CHAMPIONS
OF THE WAVE FULL SCRIPT C/U Water W/S Lake Mix to C/U Tussock Mix to M/S Tussock Mix to W/S Tussock and MTS Mix to M/S Grass 0000 0002 0006 0008 0009 0012 0013 0016 An invisible force sweeps across a remote valley. A wind such as is found nowhere else. Mix to M/S rocks and tussock. 0019 Mix to flowers 0020 0021 A wind shaped by a unique encounter between land and
sky that opens a doorway into another realm. Mix to W/S flowers and valley 0024 Mix to W/S valley Pan R 0027 0028 music in 0035 A realm few have glimpsed....fewer still will ever
master.... Mix to Timelapse cloud 0038 Key 0043 TITLE ‘CHAMPIONS OF THE WAVE’ Lose key 0048 Mix to M/S twister 0050 Mix to W/S basin (threatening cloud) 0051 0052 0054 The MacKenzie
Basin - an isolated and semi-arid
plain below New Zealand’s
Southern Alps. Despite its isolation, it
has attracted the world’s best fliers. music out Mix to Pan R over sign 0057 Mix to 5/S Flags Mix to 2/S Flags 01030104 0105 All masters of the air in their own right - in their
own skies. Mix to M/S Octopus Kite 0107 Mix to W/S crowd and Octopus Kite 0109 From 20 countries they have come. Cut M/S Band enter L.O.F. 0112 Cut L/S competitors marching Cut Tilt flag to competitors marching Cut W/S French team 0117 0119 0124 Cut Kids in crowd Cut 3/S Turkey team Cut W/S U.S. team Cut W/S N.Z. team Cut
M/S N.Z. team 0125 0128 0130 013101340136 But this will be different. This is a frontier.
One of the places the sport of gliding was pioneered. Yet in half a century,
it’s the first time the world event has been held here - the conditions
in the valley considered simply too extreme... Mix to W/S Flags and crowd 0139 Cut M/S Maori haka 0142 Cut W/S Crowd and flags 0148 Even now many remain apprehensive... Cut M/S Maori 0150 Cut 2/S with camera Cut M/S Woman (hair blows) 0152 0153 0155 The real challenge ahead is seen as coming not from
other competitors, as much as from the landscape and its volatile winds for
which the valley is notorious... Cut W/S Maori 0156 Cut 2/S Grass hat Cut W/S Maori - Kneels 0158 0159 Cut C/V flags blowing Mix to M/S glider on ground 0202 0203 0205 On to the normal challenges of competition has been
added real danger. Cut W/S row of gliders 0206 Cut W/S gliders and trees Mix to Pan plane R-L 0208 0210 Cut M/S man raises camera 0211 0212 But to fly like a bird... remains the ultimate
challenge to a species bound to the earth. Cut W/S crowd Cut M/S man turns Cut L/S plane Cut 3/S crowd 0214 0215 0216 0218 Cut W/S planes rise Cut 2/S children Cut M/S helicopter passed Cut W/S Crowd by cars Cut Aerobatic plane turns 0219 0222 0223 0225 0226 Cut W/S Crowd and tent 0230 And of all our attempts to escape, the ultimate is
gliding. Cut L/S Aerobatic glider in flight. 0232 Cut M/S on board pilot Mix to Glider over camera Cut W/S Glider away from Camera 0233 0242 0248 0250 music in Mix to W/S over glider canopy 0255 0256 For the last 60 years adventurers have been
exploring the limits of unpowered flight and today can penetrate some of the
most difficult and remote terrain on the planet. Mix to W/S glider passed rocky cliff 0302 Cut W/S track glider 0308 0310 And it is seldom better than here... Mix to Glider passed camera (L-R) 0311 Mix to Wing P.O.V. Cut W/S Glider passed rocky cliff 0315 0317 0320 Despite its extremes, or more accurately because of
them, the air surrounding the MacKenzie basin is regarded as one of the
greatest soaring locations in the world. Mix to L/S Canopy P.O.V. Mix to W/S Tail mount glider 0323 0325 0332 a confused and jumbled landscape.... Mix to W/S Glider passed mountains 0333 Mix to track glider over lake 0337 Mix to Zoom out (Z/O) Glider against mountains 0340 0343 And across it all can sweep a potent and
irresistible force of wind like no other. Mix to Graphic : winds over Australia and New Zealand 0352 0355 music out 0358 The gales of the Roaring 40’s sweep past
Southern Australia and on to the islands of New Zealand to strike a solid
wall of rock 1,000 km long and almost 4 kilometres high. It’s no
barrier to the winds - little more than a bump in the bed of a stream. But as rocks in a riverbed, the ridge causes
turbulence...ripples that extend high into the air stream - an invisible
phenomenon known simply as “The Wave”. Mix to Graphic: Over New
Zealand track to profile of Southern
Alps 0418 Mix to Timelapse arch of clouds 0426 Mix to timelapse arch of clouds 0425 0426 Only the clouds that form in its peaks give a clue
to the wave’s presence... but, as it sweeps out from the mountains it
turns the basin around Omarama into a hot dry pocket in the island’s
heart. Mix to Graphic: Highlights MacKenzie
Basin 0434 Mix to Timelapse steam of clouds 0440 0444 (V/O)“It’s a wind which has moulded a
lot of the country and the country’s life, and for me it had a
fascination which later I was able to exploit to a certain degree and enjoy.
It’s a wind of meaning. Mix to M/S I/V Dick Georgeson Key Dick Georgeson Pioneer Pilot Cut W/S Timelapse
venticular cloud 0450 0452 0457 0500 On wave days, characteristic lenticular clouds lend
a haunting face to the valley’s invisible guardian. music in Mix to aerial glider in wave. 0506 0507 Waves can rise to over 50 thousand feet above sea
level... reach speeds of a hundred and fifty kilometres an hour. Cut . On board M/S Pilot. 0512 0515 For those who can find a way to its heart it is an
awe inspiring encounter. Cut. Aerial Glider (Rises) 0518 Mix to W/S sculptor working 0522 0528 It holds a fascination unlike any other natural
phenomenon Cut. C/U Face 0529 Cut. C/U hands and chisel Cut. C/U Carving turned Mix to M/S Timelapse cloud. Mix to W/S Timelapse Cloud 0534 0537 0539 0540 0546 (V.O)“To me it’s the feeling that I
imagine when I’m looking at those lenticular clouds. They’re
just one of the more beautiful things on earth. Their thick long lines are
very graceful, and to me that has a spirit to it so I just wanted to capture
the spirit of that wind, that wind makes those clouds that movement, that
smoothness and what better place to do that than a gliding championship.
