The View From Mr Bain’s Front Porch
Film about rural community trying to survive economic changes. Flowers, pan up to windswept field, someone throws a ball. Clapboard church - grain plant - field - LS high angle tiny village - title. Old man’s voice over says this is the best community he’s ever lived in. Very old man Mr. Bain in chequered shirt and hat sits on front porch and describes town when he moved in in 1901. Field. Barn. Little country road with pickup truck. All idyllic.
13:51:01 At old fashioned local grocery store / shop, little girls buy sweets at counter from large lady, her husband in back.
13:51:31 Older man - school headmaster - CU interview says community is friendly, helpful like in the old days. Younger woman doing dishes says people care for each other, says all her family lives close to each other. View through her window of river.
13:52:20 Man with blue helmet says says good fishing, sports, biking in area. Other man in helmet says no trouble like in big cities like drugs. Views of area, farms, mud roads, cows, tractor. Cow into pad, farmer washes her udders and milks her with machine as he talks of his work in voice over.
13:54:39 Idyllic farm, sheep in field. flock of sheep, sheep dog. Sheep in pad. Sheep farmer talks of his job in VO, how many have left the community. Shears sheep.
13:56:17 CU Mr Bain, very wrinkled talks of changes in community and farming practice. Lumberjacks working with helmets amidst large area full of felled trees, they pull tree trunks out and forklift them. Red truck with tree trunk on top - lumberjack drives. Lumberjack VO talks of work conditions. Says son in Vietnam War.
14:01:11 Car passes in front of houses. Mr Bain on porch talks of jobs. Man interviewed CU talks of sawmills, change in economy. Older man in white shirt with huge stuffed moose head and other animal heads in lounge talks of unemployment.
14:02:49 Sawmill, CUs wood and machinery. Older man in yellow shirt says hard to get jobs.
14:03:38 House by roadside and signs; church / school bell ringing. Sign ‘Home of tigers” with drawing of tiger, track back to reveal indoor basketball court. Ball in basket.
14:04:19 INT School classroom. Intercut with interview headmaster. Female teacher with bouffant hairdo at desk, voice over says children have many chores. CUs kids. Lovely shot children in classroom lined up with teacher at back. Record player. Schoolchildren on floor drawing.
14:07:09 School bus on sunny road past town. Headmaster driving. Kids out of bus. Bus past Petrol station / mini market, hoots.
14:07:51 Grocery store, sign on shelves “The Hornadays - Elver - Nancy”. Pull back to shopkeeper in chequered shirt and overalls, shopkeeper couple talk re Vietnam war costing taxes and not benefiting country, sons in army, no jobs for them when they come back. Talk of people demonstrating for welfare, they don’t understand it. Woman in horn-rimmed glasses.
14:11:29 Dog yawns. Cow grazes. Beautiful tree. Barn. Mr Bain says community is self-sufficient. Cut to fields in rain, road. Old Mr Bain says will be 87 in July and went fishing last night.
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Rural Americana. Farming / Agriculture. Hillbillies.
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The View From Mr Bain’s Front Porch Film about rural community trying to survive economic changes. Flowers, pan up to windswept field, someone throws a ball. Clapboard church - grain plant - field - LS high angle tiny village - title. Old man’s voice over says this is the best community he’s ever lived in. Very old man Mr. Bain in chequered shirt and hat sits on front porch and describes town when he moved in in 1901. Field. Barn. Little country road with pickup truck. All idyllic. 13:51:01 At old fashioned local grocery store / shop, little girls buy sweets at counter from large lady, her husband in back. 13:51:31 Older man - school headmaster - CU interview says community is friendly, helpful like in the old days. Younger woman doing dishes says people care for each other, says all her family lives close to each other. View through her window of river. 13:52:20 Man with blue helmet says says good fishing, sports, biking in area. Other man in helmet says no trouble like in big cities like drugs. Views of area, farms, mud roads, cows, tractor. Cow into pad, farmer washes her udders and milks her with machine as he talks of his work in voice over. 13:54:39 Idyllic farm, sheep in field. flock of sheep, sheep dog. Sheep in pad. Sheep farmer talks of his job in VO, how many have left the community. Shears sheep. 13:56:17 CU Mr Bain, very wrinkled talks of changes in community and farming practice. Lumberjacks working with helmets amidst large area full of felled trees, they pull tree trunks out and forklift them. Red truck with tree trunk on top - lumberjack drives. Lumberjack VO talks of work conditions. Says son in Vietnam War. 14:01:11 Car passes in front of houses. Mr Bain on porch talks of jobs. Man interviewed CU talks of sawmills, change in economy. Older man in white shirt with huge stuffed moose head and other animal heads in lounge talks of unemployment. 14:02:49 Sawmill, CUs wood and machinery. Older man in yellow shirt says hard to get jobs. 14:03:38 House by roadside and signs; church / school bell ringing. Sign ‘Home of tigers” with drawing of tiger, track back to reveal indoor basketball court. Ball in basket. 14:04:19 INT School classroom. Intercut with interview headmaster. Female teacher with bouffant hairdo at desk, voice over says children have many chores. CUs kids. Lovely shot children in classroom lined up with teacher at back. Record player. Schoolchildren on floor drawing. 14:07:09 School bus on sunny road past town. Headmaster driving. Kids out of bus. Bus past Petrol station / mini market, hoots. 14:07:51 Grocery store, sign on shelves “The Hornadays - Elver - Nancy”. Pull back to shopkeeper in chequered shirt and overalls, shopkeeper couple talk re Vietnam war costing taxes and not benefiting country, sons in army, no jobs for them when they come back. Talk of people demonstrating for welfare, they don’t understand it. Woman in horn-rimmed glasses. 14:11:29 Dog yawns. Cow grazes. Beautiful tree. Barn. Mr Bain says community is self-sufficient. Cut to fields in rain, road. Old Mr Bain says will be 87 in July and went fishing last night. Beautiful Colour Rural Americana. Farming / Agriculture. Hillbillies.