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Great American Minutes
SCRIPT
SPONSOR: Ziploc
TITLE: Gone Fishin’
LENGTH: 2:00
DATE: April 29, 2005, Papercut 16 May 2005
VERSION: 3
PRODUCER:Daniel Aaron Schwartz / Mary Beth Roberts
HOUSE #: GAM # 103
B-ROLL A-ROLL
Open Animation:
Ziploc logo.
TAPE 1406
17:18:27 – 17:18:36
V/O. Great American Minutes, a celebration of
what makes this country great. Great American
Minutes, brought to you by Ziploc.
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B- ROLL
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Tape 1432
11:40:54 MWS push to Byron on rapids
casting
Tape 1429
12:10:16 – 12:10:20 MCU Paula smiling
and casting
Tape 1432
12:09:04 Low angle MWS Byron in
foreground, Paula & Byron casting
simultaneously.
17:18:36 – 17:18:52
V/O. According to a recent survey, fishing is
Americans’ top outdoor leisure time activity--
and 44 million of us went fishing last year. It’s
no surprise, because it’s a wonderful way to
spend time with friends and family, and just
plain relax out in nature.
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2a Tape 1409
13:57:04 – 13:57:16 MS of Nan walking
along a river, slow pull out to WS revealing
Byron reeling in his line
OC. NAN: I’m Nan Kelly and on this Great
American Minute we are going to meet a man
who’s been fishing more than forty-years and
he’s going to share some great tips for catching

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2b INSERT Tape 1408
13:57:10 CU Byron turning, reacting to
Nan, then looking down at his reel (if
needed)
fish.
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3b
Tape 1409
14:46:30 – 14:46:58 Tilt up from water to
MWS of Nan and Byron sitting on a couple
of rocks in the river
INSERT Tape 1408
14:46:49 MS Byron responding to Nan’s
question
OC. NAN: With me today is Byron Begley, a
master fisherman who left his printing job to
open a fishing school and outfitters shop.
Byron, any regrets for quitting your job to go
fishin’?
OC Byron: I have no regrets. I get to live in this
beautiful place… be here… and more
importantly I get to teach people to fiy fish.
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DISSOLVE TO:
Tape 1432
12:06:49 – 12:06:56
Pull out from CU of Paula casting to two
shot with Byron in foreground.
TAPE 1406
17:20:39 – 17:20:46
V/0 NAN: So, Byron and his wife Paula
purchased a small fly shop on a river, relocate,
and opened a fishing school.
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6 DISSOLVE TO:
Tape 1409
15:35:01 – 15:35:36 MWS Nan & Byron
(NOTE TO ROB: THIS CONTINUOUS TAKE
CAN BE TIGHTENED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES BY
AS MUCH AS 4 SECS… I’M TRYING TO COVER
THOSE “PLACES TO TIGHTEN” WITH CUTAWAYS)
OC NAN: Byron do you only teach advanced
anglers or can anyone learn to fly fish?
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CUT TO: Tape 1408
15:35:06 – 15:35:10 MCU of Byron
responding to Nan about teaching
Cut back out to MWS Nan & Byron at
15:35:10 (Tape 1409)
OC BYRON: Anyone can learn this. And, we
really prefer to teach beginners… They’re really
exciting…
OC: NAN: Like me!
OC: BYRON: Like you… and we just caught,
huh, these aquatic insects in the stream…
OC NAN: Right in this river?

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OC BYRON: yeah, so we know that this is
what the trout are biting….
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At 15:35:20 CUT TO: Tape 1408
CU of critters in container (NOTE: Nan’s
and placement on the container is not
consistent with what was shot in the wider
shots)
Cut back out to MS Byron at 15:35:24 (Tape
1408)
OC NAN: Aaaaahh! That’s a good tip. What
do we do next?
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Cut out at 15:35:26- :29 & cover with CU
on Tape 1408 at 15:39:54
CU of fly match, and hold it up to side of
container
15:35:29 Cut back to MS (Tape 1408)
Byron pulls out of his vest and opens
container filled with candy.
15:35:33
CUT TO MWS on Tape 1409 Byron Offers
some to her.
OC BYRON: …we have a fly that looks just like
it.
OC NAN: And that’s how we will catch the
fish… let’s hope they are hungry…
OC BYRON: Let’s hope they are… speaking
of hungry, anglers like snacks too…
OC NAN: Thank you!
OC BYRON: You’re welcome.
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He walks around, looks at the sun, gauging
its position relative to his body.
OC. NAN: Thanks! What are you doing now?
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His stance is casual but firm, feet wide.
With a flick like he is snapping a towel,
Byron casts the line. The otherwise stolid
looking burly man seems suddenly graceful.
MCU of Byron moving out into the river
OC BYRON: You don’t want your shadow to fall
over the water where you cast your pole. Liable
to spook da fish. Shhh. Watch now.
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We watch as Byron goes into a kind of
meditative trance state, pulls back slow then
up…
as a ‘Gentleman’ that is what they call the
fish as they rise from the water)
…pops through the burbling river into the
glinting light.
Tape 1409
12:38:51 B ROLL: slow push into Nan and
Byron in the river as Nan tries her hand at
TAPE 1406
17:22:57 – 17:22:59
VO. NAN: Well, I just learned another great
fishing tip--. When fish rise to the top, use a fly
that floats on top of the water. Otherwise, that
sinks to the bottom.

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fishing… laughing at herself with Byron. :02
11 Tape 1408
12:36:31 B ROLL- CU of Nan laughing
turning to Byron
17:23:06 – 17:23:11
VO. NAN: For more information on this Great
American Minute, go to GACTV.com
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12:40:31 B ROLL: CU of Byron smiling,
instructing, watching her line
Tape 1409
12:36:38 B ROLL: MS Low Angle Nan still
taking lessons from Byron
17:23:11 – 17:23:21
VO. NAN Maybe one reason Americans love
fishing so much is because it’s a lifelong
pursuit. Anyone can do it, in any season, alone
or with friends and family.
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13 Closing GFX
Ziploc Logo Sting
Morph into:
Twist ‘n Loc Seal Logo…
17:23:21 – 17:23:33
NAN VO: What makes this country great is
sharing the things you love to do, just like
we’ve seen today. This Great American Minute
is brought to you by Ziploc's new container with
a Twist ‘n Loc Seal.
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TRT: 2:12