NB This story appears in its entirety on reel 10, with audio Brief, nice close up of 'Mexico 68' logo at Olympic stadium with people sitting on it to get a better view. Olympic Stadium with opening ceremony taking place, and Mexican president Gustavo D?az Ordaz at the ceremony. Wide angle of stadium,...
NB This story appears in its entirety on reel 10, with audio Brief, nice close up of 'Mexico 68' logo at Olympic stadium with people sitting on it to get a better view. Olympic Stadium with opening ceremony taking place, and Mexican president Gustavo D?az Ordaz at the ceremony. Wide angle of stadium, then Olympic flag being marched into stadium. Applauding spectators, then pull from close up of Olympic flag being raised to wide of stadium. Tight close up flag being raised, then Diaz Ordaz and others applauding. Nice wide angle of balloons being released into the sky, then pan up from stadium to balloons. Close up of Mexican athlete Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo, the first woman to light an Olympic flame, running with the Olympic torch. Close up de Sotelo running through crowd, then nice wide shot of her running up the steps to the Olympic flame. De Sotelo approaching the flame, then she lighting it, and holding the torch aloft. Close up then wide angle of pigeons being released. Wide angle of stadium, then close up of scoreboard on which, in different languages, the message 'we offer and desire friendship with all the people of the world' is being written.
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