Discovering Iceland's elves and trolls

Описание: (3 Dec 2008) SHOTLIST
SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/PHOTOS COURTESY Magnus Skarph��insson
South western Iceland - October 8, 2008
1. Wide shot of extinct volcanoes
Geysir - October 8, 2008
2. Wide shot of geyser
Reykjavik, October 11, 2008
3. Pan across street
4. Close up of elf model statue
5. Various shots of tourists buying elves souvenirs
6. Pan across motorway to rock
7. Various shots of elves expert observing rock
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Magn�s Skarph��insson, historian and expert on elves:
"In 1971 these stones were in the middle of the place where the highways are. The state road company wanted to smash them because they wanted to build the highway. Then everything started to go wrong here. The workers were sick; the machines overheated and then broke down. So in the end the director of the company got a psychic man to talk to the elves and the hidden people in the stones."
Photographs courtesy MAGNUS Skarph��insson
9. Two photos of boy in the countryside with what's claimed are "elves" caught on camera
AP Television
Reykjavik, October 11, 2008
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Magn�s Skarph��insson, historian and expert on elves:
"Well, according to my files there are at least thirteen different types of elves. They are from five centimetres up to a metre. There are about three species of hidden people which are totally human sized people. And then we have gnomes, dwarves, fairies with wings and trolls and lots of other invisible beings that do exist here."
Hafnarfjordur, October 11, 2008
11. Pan across street
12. Mid shot of house
13. Wide shot of park
14. Set up shot of Jon Gudmundsson, carpenter
15. SOUNDBITE: (Icelandic) Jon Gudmundsson, carpenter:
"I'm not so sure about the elves. For me is just a fairy tale. I used to believe in them when I was a kid. I though I saw them back then. We always used to say 'I saw an elf'. But I think is just about being a kid."
16. Various shots of children searching for elves
17. SOUNDBITE: (Icelandic) Ieta Svensdottir, VOXPOP:
"I have once seen an elf walking home from school. It was little, cute and with colourful clothes. He was with other elves. They seemed happy and didn't talk to each other. They were just walking and jumping."
18. Wide shot of museum
19. Set up shot of Hanna Birna Kristj�nsd�ttir, mayor of Reykjavik
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hanna Birna Kristj�nsd�ttir, Mayor of Reykjavik
"The elves are just something that we are brought up with. It's a part of our mindset. It's not about whether we believe they exist or not. Is just a huge part of our history, something that we grow up with. I don't know how they would feel today. I think that they would try to protect us. They are so a part of our environment whether they exist or not."
Stokkseyri, October 5, 2008
21. Various shots of village
22. Exterior of Elves Museum
23. Various shots of tourists walking through elves caves
24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rebecca Harrison, elf impersonator:
"I believe in spirits and trolls. I think that they are out there. Coming here strengthened my opinion that yes there are spirits, trolls, ghosts because too many people have seen them here. You feel it. It's very real. There are nights at the museum that you feel that spirits or somebody else is here. It's very strong here."
25. Various shots of tourists buying souvenirs
26. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Andres San Roman, tourist, VOXPOP:
"People here believe in elves and goblins. Lots of them have seen trolls and other beings in this country. I don't particularly believe in it but if they do then there must be something about it."
27. Various shots of troll wooden statue
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