(11 Jun 2008) SHOTLIST
Zaragoza, June 4, 2008
1. Cathedral and city centre from river
2. Zoom out main square
3. Pedestrian street
4. Pan across Expo
5. Various shots of people working at Expo
6. Pan to water tower
7. Wide shot of bridge over river Ebro
8. Set up shot of Jorge Alonso, editor of "El Heraldo de Aragon" newspaper
9. SOUNDBITE : (Spanish) Jorge Alonso, editor of "El Heraldo de Aragon" newspaper
" Now we are share the same high level that cities such as Valencia and Bilbao have. We are still well behind Barcelona but from now on tourists will find more reasons to come here. There are lots of new architectural icons such as the bridge pavilion or the Spain or the Aragon pavilions."
10. Wide shot of Aragon pavilion
11. Set up shot of Daniel Olano, architect of Aragon pavilion
12. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Olano, architect of Aragon pavilion
"At first we wanted a curvy fa�ade that would represent the meaning of Expo. We wanted something light that would represent water and also that could reflex the sky. But we also found out that the draft looked like a basket. So we finally decided to go for that kind of shape."
13. Various shots of people working
14. Wide shot of stage over river Ebro
15. Set up shot of Paco Ortega, art director of Expo Zaragoza
16. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Paco Ortega, art director of Expo Zaragoza
"We have planned an estimated five thousand shows during the total length of the exhibition. Basically the whole Expo acts as a big stage subdivided in thirteen smaller ones. We want all of our visitors, regardless their culture, social status or age to find a show that suits them at any time of the day."
17. Various shots of dancers rehearsing on mobile stage
18. Exterior shot of city hall
19. Set up shot of Juan Alberto Belloch, mayor of Zaragoza
20. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Juan Alberto Belloch, mayor of Zaragoza
"Expo is not only an exhibition with shows and educating values. It has also been a big urban development as it usually happens with this type of events. It gave us the opportunity to build in three and a half years all those infrastructures that would have taken twenty years to build or perhaps would never have been done. All this has resulted in a dramatic change in the shape of our city."
21. Various shots of city centre
22. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Elena Tremul, voxpop
"This was one of the forgotten big cities of Spain. And Expo will help to make us famous not only in Spain but also internationally. It will become a mayor European tourist destination such as Barcelona, Seville or Madrid."
23. Various shots of old town
24. Various shots of Expo
25. Wide of cathedral and new bridge
LEAD IN:
The Spanish city of Zaragoza is located about midway between Madrid (271 kilometres/ 169 miles) and Barcelona (254 kilometres/ 158 miles)
in the centre of the northern part of Spain.
The city of over 600, 000 inhabitants hopes to transform its image as a sleepy backwater by hosting the Expo 2008, which will be inaugurated on June 14, 2008.
STORYLINE:
The Expo has transformed the Aragonese capital of Zaragoza.
The city is little known outside of Spain and so far has found most fame as the location of the Basicila del Pilar, an impressive cathedral whose domes dominate the skyline.
But now the city is reinventing itself, thanks to its role of host of Expo 2008.
Jorge Alonso, editor of "El Heraldo de Aragon" newspaper says that the investment in the city is bound to attract more visitors and help put Zaragoza on the tourist map.
Paco Ortega, art director of Expo Zaragoza says that they want everyone to find a show that suits them.

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