What also appealed to me was bringing the concept of stone and sky
together.” music out music in Cut W/S Z/I I/V with sculptor 0552 Key Marc Wilson sculptor Lose Key Cut M/S of sculptor Mix to W/S Trailers 0555 0600 0606 0617 But to the uninitiated, the wave can be cruel. Cut C/U Licence plate Cut C/U Ontario plate Cut L/S French trailer Cut C/U Renault plate Cut C/U Victoria plate Cut C/U German plate Cut W/S German plate Cut C/U Vorsicht plate Cut M/S Daimler-Benz plate Cut C/U NSW plate Cut M/S California plate Mix to W/S Glider passed R - L 0619 0620 0621 0622 0623 0624 0625 0626 music out music in Mix to Wing P.O.V. 0636 0637 For each of the three classes of glider the
challenge is the same. In the few days of practice before competition
visiting pilots must hope they can go beyond familiarising themselves with a
remote and wildly varying landscape to meet and hopefully fly the wave. Cut L/S Glider against Mountains 0643 0644 music out 0656 The competition has never before been held in such
testing surroundings. Mix to C/V I/V Key: Makoto Ichikawa Pilot Lose key 0701 0703 0708 (Sync)“It is true it is extreme conditions so
it is little less safe but it’s also another dimension of testing the pilots
skill. It requires more but then you have to be a champion after all.” Cut. Aerial glider turns under camera 0714 Mix to Aerial Track Glider Mix to Aerial W/S pan glider Cut. Onboard M/S Justin Wills 0721 0726 0729 And for those who can master its challenges ,
the rewards offered by the wave are unparalleled.... So exceptional that
leading British team member Justin Wills has made the basin his permanent
home. Cut Aerial Track Cut Onboard M/S Cut Aerial track Cut W/S Glider from under Camera 0735 0739 0746 0749 0753 (V/O)“My father had come here back in the
50’s and discovered the extraordinarily interesting gliding conditions
here. That led me to visit and circumstances enabled me to come and live
here, drawn not only by the extraordinary glider conditions but also the
sheer beauty of the surrounding country. Cut W/S House 0758 Cut W/S House Mix to B/W still Mix to B/W still Mix to B/W still motorbikes Mix to B/W still motorbikes 0800 0801 0804 0808 0811 Irishman’s Creek, the sheep station where
Wills is now based was already part of gliding history. It was here that a
young man named Dick Georgeson grew up surrounded and enthralled by the
simple wonders of nature. Cut M/S I/V Dick Georgison Cut L/S Pan Harrier Hawk Cut M/S I/V Dick Georgeson Cut L/S Harrier Hawk Cut M/S I/V Dick Georgeson 0804 0820 0823 0828 0830 (Sync and V/o) “At lunch time we used to watch
a hawk which used to come across here quite low just out here - we’d
watch it for a few minutes and gradually slowly it would start circling and
then gradually climb. That was just an example of what gliding could be all
about.” Cut Archive Footage: M/S man and trailer Cut Archive:W/S Car and trailer Cut Archive: Glider from trailer 0835 0838 0842 After World War Two Dick returned to
Irishman’s Creek determined to emulate the hawk’s mastery of the
local wind. Through Justin Will’s father, Philip, he had obtained
from England
a commandeered German glider. Cut Archive: W/S wing from trailer 0851 0857 The Germans were at the forefront of glider design,
turning to it after World War One, when they were banned from maintaining a
conventional airforce. Cut Archive: Wing to Glider 0859 Cut Archive: Wing to Glider Cut Archive: Tow plane 0901 0902 0906 The wood and canvas Weihe (pron Vai-a) seems now a
crude craft, with a limited glide angle and an effective cruising speed of
only about 100 kilometres per hour. Cut Archive: Pan to Glider Take Off Fade to Black 0909 0920 Fade up from black W/S mountains and sky. 0921 But it’s arrival in New Zealand began a 40 year
journey of discovery that would eventually draw the attention of the world. 0922 music in Mix to L/S Gliders towed 0925 Today sleek high performance racers are here in the
Weihe’s place. (Vai-a) Cut W/S Towed glider passed camera 0929 Cut 2/S Gliders towed 0933 Flying speeds have trebled and glide angles improved
to allow the biggest to fly 60 kilometres from a mere kilometre height. Cut W/S Gliders 0937 0938 Glass and carbon fibre composites have replaced wood
and canvas...The craft now highly refined the merest speck of dust or
moisture could affect its performance. Cut M/S Cover off wing 0943 Cut C/V 2/S Polishing 0947 Cut M/S man polishing Mix to M/S woman polishing 0950 0952 But while the technology’s changed the pure
simplicity of unpowered flight remains the same, and always will do.... Mix to W/S gliders polished 0956 Mix to C/V polishing Mix to Pan polishing Cut M/S I/V Key Justin Wills Pilot Lose Key Cut W/S Pan glider R-L Cut M/S I/V 0958 1002 1008 1010 1013 1015 1027 (Sync and V/O)“The analogy is riding a bicycle
without pedals if you have no propulsion on your bicycle the only way you can
keep it moving and stop falling off is by finding a gently downward slope.
