Amateur dinosaur hunter film

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2 to keep I figured on actually going out there and film some actual geese being shot right up on the bluff there.

It wouldn't be any problem in loose season.

Squads are any morning with those guys.

I'd find some tumbleweeds.

And then we have a scene with maybe Steve and I, you know, somebody yelling there's a cripple or something, he's going down there.

We have us going down the hill to look for this goose and maybe a close up of the bones laying in the dirt there.

We'd be walking up and picking them up and Steve saying they look like old buffalo bones.

And then a scene at the museum, going into the museum asking to see John Bolz.

This was my original one.

And a shot of getting on the elevator.

I don't know if you ever saw that elevator.

It's really intriguing compared to most elevators.

Instead of having cables, it has a big electrical or a big hydraulic piston that goes all the way into the ground.

It's like a lift in a service station.

But I thought it would even be interesting to do a shot of that from underneath going up.

And maybe a shot getting off the elevator and going down these halls or like caverns in the field museum.

And looking into different departments, the taxidermy department, the department of mammals, and just glimpses in these things of all these interesting behind the scenes things up in the museum.

And finally ending up in this guy's laboratory having him identify these things and talking about them and discussing an exploratory trip out there.

And then that's where this segment would come in if he was along.

And some shots of the initial exploration and then maybe more discussion about what should be done in the future.

And then finally the main expedition out there, the main excavation or whatever the hell it's going to be.

And maybe shots of them assembling this thing if they are going to assemble it.

Follow the whole thing through like that.

Well, he doesn't know that you went out there.

So you can still, what you can do is still shoot film of asking him about an exploratory trip and having him.

Why are you son of a...

Makes the laws, the executive branch enforces them, and the judicial branch interprets them.

Here's four more now about 20 feet below.

So this seems to be the area where the Mosasaur is.

Maybe since it tasted like that when it was smaller.

Let's put some water on the tank.

So the motion is going to be able to see a lot of the ground and the ground vitamins liking fabulous colors from the bottom of the sea.

Walk bold and proud in a boot made from the incredible skin of a creature that survived time itself.

Shark Boots, the walling class in Rochester's Apache Mall.

Boy, I remember those hunting trips like they were yesterday.

Just Bert and me, tramping through the back country.

Sure, we did a lot more joking than we did shooting.

That's what it is.

You can give me a call.

Well, it probably wouldn't be until spring anyway.

Be a little bit more.

Stay ahead of him.

Breathe and think.

You will live and see us in our sets.

Identifier

F.2005-08-0226

Date Of Production

circa 1980

Abstract

Loosely assembled footage depicts an amateur archaeological expedition in search of mosasaur fossils in North and South Dakota, intercut with footage of a Super 8 Motel room’s television set as it plays scenes from Jaws (1975) and other broadcasts.

Format

Super 8

Extent

150 feet

Color

Color

Sound

Mag Stripe

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Reversal Positives

Subject

Archaeology
Hotels
Television

Preservation Sponsor

Related Collections

Subseries II: Footage

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ North Dakota

Main Credits

Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)

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