Learning on ScreenPlease Send Rain
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Please Send Rain. DESCRIPTION: Since last September hardly a drop of rain has fallen on Hong Kong. The drought has become so serious that for the first time Hong Kong Buddhists have asked for divine intervention. Three times a day prayers are offered to Buddha for rain. For another ceremony, 500 birds bought in Hong Kong markets were anointed with water for purification. Then after prayers they were released from captivity. A simple act, symbolising the ancient Buddhist belief that good thoughts produce good results. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV field. MS boy watering same (2 shots). GV exterior temple. GV interior same. MS monk rings bell. MCU Buddhist nuns with unshaven heads. CU same with shaven heads (2 shots). MS Buddha statue. CU Buddhist woman. CU lighting joss sticks. MCU monk kneels in prayer. GV cages. CU parrot in cage. CU man sprinkles holy water over cages. GV women walk round cages (2 shots). CU parrot released from cage. GV other birds set free. CU same, birds in trees (3 shots). GV field. CU boy watering field (2 shots).
- Keywords
- Weather; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Hong Kong
- Footage sources
- Government of Hong Kong
- Card file number
- 86337
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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