It’s exactly the same parallel with gliding. Gliders are always
descending through the air in which they’re flying. The trick and
fascination of the sport is to then find air which is ascending faster than
the minimum you need to descend to stay airborne.” Cut L/S Glider ascends Mix to W/S timelapse clouds Cut Archive: W/S Glider 1032 1035 1043 That is gliding’s irresistible allure...the
prospect of mastering the invisible language of the sky well enough to
penetrate realms until recently undreamt of... music in Cut Archive:Pan over glider 1045 1047 In 1960 Dick Georgeson set out to explore signs of a
volatile wave brewing in the skies above the valley. For three hours he would
ride its fringes...until suddenly he found himself swept skyward at 600 feet
a minute... Cut Archive: M/S cockpit Cut Archive: 2/S pilot in glider Cut Archive: W/S glider towed Cut W/S timelapse clouds 1050 1053 1055 1058 1100 1101 music out Music in Mix to M/S I/V Key: Dick Georgeson Lose key Cut Blank Cut Still Clouds Cut M/S I/V Cut Blank Cut still wing and clouds Cut M/S I/V Cut Black Cut Still clouds Cut Black Cut Still Clouds Cut M/S I/V Cut Black Cut still wing and clouds M/S I/V Cut Black Cut Still wing and Clouds Cut M/S I/V Cut black Cut Still: Mountains and cloud 1106 1108 1112 1115 1116 1124 1130 1135 1150 1151 1158 1159 1203 1212 1213 1220 1237 1244 1258 1259 (Sync and V/O)“It was 19,000 feet and the
climb went on and on and at 25,000 feet I took a photograph. It was a pretty
impressive photograph, that cloud was three miles high, the base was 9000ft,
well it was like skiing cos great big tons of cloud came out. It was like you
could fly along them and it was exciting beyond belief - so the concentration
was on the excitement was on, well the aircraft kept on climbing but a
problem began to develop and that was the controls started to freeze and the
controls got heavier and heavier and heavier and I thought well I won’t
worry about that. I’ll try and get the thing steady so I don’t
have to turn - so we did this and came over the top of it and got to a bit
over 36,000ft. I knew that if the barograph worked, I’d got a world
record. At that time I noticed puffs of white powder in the
cockpit - I couldn’t make out what that was and found it was my breath
turning straight to ice crystals. So I thought my god the brakes, I pulled
on them - they were frozen and that really upset me. I started to
hyperventilate, I had pressure breathing on and that really upset me I turned
that off and then I got myself under control and I started hauling on the
brakes kept the pressure there and then suddenly bang - they flew open and
they froze open but that didn’t matter cos now we were on the thing was
starting to go down. I could call the control tower on the radio - little
valve set worked, dry cell batteries still going so I got hold of the
controller and told him where I was and what had happened and he said well
congratulations I hope you have a world record. And he said if you look down
now you might see DC6 coming in from Australia and I looked down there
and there 20,000ft below me was a tiny little airplane. He was flying at
10,000 ft and going under me - so down we came.” in Cut Black 1308 Cut Archive: pan glider passed 1309 Mix to Archive: W/S glider lands Mix to W/S Dusk Sky 1310 1312 1320 The wave had taken him to 36 thousand feet - the
first of 8 world records Dick would set over the basin in what is now
recognised as probably the greatest wave site in the world... Cut W/S Grass and wind sock Cut C/U wind sock Cut W/S wind sock 1326 1329 1332 But in mockery of the valley’s reputation, Day
one of the 14 day competition has opened, instead, to fair weather.. The wave is nowhere to be seen. Cut W/S tent 1336 Cut MWS map and officials 1338 (V/O)“...the easterlies coming in that area
later in the day.” Cut W/S Pilots Cut M/S Pilot Cut 3/S Pilots Cut M/S pilot Cut 2/S German pilots 1343 1344 1346 1349 1352 1355 For the moment, the challenge they have come to
dread has been removed for the visitors. It’ll be a classic thermal
day instead - a conventional contest that’ll favour the European team
flying specialists such as open class favourites Uli Schwenk & Robbie
Schroeder. music in Cut C/U Pilot 1402 Cut W/S Pilots Cut C/V Justin Wills Cut W/S Pilots Exit 1403 1406 1409 1411 Co-ordinated teams are increasingly dominating
gliding competition, but they require constant practice and major financial
support and remain limited to the larger nations. Cut W/S EXT. HUT Cut 5/S Pan R pilots 1413 1414 1417 Of the smaller nations, only the New Zealanders with
the benefit of local knowledge are given any hope of tipping the balance. Cut C/U hand tilt to face Cut C/U Pilot Z/O 1427 1429 1434 They include the man who shattered the world
distance record in the local wave with a flight of 2000 kilometres -
championship veteran Ray Lynsky. 1436 music in Pan R to L 1442 Also in the group is the man who has since beaten
even Lynskey’s achievement: current world distance record holder Terry
De Lore... 1450 music out (V/O)“...the aperture of the wave so
that’s a good reason for going up the main divide and heading
downwind.” Cut W/S gliders Mix to H/A W/S gliders Cut C/U propeller Cut C/U propeller Cut M/S propellor Cut 3/S aircraft Cut 2/S aircraft Cut M/S official 1456 1459 1503 1504 1506 1507 1509 1511 Whether inspired local knowledge can outmatch the
professionalism of the northern teams will emerge as the issue of the
competition. Cut M/S official glider taxis off Cut L/S glider towed 1512 1516 1523 music in Cut 2/S officials Cut L/S plane tail Cut M/S official 1526 1531 1532 1536 In one frantic hour 110 gliders...15 million dollars
worth of carbon fibre and engineering are hurtled into the valley skies to a
common release point... Cut M/S onboard pilot Cut M/S rope to plane Cut L/S down tail Cut M/S official exits frame Cut L/S glider towed Cut MWS man runs 1538 1541 1541 1546 1548 1550 Cut W/S Under wing Cut M/S Justin Wills Cut L/S along glider Cut M/S canopy closed Cut Rear M/S official 1552 1554 1555 1557 1558 1559 After all the waiting...the months of physical and
mental preparation, suddenly it’s all happening... Cut M/S official exits FR. R. 1600 Cut M/S official Cut M/S official Cut M/S glider through frame Cut L/S Woman runs Cut M/S Pilot Cut MWS glider tail Cut 2/I to Justin Wills Cit M/S official turns 1601 1602 1605 1609 1611 1612 1613 1614 Cut L/A L/S glider towed 1615 For five hours or more all that now matters is
“The Task” -an aerial trek around a triangular course of
anything between 300 and 800 kilometres Mix to C/U map 1619 music out Cut 2/S 1622 1626 The task setters are expecting strong thermal
currents to dominate the day. Cut tilt to face 1631 Cut C/U map 1635 Cut C/U book 1636 1638 They’ve set a race intended to pose the
ultimate challenge to the pilots. Cut C/U photograph 1642 Cut 2/S officials Cut C/U map Cut C/U calculator 1644 1645 1650 1653 At this level it will be considered an ideal task if
80 percent of the fleet make it back at the end of the day - the rest landing
out to be trailered home. Cut Pan Pilot to glider Cut M/S I/V Key: Jim Payne 1654 1700 1709 1710 But today’s pilots could have a slightly
better chance...For the first time, they’ll have the aid of satellite
navigation - GPS units attached to an onboard recorder - a prototype system
that’s been developed especially for the event.. Team Manager Lose key 1713 (Sync)“The GPS gives us the ability to record
in three dimensions exactly where the pilot went versus timing.” Cut C/U chart, W/S glider dissolved over 1715 Music in 1717 In a competition of this size the precise tracking
