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Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story “The Power of the Atom“ 56/44. This version contains only the section of the story dealing with the atomic explosion on Bikini Atoll. The material is identical with the exception of the Mushroom cloud used at the end. There is an American voiceover and different music has been added. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Island. GV. Bikini Atoll (title super over) Air to Air Reconnaissance aircraft collecting weather data over the Islands. LV. Target area marked on on the ground. LV. From plane of Bikini Atoll. SV. Men setting up sprung loaded boxes containing samples of wood, paper cloth, and tree branches. SCU. Boxes with lids closed than springing open to reveal contents. LV. Man checking radar equipment. LV. United States Navy Carrier “Estes“ SV. On board ship as skiffs are dropped at locations to record nuclear fall out. SCU. Men pushing a skiff into the water. SV. Sailor perched precariously on the mast of a floating raft removing a c
