(24 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina - 7th February, 2009
1. Large pan from hillside across the town of Gaiman in the valley
2. Medium low angle shot of cars driving through tree lined main street
3. Close on red dragon laden sign for tea house as vehicle drives through shot
4. Medium of Welsh shop as customer walks in.
5. Medium of Mayor of Gaiman (Gabriel Restucha)walking towards commemorative plaque to Welsh in park
8. Close on street name signs with name of Gaiman founder Michael D. Jones
9. SOUNDBITE (Welsh) Gabriel Restucha, Mayor, Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina
"Here in Gaiman the signs are in Welsh and the people on the streets speak the Welsh language. Children join Welsh classes teaching the language to their grandparents, thus seeing hope in the lingual tongue. Twenty years ago everyone thought the Welsh language was going to die, but the community and language are still live."
10. Large panoramic overview of Puerto Madryn with coast in background
11. Medium of old ships anchored along the coast
12. Medium pan from tide washing in on shore up to old ships
12. Large of first house built in Gaiman
13. Close of sign explaining that it was the first house built in Gaiman
14. Medium of tour guide and tourists walking through doorway of house
15. Medium of tourist taking picture in house
16. Close of picture of Welsh settler
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Fernando Williams, Architectural Anthropologist, Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina
"They came to Patagonia thinking of creating a sort of autonomous settlement. After the experience of the migration to the United States, where they were assimilated very easily, especially in linguistic terms with the local population. The manner which...one of the principal ideas of the colony was to maintain certain independence and certain survival of the Welsh language."
18. Large panoramic landscape shop of barren Patagonian landscape
19. Large exterior of Gaiman Welsh museum with person walking through fixed shot
20. Mid of sign
21. Medium of family in Gaiman Welsh museum looking at artefacts
22. Close of family
23. Close of document in museum
24. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tegai Roberts, Curator, Welsh Museum, Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina
"The organisers of the colony in Wales, they were in contact with the Argentine Government. In 1875 they came here to receive the lands which the government had promised them. There were 25 square blocks for each dweller."
Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina - 8th February, 2009
25. Medium panoramic of Chubut valley
26. Large of horses drinking from stream in valley
Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina - 7th February, 2009
27. Medium of Caitrin Williams and local person sitting at table
28. SOUNDBITE (Welsh) Cathrin Williams, Welsh Teacher, Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina
"The first time was a very, very emotional experience, because we were met at the airport by a group of Welsh speaking people. The thought that we were the other side of the world with people the same as us who spoke the same language. By now though I have been here so many times, I don't get the same feeling, but I do see it in other people who come here from Wales. I see that they feel exactly the same as I did when I first came here."
29. Medium of Gustavo Zampini (young local Welsh speaker) leaning on counter in kitchen of his home
30. Medium of mother of Gustavo preparing Mate (Argentina's favourite beverage) and passing it over
32. Medium over shoulder of Mother of Gustavo drinking mate, while both are speaking Welsh
Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina - 8th February, 2009
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