of each glider’s flight to verify they’ve made it through the
turn points is a major advance on past systems. Cut M/S I/V by computer Cut Black Cut Still - Wing and ground M/S I/V Key: Julian Mason Lose key Cut Archive: B/W glider overhead Cut C/U I/V Cut Archive: B/W glider lands Cut C/U I/V 1729 (Sync and V/O)“We basically used instamatic
cameras mounted on the left hand side of the glider and the glider and the
glider would simply come into a turn, do a bank and take a photograph. At
the end of the day we’d have to sit in a dark room and have to analyse
instamatic 35mm frames from 10,000ft of turnpoints on the ground and it was
really quite tricky and at this kind of championships, world championships it
was an all nighter every night. In the very early days of gliding championships - it
was go up and see how far you can fly - free distance - it was beloved of
English gentlemen who just waffled off downwind hundreds of miles, crews
chasing them all over the countryside. That rapidly became very expensive
and very time consuming and they started the closed circuit racing using
cameras to prove they’d actually been there.” music out Cut Aerial W/S glider towed 1814 music in Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut 2/S glider and plane 1817 1820 Cut onboard M/S pilot 1822 1823 Satellite navigation is also a major advantage to
the pilots themselves... Cut L/S 2/S glider and plane Cut aerial glider away 1826 1828 Cut Onboard pilot 1829 1835 For the first time a pilot now has the ability to
identify otherwise invisible points in the sky where he’s found rising
air. It means he can now find it again whenever he wants. Cut L/S pan glider R -
L 1838 Mix to L/S 2/S gliders 1841 Cut tilt to sky 1846 (V/O)“941 off tow and climbing.” Cut L/S Glider R -L 1854 Cut Onboard M/S pilot 1900 Cut C/U Instruments Cut C/U Dial 1904 1906 1909 1912 With satellite navigation systems and the
insistently beeping variometer to tell a pilot when he’s in rising air,
the invisible realm is gradually being tamed. music out Cut 2/S Gliders 1915 music in Cut Onboard M/S Pilot Cut W/S tussock and gliders Mix to W/S Flock of Vultures 1919 1920 1924 1927 With the task close to opening the gliders find a
column of rising air and form a gaggle near the starting point... a jostling cluster of plastic birds now most closely
emulating the real thing... Mix to 2/S Gliders 1933 Mix to M/S Vulture Mix to W/S flock of vultures Mix to M/S vulture 1938 1943 1946 Mix to M/S glider 1947 1950 Just as birds, they seek out the thermals - the
invisible bubbles of warm air that stream up from any sunny mountain slope,
gravel bed...or ploughed and darker paddock... Mix to M/S vulture 1956 Mix to MWS flock of vultures 1959 Mix M W/S gliders Mix M/S glider L -R Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut M/S cumulus cloud. Cut MWS clouds. Cut M/S glider over camera. 2006 2010 2013 2018 2024 2030 It is the first secret of free flight... Anything
that heats up and releases it’s warmth to the air may create a thermal
updraught that will rise until it cools, leaving a telltale cumulus cloud as
a beacon. Beacons by which, on a day like today, the pilots will find rising
air that will carry them across the sky.. 3/S gliders Cut onboard M/S pilot. Cut MWS gliders 2031 2034 2037 Cut Z/S gliders 2041 It’s a time to assess conditions... to plan
tactics... Most critically to choose when to start to achieve the fastest
time around the course... Cut onboard M/S pilot 2044 (V/O)“4 knots average off tow.” Cut H/A aerial gliders. Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut wing P.O.V 2048 2051 2054 2055 15 minutes after the last glider is off tow, the
start gate will be declared open. Cut onboard M/S pilot 2059 Cut H/A aerial pan glider L- R Cut onboard M/S Pilot Cut H/A aerial over gliders 2102 2106 2109 2114 But there is no frantic scramble in this race. Cut H/A aerial over gliders 2115 2119 It is at best a timing game. Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut wing P.O.V 2120 2122 Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut wing P.O.V Cut W/S gliders 2123 2126 2128 At worst a game of three dimensional chess in which
you have to pick shifts in the unseen force you hope to ride to your
objective. Mix W/S aerial track glider 2136 Begin the task early and there is the risk of being
passed by someone catching stronger conditions later. Begin late, and you
risk not getting home. Cut W/S glider R-L Cut onboard M/S pilot 2144 2146 Cut W/S track glider 2148 2150 The art lies in knowing where the best lift is going
to be, and then being there when it peaks. Cut Cu instrument W/S Track glider 2155 2200 2202 Each flight is an unrelenting search for the subtle
signs that will offer a guide to another boost of rising air... Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut W/S track glider 2204 2205 2206 music out Mix to Wing P.O.V. passed hill 2212 2213 A thermal rising from a distant valley, or the point
where a breeze blowing up a mountain slope lifts skywards off a ridge line. Cut Onboard M/S pilot 2220 Cut Wing P.O.V. 2225 2227 In the right terrain a pilot can ride unbroken ridge
lift for many miles, like a surfer on an invisible wave. Mix to W/S 2/S gliders 2235 Mix to M/S glider passed L-R 2241 2243 In the light conditions of Day One, those who are
able to find that sort of lift will gain an enviable edge... Cut W/S glider passed rocks Cut Onboard M/S pilot 2248 2250 Cut W/S pan glider L-R Cut onboard M/S pilot 2253 2257 (Sync)“Where are you? I’m 50 k’s
to the southwest of Omarama, heading north” Cut canopy reflection 2301 Cut pan glider L-R Cut wing. P.O.V. over lake Cut L/A glider passed 2303 2305 2307 2313 Even without the wave, the day’s task is
proving a testing one. 345 kilometres across fractured mountain country to
round 4 turning points. Mix to W/S two gliders circle 2315 2318 They’re conditions in which team flying comes
into its own. music in Cut aerial glider descends 2324 Cut onboard M/S pilot 2327 2329 Working closely in tandem the German pair of Robbie
Schroeder and Uli Schwenke have made good time and look to have moved clear
of the field in the big winged open class.. Cut aerial 2/s gliders 2341 2346 music out Cut M/S I/V Key Uli Schwenik pilot Lose key 2349 2350 2355 (Sync)“If you are flying in team, with two
brains I think together we are like three brains and we can see more four
eyes see more than two eyes.” Cut aerial 2/s gliders 2356 Cut onboard M/S 2401 2403 For Schwenke, as for many pilots, the intimate
blending of minds involved in team flying is just an extension of the
harmonies at the heart of gliding itself... Cut aerial glider along ridge 2408 Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut aerial glider along ridge Cut M/S I/V Key:Rob Bickers team manager Lose key Cut onboard M/S pilot Cut M/S I/V Cut 2/S F-16 Aircraft Cut M/S I/V Key Jim Payne Team manager Lose key Cut L/A W/S glider overhead Cut Onboard M/S pilot Mix to onboard M/S Pilot Mix to onboard M/S Pilot Cut M/S I/V Cut pan two gliders R-L Cut M/S I/V Key: Janet Janowitsch Pilot Lose Key 2418 2428 2439 2440 2445 2456 2502 2505 2506 2509 2511 2517 2525 2530 2536 2539 2545 (V/O)“For me it’s important that you are
alone in the nature, you have to fly with the nature what the nature is
giving you and you thank God he gave us such nature and that we can use it
for our sport.” “Its a passion whether you’re a
competition racer or non competitive pilot - you just enjoy pitting yourself
against nature, reading the weather - Glider pilots are some of the best
weathermen in the world without doubt.” It’s the challenge that you face as a pilot.
