(5 Oct 2012) SHOTLIST
Caracas
1. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arriving on stage under a heavy rain, confetti filling the air
2. Tilt up of Chavez speaking under the rain
3. Wide of Chavez talking to supporters and supporters cheering
4. Close of supporters cheering
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President:
"(we have to be) ready to defend the people's victory, before any intention of the bourgeoisie to not recognise the victory of the Venezuelan people. I'm sure we will achieve it!"
6. Various of Chavez and his daughters and grandsons on stage
7. Chavez and his daughters leaving, Chavez blowing kisses as he leaves
8. Mid of Chavez blowing kisses at supporters and saying farewell to supporter
9. Wide of supporters at rally, Chavez poster to the right of screen
Barquisimeto, Lara State
++NIGHT SHOTS++
++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
10. Tilt down from fireworks to wide of rally, supporters waving flags
11. Mid of Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles and officials on stage greeting crowd
12. Mid of crowd, flags waving
13. Fireworks being set off
14. Wide of Capriles on stage delivering speech, crowd
15. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Henrique Capriles, Venezuela opposition presidential candidate:
"This has always been a spiritual fight. For me this was since the first day the fight of David versus Goliath. But it is written, in the fight of David versus Goliath, David won, and here is David, accompanied by millions of Davids."
16. Wide of rally
17. Wide of Capriles on his car leaving, amongst the crowd
++DAY SHOTS++
18. Various top shots of crowds at rally
STORYLINE
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez held his final campaign rally on Thursday in Caracas ahead of Sunday's elections.
Chavez appeared on the stage under heavy rain and greeted his supporters who had converged on Caracas in their thousands from all corners of Venezuela.
The president called his supporters to be ready "to defend the people's victory", insisting he would win the elections once again.
Chavez's daughters and grandsons joined him on stage briefly during the rally.
Elsewhere, Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles wrapped up his campaign with a final event, addressing a massive crowd of supporters in Barquisimeto, in the western state of Lara.
There, thousands of supporters, perhaps as many as one hundred thousand packed the Venezuela avenue for Capriles' final address before the presidential polls.
Capriles criticised Chavez's administration and listed several unfulfilled promises during the president's 14-year rule.
But he also tried to strike a conciliatory tone saying he would govern for everybody regardless of their political affiliation, and called his supporters to "enjoy victory humbly."
Capriles, a young lawyer from an upper middle class family has become the strongest contender that Chavez has faced in his nearly 14 years in office.
Some recent polls show Chavez with a lead of about 10 percentage points over his opponent Henrique Capriles, while others put the two candidates roughly even.
After nearly 14 years in office, Chavez clearly still enjoys the loyalty of millions of supporters.
But violent crime, 18-percent inflation and accusations of government corruption and ineffectiveness have taken a political toll on Chavez, and the election will reveal how many remain loyal despite it all - and whether he still has his popular touch.
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