(14 Oct 2012) SHOTLIST (including transcript):-
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Los Angeles, 13/14 October 2012
++DAY SHOTS++
Los Angeles, 13 October 2012
1. Aerial of US space shuttle Endeavour moving down street
2. Wide of Endeavour moving down street
3. Tracking shot of crowd cheering it along
4. Wide of Endeavour, tree next to it
5. Wide of Endeavour at crossroad
6. Mid of spectators
7. Various of Endeavour moving through streets
8. Wide of spectators on roof
9. Wide of Endeavour
10. Various aerials of Endeavour moving through street ++MUTE++
++NIGHT SHOTS++
Los Angeles, 14 October 2012
11. Wide of Endeavour stopped in street
12. Close of engineers
13. Crowd cheering as Endeavour starts moving
14. Wide of Endeavour moving
15. Wide of Endeavour moving, crowd boos as it stops, zoom into engineers
16. Wide of Endeavour stopped in street
ENDEAVOR'S FINAL MILES TURN INTO ALL-NIGHT AFFAIR
In thousands of Earth orbits, the space shuttle Endeavour travelled 123 million miles.
But the last few miles of its final journey are proving hard to get through.
Endeavour's 12-mile (19-kilometre) crawl across Los Angeles to the California Science Museum hit repeated delays on Saturday, leaving expectant crowds along city streets and at the destination slowly dwindling.
Officials estimated the shuttle, originally expected to finish the trip early Saturday evening, would not arrive until 6 am local time (1300 GMT) or later on Sunday.
At times on Saturday it seemed the only thing moving was the shuttle's fast-changing arrival time.
The day started off promising, with Endeavour 90 minutes ahead of schedule.
But accumulated hurdles and hiccups caused it to run hours behind at day's end.
The problems included longer than expected maintenance of the rig carrying the shuttle and physical obstacles within the shuttle's wingspan including light posts, building edges, and most of all trees.
In a scene that repeated itself many times, a small tree on the narrowest section of the move brought the procession to a stop, forcing crews to find creative ways to dip a wing under or raise it over the tree without having to cut it down.
Some 400 trees had been removed to avoid such situations, but officials said most of the trees that gave them trouble could not be cut down because they were old or treasured for other reasons, including some planted in honour of Martin Luther King Jr.
And despite the late problems the mood for most of the day was festive.
Crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of the shuttle as it plodded past stores, schools, churches and front yards.
Endeavour hit the pavement before dawn on Friday, trundling out of the Los Angeles International Airport on a remote-controlled 160-wheel carrier.
The cost of the cross-town transport was estimated at 10 (m) million US dollars, to be paid for by the science centre and private donations.
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