Great American Chocolate Factory, The

February 18, 2009 · By admin

Covers the chocolate story from harvesting cocoa beans in the tropics to wrapping the finished product in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Looks to be made in the late 1970s.

WS rolling field, horses and cows, camera pulls back
MS cow ( black and white - Guernsey?) tracks left with cow’s motion
WS cows in field. pulls back, VO begins, stops at very Wide shot of farm w/ house, barns, and etc visible
WS field, machinery of some sort moves L  to R,
MS reaper? harvester? moves toward camera, Male standing on top of attachment at front of machine
MS red barn and surrounds
CU PA Dutch Barn art
MS roof line of barn more barn art
MS Ricks of Corn in field, red barn, sheds in background
LS green field big white structure( dairy barn?) in background, with other buildings
LS shot along white fence with pond on L, field on R
LS, frames, l to R pond, lane w/trees white fence. IN background, at end of lane, farm house and silo? grain elevator? visible. Very bucolic.
MS large building,w/ flag on pole on roof busy street in foreground
MS residential street, turn of , early 20th century homes.
MS Small quaint building- church or one room school? has steeple/belfry
LS aerial view of MIlton Hershey School ( playing field visible)
LS aerial view of fields and ponds VO refers to 10K acre campus
LS across pond, stream with bridge large white round building in background
LS young people exiting rather formal modern  building- large columns, camera pulls back,  to 
LS of building w/street in foreground
MS of statue of adult male and male child
CU statue CU sign: The Milton Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University
LS along large curved hospital building Hershey Medical Center
LS Aerial view of Hershey Medical Center
LS of flume ride, pans R to MS of boat w/ 3 EA riders
Fast pan L, cuts to
VS/MTG