I’m in the American airforce and I fly F16’s and F16’s as
long as you have fuel in the tank and the motors running you put the throttle
then it’s going to perform in a certain manner whereas in soaring
it’s a challenge to figure out what the weathers doing and to optimise
the performance of the airplane and if you do well you know it’s
because you have overcome or you have used the elements of nature to optimise
you flight and if you’ve made a better flight than someone else it’s
because you have better skill. I think that most glider pilots are pretty
competent - you have to be to go up against the train around the
world.” “I think we’re privileged to be able to
do this, to really fly with the birds and fly long distances and just use our
nous and mother nature to fly. It’s a privilege and it’s a
thrill.” Cut Pan glider across valley R-L 2557 Mix to L/S glider 2604 2607 And whether flying one of the two metre classes running for home by albatross or the huge albatross
winged open class planes the thrill is the same... Cut onboard M/S pilot 2614 Cut Pan glider passed R-L 2615 2617 A rush as the final turning point drops behind and
the planes begin a 200 kilometre an hour down hill dash for home. Cut MWS pan glider L-R Cut EWS pan glider L-R Cut W/S pan glider L-R Mix to W/S glider R-L Mix to 2/S gliders R-L Mix to L/S glider Cut glider through frame R-L 2624 2631 2638 2641 2645 2647 2650 Mix W/S aerial track two gliders 2651 As the last ridge drops away, so does the water
ballast that’s been on board to give the glider more punch through the
air. Cut W/S pan glider R-L Mix L/S 2/S gliders Mix to glider passed R-L Cut glider lands 2710 2718 2720 2725 Cut L/S glider turns Cut glider taxis 2727 2728 2735 The day’s placing’s may hang on a matter
of a few minutes difference in finishing times. A thousand points to the
winner, progressively less to those who take longer Cut L/S glider Cut two gliders through frame 2738 2740 music in Cut 3/S people by glider Cut L/S glider lands B/G 2742 At this stage it appears local knowledge
hasn’t been enough... On times alone the high powered European teams
look to have won all three classes. Cut L/S 2/S gliders above hill 2748 Cut M/S glider taxis cut L/S glider rises Cut M/S pilot in cockpit Cut glider over cam Cut M/S canopy opened Cut glider through frame R-L Cut glider stops Cut W/S pan glider passed R-L Cut M/S pilot removes GPS box 2752 2755 2757 2801 2802 2803 2805 2806 2810 2811 (V/O)“all the evidence is in there, all the
stories, no more big fish.” music out music in music out Cut MWS I/V by computer Cut C/U keys Cut C/U screen 2824 2831 2835 Cut C/U face tilt to keys 2838 2841 With the new technology the final results are on
hand within minutes of the planes coming down. Cut C/U screen 2846 2847 The GPS data confirms that in all three classes the
day has gone to the visitors. Cut W/S pan glider passed R-L 2852 Mix to L/S 2/S gliders turn Mix to W/S glider passed photographer 2855 2856 2859 In the absence of the much vaunted wave the
domination by the professional flying teams has re-emerged setting the
pattern for the next seven days of competition. Mix to W/S valley (dusk) Fade to black Fade up from black L/A M/S balloon launched Cut W/S balloon launched 2905 2910 2912 2914 Cut M/S computer Cut MWS man at computer Cut L/S balloon rises 2916 2918 2922 2926 For a full week the weather has been
uncharacteristically settled - there’s a general feeling it can’t
last. Cut C/U papers 2930 Cut C/U pen 2931 2932 On Day 8 comes the day everyone has been waiting
for - and dreading. Cut W/S office Cut C/U screen Cut MWS office 2934 2937 2940 Cut C/U screen 2944 The forecast is wave. Mix 3/S flags pan R-L Mix to W/S tent Cut M/S clouds over tent Mix to 4/S flags fluttering 2948 2951 2957 3001 3004 music in Cut M/S timelapse cloud 3008 As the day warms, the telltale signs envelope the
basin. Mix W/S timelapse clouds Mix to W/S timelapse clouds over basin Mix to L/S glider towed 3013 3018 3027 mix to W/S 2/S glider towed to cloud 3028 3038 The visiting fliers who have dominated
ranking’s so far are about to face the ultimate test... Cut onboard M/S pilot 3047 music out Cut M/S I/V Key: Bob Bickers Team Manager Lose Key Cut onboard M/S Pilot Cut 2/S glider towed Cut M/S I/V Cut 2/S glider towed under cloud Cut W/S glider towed Cut M/S I/V Key :Hannu Halonen Team Manager Lose Key Cut W/S glider towed to cloud 3059 3100 3105 3108 3115 3121 3127 3132 3137 3138 3143 3145 (Sync and V/O)“Most of my boys one way or
another have flown in these kind of conditions in other parts of the world.
