers 10:43:43:00 - The Kuwaiti ambassador's wife names a super tanker in Japan - 'Universe Kuwait' 10:44:35:00 - Map explaining the 'artificial island' off the coast of Kuwait, and the submarine pipeline that extends to it 10:45:40:00 - Micro wave radio link 10:46:20:00 - Building the terminal and pipeline 10:46:50:00 - GVs of pipes being transported, lifted and towed 10:47:30:00 - Laying of the landline 10:47:52:00 - Tape-coating the pipe 10:49:00:00 - Cleaning the pipes of rust 10:50:24:00 - Reinforcing the concrete to weigh the submarine pipes down 10:51:31:00 - Hand-digging the last few metres of trench 10:52:22:00 - Pipe laying barge 10:53:40:00 - Divers releasing buoyancy barrels 10:54:48:00 - Welding 10:57:38:00 - Steel fabrication guard 10:58:10:00 - Transporting the structure 10:58:30:00 - Diagram explaining the structure 10:59:26:00 - The loading island, named 'Suhail' - built in Greece and towed to Kuwait 11:02:10:00 - Manoeuvring Suhail into place 11:02:56:00 - Work on the pumphouse 11:05:42:00 - End
- Production Company: None
- Licensing Restrictions: None
- Viewing Restrictions: Public
- Format: BetaSP_Large
- Alternative Language Notes: None