END VS/MTG

LS field with banks of flowers
MS figure ( nun?) moving through garden. camera pulls back, pans R passes “through” arbor/bower/arch of  blooming rose
LS golfer camera pulls back after swing, down green another 3-some of players in foreground Fade to
LS aerial of ( golf green?) woods, pans up to Chocolate factory. Freeway/street at screen left
LS aerial of Chocolate factory, camera moves in over roof
MS of train engine pushing car(s) crosses screen L to R
MS top line if tanks, some sort of suspended ?scaffold? at top. camera pulls back
CU chocolate pouring into vat? cauldron, powder ( sugar) streaming in
CU molds of chocolate bars on conveyor, L to R across screen
CU EA hands working large control board. Big red and green buttons
CU chocolate bars passing on conveyor ( separated, not wrapped)
CU stream of brown stuff ( NOT chocolate yet) into vat
CU Peanuts tumbling - possibly in brittle mix)
CU tannish brown stuff - PB? moving
CU powder stuff piling up title appears over image:  red white blue THE
CU flowing chocolate into shallow pan  title appears over image red white blue THE GREAT
CU Pan of PB?  title appears over image  red white blue THE GREAT AMERICAN
CU [can’t identify process/product] title appears over image  red white blue THE GREAT AMERICAN CHOCOLATE  multicolor letters FACTORY
CU [can’t identify process/product] title appears over image  red white blue THE GREAT AMERICAN CHOCOLATE  multicolor letters FLASH FACTORY
CU [can’t identify process/product] title appears over image  red white blue THE GREAT AMERICAN CHOCOLATE  multicolor letters  FACTORY  camera pans up
CU spatula stirring chocolate camera pulls back
CU bowl, EA female hands, spatula stirring chocolate
CU chocolate chips sultana/golden raisins, maraschino cherries, up-lit.
CU maraschino cherry on fondue fork, dipped into chocolate camera pulls back
to show fondue pot
CU banana on fondue fork, dipped into chocolate  fondue pot
CU 2 EA children eating ice cream  1 w/”sandwich” one with cone w/ chocolate sprinkles
CU AA female child eating cupcake with chocolate icing
ECU fork picking up cake ( german chocolate?) fade to
CU of EA baby with bib, eating chocolate bar
ECU chocolate milk being stirred
ECU EA female ( teen?) putting brownie into mouth,
CU EA child ( male?) eating chocolate bar, laughing
ECU chocolate chip cookies fade to
CU of EA male biting very hard candy bar fade to
CU AA female biting chocolate bar
ECU slice of pinwheel (rolled cream cake), chocolate syrup being poured over it
CO stream of chocolate into vat/bowl/more
CU of machine ?stirring chocolate back and forth motion
CU different angle of machine ?stirring chocolate back and forth motion
ECU of some processing of chocolate Machinery crosses in front of camera, and back
ECU camera pulls back, rail cars along side shed,  silos fades to
MS Guernsey ( b&w) cows beside pond, camera pulls back show pond, fields, herd
MS cows in field
MS tank truck backing up to ?milking barn? 3 story red building and shed
MS EA male with bucket, screen R, cows w/heads  in stantions screen L. SHakes feed out of bucket
MS, along back end of cows EA female kneel R foreground, washing udder, mails small amount into cup
CU cow, red tag on chain around neck. cow moos
CU EA female attaching milking machine to udders
CU milk flowing into ?tank machine?
CU milk flowing into glass vessel marked “SURGE”
ECU milk flowing into glass vessel marked “SURGE” ( larger vessel  than previous shot)
CU EA hands  lift large metal lid off BIG tank of milk. stirrer at back of tank
EA male in uniform with (paper hat like at Krispy kreme) bend over close to tank contents camera moves in
CU on EA male’s hand with thermometer in tank ( no gloves btw) camera moves in to ECU
CU male in uniform with (paper hat like at Krispy kreme)
MS male in uniform with (paper hat like at Krispy kreme) hand in tank, offscreen. Lifts up sampling ?cup? thingee
CU EA male’s hands, poring milk into container
CU inside of compartment on tank truck, EA male enter screen L, places 24×2” tube in compartment
MS tank truck pulling away. red barn on R, a few random cows stand at screen L fade to
MS interior of commercial dairy house. EA male in coveralls and hardhat walks R to L wearing Attaches hose to ?back of truck
MS EA male mopping top of tank truck. red plaid flannel shirt, jeans, wellington boots
CU EA male in hard hat attaching and adjusting hoses
LS, CU tops of  “universal samples” bottles of milk on table. Camera pans up to show lab and EA female technician moves to CU of her hands manipulating samples and petri dishes
CU EA hands and piece of equipment
ECU of same machine as previous shot
ECU of early style LED numerals
CU of EA hands placing sample in machine
ECU of “ advanced milk cryoscope” controls and readout EA hands move in to operate.
Fade to
LS of landscape with beach,  Palm trees.
CU palm fronds
MS jungle scene
LS coconut palm, up angle
MS coconuts on palm, up angle
LS pans r, partly cut sugar cane field, workers w/ machetes some workers may be female
MS through cane of field worker cutting cane w/ machete
MS field worker cutting cane w/ machete
MS of tractor  with canopy and trailer with cane, moves toward camera
MS of tractor and trailers with cane, moves away from camera
LS sugar mill, mountain side in background
MS cane being unloaded from trailer by machine
CU cane being cut by multi blade mechanical tool pan right to water pipe
CU cane being crushed by machinery
CU cane juice slurry flowing down into vat
CU crushed cane pulp moving along conveyor
CU cane juice slurry flowing down into vat
CU sugar syrup flowing down
ECU white mass of sugar with machinery moving through it
MS rover type vehicle moving R to L towards camera on dirt road, jungle setting passes out of frame
LS, up of jungle foliage, pans down to ground level, cocoa trees
VS/MTG cocoa pod harvesting