The only peculiarity is the fact that it’s one long mountain up and
down the country so when it is wave its very particular to this country. In Europe when the wave comes there are lots of mountains
where people go wave flying or ridge running there are lots of mountains and
they’re spread out so the wave doesn’t get to be quite so
classic.” “One thing I’m saying that be careful so
that safety is 1st point and competition is the 2nd.” Cut M/S onboard pilot cut L/S 2/S release 3149 3153 Cut W/S Cloud and trees Cut M/S onboard pilot Cut MW/S Gliders under cloud 3155 3158 3208 Released from the tows, the planes gaggle under the
threatening lenticular cloud. The real challenge facing them is to find a
way from the violently disturbed air beneath the wave into the smooth layer
above it. Cut W/S timelapse clouds 3213 3215 music in Mix to M/S timelapse cloud 3218 3219 It’s a technique mastered through long
experience by New Zealander Ray Lynskey. Mix to M/S I/V Key: Ray Lynskey Pilot Lose key Mix to M/S timelapse cloud Mix to W/S I/V Mix to w/S timelapse clouds Mix to M/S I/V 3224 3225 3227 3231 3238 3240 3248 3249 3254 3255 3303 3304 (Sync and V/O)“Normally how you start is by
ridge soaring, you tow off and you ridge soar on the front of a hill get up
to about hilltop height, perhaps you’ll use a thermal on top of a hill
to go higher and then push into wind if you’re lucky. If the wave just
happens to be at that place you’ll end up in the wave climbing. The
wave is very smooth. It’s silky smooth sometimes - you can be flying
flat out and there’s no movement whatsoever it’s just totally
smooth air but below the laminar area, we call it - it can be very turbulent
if the rotors and turbulence and all the rest of it so you sometimes have to
use that rough air in order to climb up and sometimes it means pushing in
towards the back of a hill and using the turbulent thermals that are coming
up to thermal up a little bit then lose it go forward a little thermal up and
you just step up step up and step up until suddenly it goes totally smooth
and you just keep on climbing. It’s fantastic, it’s 2-3000ft a
minute climb rate at times.” music out music in music out music in music out Cut W/S dusty road 3328 Beneath the wave, conditions suddenly become the
worst of the tournament. Cut L/S 2/S in wind Cut W/S people in wind Cut M/S Tern Bird in wind cut C/U flag 3331 3333 3335 3339 Cut L/S 2/S in wind Cut L/S banner and people 3341 3343 Conditions that may be dangerous to anyone staying
below it... Cut canopy reflection 3346 3347 3348 But those who manage to master the climb into its
upper layers are in for the ride of their lives... music in Cut M/S onboard pilot Cut pilot P.O.V. Cut M/S onboard pilot Cut Pilot P.O.V. under wing Cut M/S onboard pilot (mask on) 3353 3401 3405 3408 3414 cut pilots P.O.V. distant glider Cut M/S onboard pilot (glasses on) Cut Pilots P.O.V. Cut M/S onboard pilot (Hat on) Cut pilot P.O.V. glider ahead 3415 3417 3421 3426 3429 3433 The maximum altitude allowed by championship rules
is 25,000 feet - double the level attainable without oxygen. The world
record for a glider currently stands at 46,000. It ‘s known the wave
here frequently surges well beyond that. It is a day few of the visitors
will ever forget. Cut M/S I/V (White hat) Key: Brad Edwards pilot Lose Key Cut M/S onboard pilot (Glider passed) Cut Pilots P.O.V. mountains below Cut M/S onboard pilot 3437 3438 3442 3444 3446 3450 3455 (sync and V/O)“The wave was just so different
to anything I’ve done before. It’s just a fantastic feeling to be
up there screaming along at 100 knots @20,000 ft...magic...so smooth, a
magnificent scene below you - so smooth and just a completely different
experience so new you really get a big buzz out of it.” music out music in Cut wing passed cloud 3500 Mix to W/S pan L-R across sky 3506 3515 “A buzz”...but with extreme conditions,
how many will complete the day’s task...only time will tell... music out Mix to W/S Sculptor working 3517 cut W/S pan glider R-L across sky 3526 It’ll be a long exhilarating four hours and
over 500 kilometres of high speed flying before the field finally finds its
way home. Mix to pan flags L-R to glider 3532 Cut L-S glider 3556 The day of turbulent weather has cracked the
competition wide open. Mix to L/S glider being turned Mix to glider, second into frame pan R 3559 3602 3605 Dozens of planes have been forced down on other
fields. Cut M/S track glider being pushed 3611 Those that have returned will reorder the points
table Cut L/S gliders Cut M/S Pilot in cockpit Cut W/S glider overhead Pan R Cut 3/S Pilot in cockpit Cut C/U pilot Cut L/S gliders land 3619 3622 3630 3635 3645 Local wave master Ray Lynskey has been in his element.
