Obserstdorf (1962)

Title reads: “Oberstdorf“. International ski jumping contest at Oberstdorf, Germany. Panning shot skiers making leap with the camera shooting underneath (title super scene). C/U Georg Thoma of Germany starting his run, camera pans with him. G/V as Thoma makes his jump with the camera shooting underneath him. Slow motion panning shot as Thoma floats through the air and lands hidden by crowds. Slow motion panning shot Ottvar Saga of Norway making his jump, he is leaning right forward so that his body is almost parallel with the skis he lands. Angle shot Eino Kirjonen of Finland coming down the slope. G/V as Kirjonen takes off flies through the air making his winning jump. Kirjonen comes in after landing safely, he comes to a stop just in front of the crowd. Crowd. C/U Kirjonen being congratulated by another competitor. Old records name one of the other competitors: Heinrich Ihle. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT