("john smith" wrote)
And I would have the RAP'ers around the MOAC to assist me with each day's
editing.


Getting a Crane shot for Christmas:

http://www.sctvguide.ca/programs/larue.htm
LaRue By Night - Street Beef: Commerciality in Christmas

And the next link...

http://www.sctvguide.ca/episodes/sctv_s42.htm#Show_7
"LaRue's set up the camera and microphone himself, and gives a classic
rambling monologue about how he had to beg for every crane shot he ever got,
before passing out. He is awakened by Santa, who's brought him a crane.
(music is 'Zadok the Priest' by Handel)"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_shot
"The television comedy SCTV uses the very concept of the crane shot as
comedic material. After using a crane shot in one of the first NBC produced
episodes, the network complained about the exorbitant cost of renting the
crane. SCTV writers responded by making the "crane shot" a ubiquitous symbol
of production excess while also lampooning network executives who care
nothing about artistic vision and everything for the bottom line. At the end
of the second season, an inebriated Johnny LaRue is given his very own crane
by Santa Claus, implying he would be able to have a crane shot whenever he
wanted it."


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