In one flight he’s slashed the lead the German duo had built up over
the previous week’s flying to pass Robbie Schroeder and take over
second place immediately behind open class leader Uli Schwenke. Cut M/S pilot Key: Uli Schwenik Pilot Lose Key 3650 3651 3655 (Sync)“It’s easy when you are in the
wind, you can fly comfortable while sitting in your chair in front of your
television.” Cut 2/S pilot, Jacket off 3703 3704 The dread of the wave is now gone but the tables
have been turned. music in Cut M/S pilot suit off Cut L/S glider Pan L-R into land 3711 3715 3718 With 8 and a half thousand points clocked up the New
Zealander is suddenly only 9 behind Schwenik. There is just one day of
competition left. Mix to W/S Mountains and basin 3732 Fade to black Fade up from black MS official 3735 3738 (V/O)“Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen,
welcome to contest day 10 alpha..the ultimate day of the 24th
champs. music out Cut WS pilots 3740 The forecast for the final day suits nobody. Mixed conditions. Some thermals. Some patchy wave. Cut W/S timelapse clouds W/S 2/S officials at map Cut 2/S pilots Cut C/U map Cut W/S pilots Cut C/U map Mix to W/S timelapse clouds 3757 3757 3801 3810 3820 3824 3829 (Sync and V/O)“We’re expecting northerly
winds to gradually strengthen during the day as the high continues to move
away and this low continues to move away and this low continues to track
toward the South Island. Winds becoming gusty at the surface. I guess the
big point for today is that these winds are right round at the north which is
reasonably unusual for here. We are now seeing and talking to other
operators out in the airfields, there is a bending of the isobars occurring
because of the mountain barrier and that is giving us a nor nor westerly flow
across the Alps which is responsible for generating the wave form that you
see. Mix to MW/S pilots exit tents Cut W/S tent Cut 4/S TV Crew I/V pivot Cut L/S crowd 3836 3839 3842 3849 With the prospect of totally unpredictable weather
ahead of them, the final victory is anyone’s. After two weeks of
flying, attention is focussed on an all out race looming between the highly
practised German pair and New Zealander Ray Lynskey Cut 4/S Pilots Cut M/S I/V Key:Ray Lynskey Pilot Lose key Cut W/S gliders Cut M/S pilot drinks 3852 3900 3901 3905 3908 3912 (Sync and V/O)“Before we took off was a mess -
it was a northerly mixed wavy thermally ridgy messy day and it was obviously
going to be a problem. I looked at the sky from the ground and thought
I’m not quite sure what we’re going to have to do today so I was
getting a bit worried - the Germans don’t know any better than I do so
relax and enjoy the flight.” Cut 2/S pilots Cut C/U face Cut C/U face tilt to belt 3916 3920 3923 Although flying in a different class, fellow New Zealand
wave specialist Terry de Lore has been drafted in to the Lynskey team to help
match the highly effective German team approach in the difficult
conditions... Cut W/S gliders and pilots Cut pan L-R across cloud 3926 3929 Mix to L/S crowd 3934 But neither side will be prepared for what is about
to unfold. Cut MW/S L/A pilot 3936 Cut L/S official Cut pan woman runs R-L Cut L/S Glider towed off Cut W/S Airfield Cut H/A L/S glider towed Cut L/S glider towed Cut MW/S woman runs cut W/S man polishes wing 3939 3940 3945 3952 3955 3958 4002 4004 music in Cut C/U Tail Zoom out Cut W/S onboard pilot Cut H/A L/S glider towed Cut W/S pan glider away Cut W/S onboard pilot Cut MW/S pan glider R-L Cut L/S Man points Cut L/S glider towed Cut MW/S onboard pilot Cut W/S mass of gliders Cut W/S 2/S officials Cut W/S window Cut M/S mast tilt to flag cut M/S woman on radio Cut MW/S mass of gliders 4005 4006 4013 4015 4017 4022 4025 4028 4029 4031 4035 4039 4042 4045 4049 4051 The Germans plan to follow Ray Lynskey at all costs.
If they can arrive back together they’ll win the day on points. To snatch victory, Lynskey will need to lose them in
the sky.. music out Cut M/S woman 4054 Cut W/S gliders in sky Cut M/S I/V Cut Computer graphic 3 gliders exit L of frame Cut M/S I/V Cut Aerial track 2 gliders Cut M/S I/V Cut Aerial track 2 gliders Cut M/S I/V Mix to Aerial track gliders alongside mountain Mix to M/S I/V Key:Uli Schwenik Pilot Lose Key Cut Computer Graphic:2/S glider Zoom out to map 4057 4101 4105 4110 4113 4123 4129 4143 4144 4148 4151 4152 (Sync and V/O)“3 knots - northerly with some
west influence 5-7 knots” “heavy gliders - the wind on the ground is
northerly some west influence 5-7 knots.” “We started together...Ray, Robbie and I I...I
was the first at the start point but I was a little bit lower” “Robert Schroeder was right with me all the
way. Right there, he’d been with me half an hour before the start and
would not leave me. At that stage I knew what they’d do . Uli would
start about one minute later and using information Robert was radioing back
try and catch up because there’s always an element of trying something
when you’re on task. It either works or it doesn’t - if it
doesn’t you’ve wasted a bit of time but if someone’s with
you and radio’s back don’t worry about that just come straight to
where we are you can just go straight in - even if you’re lower you can
climb up and that way you can actually catch up to somebody.” “We saw the wave and we have to follow Ray -
he’s the only one who is a wave glider pilot par excellence - we are
not as fast as he will do so it was I think the best way.” music in music out music in Cut C/U speaker Cut C/U face Cut 3/S Cut W/S hut pan R-L 4157 4205 4207 4210 4212 But as the gliders head out into the rugged southern
mountains radio contact with the airfield base breaks up.. The help both teams are relying on will be
intermittent at best. music out Cut 2/S at table 4216 4217 The battle will be won or lost in the air and the
German pair are in trouble. Cut computer graphic gliders in clouds MS I/v Uli Cut aerial glider above ridge Cut MS I/v Uli 4220 4221 4223 4232 4238 (V/O) “I lost altitude and I had to go under
the clouds and I was again 100 metres (sync) below and had the Pisa wave not the same climb rate as they
did and so we got (V/O) away and Robbie could follow him and I said
follow him (sync) it’s OK I have to do my own
flight.” music in 4246 music out Cut aerial glider over hills Cut MWS onboard pilot 4252 4253 4257 The race is now one on one. Robert Schroeder, the practised professional versus
local wave master, Ray Lynskey - above his home ground. music in Cut aerial track gliders Cut MS I/v Uli Cut computer graphic gliders along mountain Cut MS I/v Cut aerial WS profile glider Cut aerial LS glider Cut MS I/v Cut computer graphic gliders turn Cut MWS onboard pilot Cut aerial glider above ridge Cut MS I/v Cut aerial gliders exit R. of frame Cut pilot POV ridge Cut MWS onboard pilot Cut MS i/v 4302 4312 4317 4325 4327 4329 4331 4335 4339 4344 4345 4346 4354 4359 4403 4404 4408 4409 4412 4416 4425 (V/O and Sync)“I couldn’t lose Robert.
