Road
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Play from 1:18:39 on the Internet Archive This passage on the film's page
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Starts here: pause in speech. Sequence 153 · shots 770–771. Observations cite a frame (frame:n) or a time (t:m:ss); frames are the sampled ones above.
- Place
- road (road, exterior) evidence: frame:1
- People
- Bill Cardill (named at t:79:58): man in suit and tie, mid-adult, visible in close-up visible, audible
- Chief McClellan (named at t:78:39): man in suit and tie, mid-adult, visible in medium shot visible, audible
- man in light jacket and light pants, visible in background visible
- man in hat and suit, visible near news van visible
- Seen happening
- News van with 'WCW' visible on side is parked on road. [frame:1]
- Also said
- “We know we'll be into it most of the night, probably into the early morning.” 79:47 · “This is Bill Cardill, WCW.” 79:58
- Seen
- news van, microphone, car, trees
- Interpretation
- Model opinion, not evidence: mood: tense and procedural; themes: media coverage of crisis, authorities responding to undead threat, public information during emergency; style notes: black-and-white, handheld or fixed camera on outdoor news report, medium and close shots, natural daylight
A news reporter interviews Chief McClellan outdoors about the ongoing effort to kill undead creatures; the reporter is identified as Bill Cardill from WCW TV 11 News. The scene includes a news van and other personnel, with discussion of tactics and the uncertain timeline for resolving the situation.
“Hey, Cass, put that thing all the way in the fire. We don't want it getting up again. Chief, Chief McClellan, how's everything going?” 78:39 · “Chief, if I were surrounded by six or eight of these things, would I stand a chance with them? Well, there's no problem. If you had a gun, shoot them in the head. That's a sure way to kill them. If you don't, get yourself a club or a torch. Beat them or burn them. They go up pretty easy.” 79:11 automatic transcript, may be wrong
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