(12 Dec 2010) SHOTLIST
RESTRICTIONS : NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE / NO ACCESS VOA PERSIAN TV
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Tabriz, Iran, November 2010
1. Wide pan of rooftop of Iran's largest roofed bazaar, Tabriz grand bazaar
2. Mid of arched rooftop of Tabriz grand bazaar
3. Arched ceiling of Tabriz grand bazaar, tilt down
4. Wide of bazaar's Muzafarieh Hall, oldest centre of Persian carpet business in the world
5. Mid of carpet merchants
6. Close up of a carpet repairman, tilt down to his hands adding final touches to a newly finished carpet
7. Wide of carpet repairman fixing a newly-woven carpet for export
8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Ali Rahmati, Carpet repairman at Tabriz bazaar:
"Tabriz Bazaar is one of the largest, most beautiful, with the largest covered ceiling in the world. You can't find anywhere in the world such a great bazaar over hundreds of hectares without any pillars. The bazaar is connected to several major streets of Tabriz and yet covered from all sides."
9. Tracking shot of a interconnected arched ceilings
10. Close-up of water pipes being smoked
11. Mid of old merchants and businessmen smoking water pipes in traditional teahouse inside bazaar
12. Wide of traditional teahouse inside bazaar
13. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Haj Hossein, Merchant in bazaar:
"This is an exemplary site. There is nothing like this in the world. You can ask everyone about the uniqueness of Tabriz Bazaar."
(Reporter's Question : "Do you think that one day it will be destroyed?")
SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Haj Hossein, Merchant in bazaar:
"No, why should it be destroyed? It is a heritage ancient monument. We will perish one day but the bazaar will not. It is fantastic. It is the source of honour for Azerbaijan."
14. Arched ceilings to wide pan of interconnected corridors of the bazaar
15. Wide of a small shop inside bazaar which was former entrance of hammam or traditional bath house inside bazaar
16. Tracking shot of a visitor walking inside a traditional bath house
17. Low angle of window in traditional bath
18. Pan of interior of bath house
19. Crowds of people in bustling bazaar
20. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Babak Salmasi, Businessman in bazaar:
"I don't know exactly how many Rasteh (row of shops) there are here but there are lots of them. For instance, if you want to go from this Rasteh to another and back, you can't because they are very similar to each other - because they are quite similar in appearance and structure."
21. Wide of crowd
22. Mid of Minarets of Jama mosque, enclosed within bazaar
23. Tourist taking pictures in the yard of Jama mosque
24. Tourists standing in front of seminary school enclosed in bazaar
25. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Cleric at Seminary (No Name Given):
"There are mosques adjacent to the bazaar as well as mosques inside the bazaar. Beside these there have been old baths here so that people go to take a bath after they have finished their job."
26. Wide of clerics talking with each other in front of seminary school
27. Wide of carpet market in Tabriz bazaar
29. Various of an old carpet traders in front of his shop
30. Pan of interconnected corridors in bazaar
31. Pan of a Karvansarai tea houses in bazaar
32. Set-up of Nassser Khajei, expert in national heritage sites of East Azerbaijan province
33. SOUNDBITE (English) Nassser Khajei, Expert of National Heritage Sites of East Azerbaijan province:
34. Wide of large mosque in distance
35. Pan of arched rooftop of grand bazaar
LEAD IN :
Iran's grand bazaar in Tabriz is the largest of its type in the world and of great importance, both historically and to the locals.
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