'Look at Life' - Piccadilly Circus, London from 1967
Description
A look at the old Piccadilly Circus both above and below ground. 13/08/67 Titles over Eros Statue. GVs traffic and Pedestrians around Piccadilly Circus. Pan across and up from road to Eros. Street map showing proposed area for pedestrian precinct. Dissolve to Eros. GVs pan Piccadilly Circus deserted. Top shot Eros. MS newspaper blown across pavement. MS two Pigeons walking in road. GV Pigeons around Eros. GVs man sweeping road. GV Pigeons around Eros. GVs man sweeping road. Same sweeping steps to Eros Statue. Water truck spraying road. Man hosing down steps to statue. Pan up statue. GV int. Man with Polisher polishing floor of Tube station. CU Polisher. MS/MCU man sweeping station. Pan from steps to Underground sign above. HA refuse truck at roadside. GV Piccadilly Circus deserted. MS Eros. GV man riding horse and cart buses passing in b/g. MS man cleaning shop window. MLS traffic Policemen. GV traffic. Wipe down to GVs of rush hour in Underground. HA traffic. Int. Commissionaire opening glass doors, woman entering store. Ext. store opening. MCU/MS man cleaning Eros. GV travelling. Eros with ladders against it. Pan into taxi, drivers back, travelling shot from taxi. GV man opening sewer cover. MCU man down sewer. Int. man climbing down ladder to sewer. GV Int. sewer Wipe up to people sitting on steps of statue. GV tourists taking photographs around Eros. GVs people sitting on steps of Eros. Statue. Pan along people on steps. GV same. Girl buying flowers from street seller. HA traffic around Piccadilly. MCU tilt down man opening subway cover. Man down steps to same. GVS Int. Subway showing pipes and cables, man checking same. Man up steps, wipe up to Eros Statue. GVs pedestrians and traffic. Ha people down steps to Piccadilly Underground station. Int. Queue at ticket office. GVs underground station during rush hour. Crowded escalator going down. CU feet and legs stepping off same. MCU sign- 'Trains'. GV train towards camera from platform. People off and on train, doors closes, train moves off into tunnel. MCU men at ticket office, woman handing them leaflet. MS couple looking at map. MCU map. Ext Eros. MS young people around Eros. GVS night Piccadilly Circus lit up. MS Eros Statue against night sky. GVs night Piccadilly Circus. HA traffic, night. Titles over same.