He was there no matter what I did. I went through some cloud, some cloud here and
there and around the Remarkables. I thought if he’s going to stay with me
he’s a pretty brave chap I looked around and sure enough right there
winged him - he was still there through all this and I wasn’t sure who
he was at that stage. He was around but he was behind or whatever not really
a problem” “After the turnpoint, Kingston to Queenstown I was under the
clouds and I didn’t catch the wave and so I have to fly always
low.” “Robert was always there and he no matter what
I did he wouldn’t let go. He stayed there through hell and high
water. I was quite amazed.” When I was too low. I made the radio off because
I’m too nervous. I couldn’t hear anything so it’s better
when I hear nothing.” music out music in music out music in music out Cut 3S Z/I CU woman 4434 The support crews are now also hearing nothing -
forced to wait unknowing while the mid-air drama unfolds beyond the horizon. 4442 music in Cut aerial - pan glider L-R Cut MWS onboard pilot Cut MS I/v 4443 4447 4451 “So anyway we duly climbed and came up through
Lindis Pass... It was all messy with no
indication of where to go so I just sort of imagined where the wave might be
and flew on that sort of track. Cut aerial H/A over glider Cut MWS onboard pilot Cut aerial WS glider in valley 4455 4458 4501 But in his efforts to lose Schroeder, Lynskey is now
low and struggling. He desperately needs lift - and inspiration... Both are not far away... 4503 “At this stage I had a good idea that the
Germans would still use lift if it was there.” 4509 And so as soon as they find it, Lynskey makes a
move... Cut MS I/v Cut computer graphic - gliders seperate Cut MS I/v 4513 4516 4517 4518 4537 “Robbie was not sure of the last turnpoint.
Ray knew that after the turnpoint the southern ridge works very well so he
doesn’t need to climb but Robbie was afraid and so he stayed and
climbed a few hundred metres but he lost 10 minutes. music out music in Cut LS glider to camera 4539 The championship may now hang on one desperate
dash... Cut MS I/v Cut glider to camera 4542 4546 “He got to the ridge about halfway up the top
hoping it would still work halfway up the top by the skifield.” 4548 And it does...a rising wave of air just strong
enough to lift the plane over one final ridge Cut MS I/v 4559 4600 “Down the ridge on to Benmore and home - that
was it” Cut WS crowd on hill Cut WS glider over trees Cut LS crowd and flags Cut glider overhead Cut 2S men Cut LS glider lands Cut MS pan pilot R-L 4603 4606 4608 4610 4616 4619 4628 4629 Although home first, Lynskey needs enough of a lead
on the Germans to secure a real points advantage. Cut WS Pan L-R glider 4631 4635 music out music in Cut WS track woman to pilot 4637 “Good one Spinner - good on you.” “No one else back yet is there?? Just count
off a few minutes.” Cut aerial track glider 4646 To affect the outcome the Germans need to come in
within 2 or 3 minutes. Cut MS pilot stands 4649 The championship hangs on a thread. Cut WS group by glider 4652 “Congratulations. Well let’s just
wait...” 4656 The first German craft is spotted. Cut WS pan glider R-L 4657 Cut track glider pushed Cut WS glider overhead Cut LA WS glider pushed Cut L2S Cut aerial track glider lands 4701 4705 4709 4711 4714 But it’s Robbie Schroeder’s. He already
trails Lynskey on points. Without Uli Schwenke it’s now too late... Cut LS glider lands 4717 Even his own support crew concede local knowledge
has won the day... music out Cut LS crowd Cut 3S pilot congratulated 4720 4723 Cut WS glider on ground 4730 4731 “Ray Lynskey is definitely the best I flew two
thirds of the task with him and it’s incredible how well he knows this
terrain” Key : Robert Schroeder Pilot Lose Key 4734 4737 4741 Cut MS I/v pilot in cockpit Cut LS glider in air 4743 It has truly been the ultimate test - one of the
most turbulent days ever in championship flying. Many planes won’t complete the task Cut LS glider in air Cut I/v MS track pilot Cut LS glider in air Cut I/v MS track pilot Key: Terry Delore Pilot Lose Key 4758 4804 4806 4812 4820 “I don’t think I’ve ever worked so
hard and been so gloomy so much of the time.” “Incredible turbulence. Don’t know how
many times I hit my head on the canopy. Coming down that lee of the ridge. Good
day, good day - good when the bloody wind starts blowing. Hopeless in this
place without any wind.” ”What about Ray...he’s still
ugly.” Cut MS pan camera to pilot 4823 At the eleventh hour the Mackenzie’s legendary
wave has reasserted it’s all-powerful influence on events in the
valley... It’ll be almost a full hour before Uli Schwenke finally makes
it home. Cut WS pan glider R-L Cut WS pan glider L-R 4830 4835 music in music out 4837 “I didn’t get the wave and the thermals
were like sparkling water. I didn’t find them and the problem was that
I always was very low - today was a real NZ day.” Cut Track man to glider Cut CU map - tilt to pilot Cut WS crowd by glider Diss. WS cover onto wing 4838 4839 4903 4906 4907 A NZ day that’s given Ray Lynskey the world
championship - the first championship title to ever go to a New Zealand
pilot... Diss. MS flag Cut MS Pilot raises trophy Cut MWS crowd stands Cut WS crowd Cut MWS Pilots shake hands Cut 3S flags Diss CU face of sculpture Cut 2S man by sculpture 4915 4917 4921 4922 4924 4928 4931 4934 music in Key: Dick Georgeson Pilot Lose Key 49394940 4944 “45 years later since exploring the 1st
wave it’s a joy to see others coming to this magnificent country and
enjoying our westwind.” Cut aerial glider over river 4950 The wave is no longer an unknown realm to enter in
fear. For Ray Lynskey, at least it has become a path way
to greater challenges beyond... Cut MWS onboard pilot 4955 Cut MS I/v Cut WS glider passes overhead Cut MS I/v 5002 5012 5016 “There are places in the world where I’d
really like to go and do some things actually - but there is more pushing
back of barriers to go yet, where you get into the wave in the lee of the
great dividing range on the east coast of Australia, climb to maybe 30-40,000
ft on an optimum day where you get into the jetstream and glide to NZ” Cut LS glider over mountain ridge 5028 Cut MWS onboard pilot Cut LS glider over mountain ridge 5029 5032 And that is just the beginning. There is already talk of pushing still further... The prospect of circumnavigating the planet entirely
on the unseen currents of the wind.... Our journey into the invisible realm may have barely
begun... Cut MS I/v Key: Justin Wills Pilot Lose Key 5048 5050 5057 5102 “We know that gliders can fly to 50,000 ft
using the waves. Behind mountain ranges there have been observations of mother of
pearl clouds - that’s ice crystals at about 80,000 ft which may well be
there because of some form of vertical disturbance in the atmosphere and that
coupled with perhaps improved understanding of jetstreams may also open a
completely new field of potential music out Cut Pan glider R-L as it rises against mountain 5118 5120 for the would be astronaut/glider pilot.” music in Diss WS Timelapse cloud 5129 Key Graphic: Roller caption of credits Roller caption stops Key © TVNZ 1996 5130 5204 5205