END VS/MTG
MS man with horse moving away from camera, structure on stills on background- home? shanty/hut.
MS man on donkey? with large bundles behind moving towards camera, passes by camera,
LS man comes from behind corner of structure ( verandah?) moves toward camera horse/donkey?  on lead with large load comes into view
MS pulp and seeds poured out of bag into  box
ECU pulpy seeds
MS box being lifted- no bottom pulpy seeds left on floor, large pile of same visible Screen R
MS heaps of pulpy seeds against wall of barn? shed? worker in background, piling seeds with shovel
CU pulp and seeds being piled up
MS open wall of shed. AA? worker moves into view from bottom of screen
CU pulp and seeds piling up
MS banana leaves being placed on pile of seeds
LS workers spreading fermented cocoa beans on ground, foreground all beans
MS worker spreading fermented cocoa beans, terraces of beans visible camera pans L to
MS of workers spreading fermented cocoa beans, tin roofs for rain protection in background
MS worker spreading fermented cocoa beans tin roofs much more visible
CU dried beans
MS camera pulls back on port scene, cargo ship moves screen L to R
MS train moving towards camera from under shed
MS workers catching bags throw from freight car door, (one of Euro descent? on of African descent)
MS man w/ Chevron hardhat surrounded by pipes and rails. On deck? pan R to
CU of machine turning
CU man of african descent attaching cargo load cargo, Euro hands holding large chain
MS several large bags being hoisted onto ship. euro descent dock worker screen L side of ship in back ground Camera pans up to follow load onto deck fade to
CU  starboard prow of ship, hawsers still attached camera pans to
LS of side of ship and dock, other vessels docked Camera moves in on bags being unload in distance
MS piles of bags of beans in shadowy warehouse. Male approaches pile, digs into one bag with tool
CU of mans hands, tool ( VO id’s as a “thief” ) pulls out w/ several beans in tool
CU EA male looking down
CU of EA male hands, beans pour out of tool
CU EA male looking down fade to
LS of silos, pan down to rail car moving into shed - back at Hershey factory in PA
MS 4 EA workers offloading, opening and dumping out large bags
MS bag being cut open by EA male hands
CU opening of bag pouring out beans into bin? chute?
LS up side of  portion of silo
MS row of silos, pans r along roof line to show many silos
MS forklift moves  through warehouse toward camera with pile of bags  load lifts, camera pulls back, load added on top of larger pile [VO indicates these are bags of nuts]
MS Man walking down shadowy aisle between stacks of bags at least 2x higher than his head
CU EA man driving forklift. Camera mounted on vehicle
MS bags being lifted, lovely hardwood floor, stacks of bags screen R - in warehouse. Bags moved towards camera, CU fade to

MS group in lab coats around table covered with bottles, equipment. 3 EA, 1 male, 2 female 1 AA male EA female standing at pad on easel
ECU EA female hand grasping glass bottle with stopper camera pans to her face, looking down. She sniffs contents of bottle, looks up and to R, speaks
CU EA hand writing formulas on vertical surface
CU EA hands stirring ( chocolate?) in small vial. CU
ECU EA male, stirring, others in background. Licks stirrer
CU EA female, stirring camera moves into
CU AA male sniffing vial
ECU list of adjectives on vertical pad fade to black
MS doors opening from warehouse, forklift w/pallet of bags exits toward camera
CU cocoa beans moving L to R on conveyor Camera pulls back to
MS EA male in hardhat walking along conveyor. Pulls back to
LS of conveyor
ECU cocoa beans on conveyor, camera pulls back and pans L to
MS beans on cleaning and sorting machine
LS cocoa beans pouring out of several chutes onto conveyor belt. pan down to more conveyor. Pan R more conveyor
MS EA male in paper hat operating machine. camera pulls back,
LS of row of complex machines Male walks along, checks a few.
ECU cocoa beans on conveyor, pull back to show moving armature
ECU Pounds per minute gauge on armature
ECU moving weight balance at 150 lbs per min
LS row of machines, more lovely hardwood floor
MS white enameled machinery, large pipes. EA male enters screen R to L walk to control panel
CU horizontal jet, flame, black ( cast iron?) machinery. VO ID’s ovens. Camera moves in to
ECU  horizontal jet, flame
MS EA male in hardhat, on phone at large bank of dials and controls  (potentiometers!)
CU EA male in hardhat, on phone moves into
ECU EA male in hardhat, on phone
CU convey or of roasted beans, moves L to R EA hands moves into frame, w. scoop, gather some beans, pans R moves into
ECU of beans being poured into EA hand.
MS white enamel  crucible? bin?hopper?  moving R to L. EA male appears on back of bin, operating controls. Stops motion, throws arm that opens bottom
CU of crushed beans (nibs) pouring into opening in floor camera moves into
ECU of nibs flowing through grate
CU of white enamel hopper, camera moves into
ECU of flow of nibs in clear tube
MS large round silvery machines, EA male in hard hat moving in background. Moves forward, step up to peer into machine
CU chute, part processed chocolate (liquor) flowing down chute camera moves back to
MS of chocolate liquor flowing into opening at top of covered vat camera moves back and down to
MS of spinning vat/drum liquor flowing at lower edge. Pan R to
CU of chute of chocolate liquor flowing down, camera pans L to
CU of liquor flowing into into opening at top of covered vat
CU of ?liquor flowing onto mesh/screen
LS row of several machines, running EA enter from back of machine camera zooms in to
MS EA male in hardhat adjusting machine
CU EA male hands, operating control panel flywheel
ECU EA male hands pressing “Pressure pump/ 7200 psi” button
CU machine adjusting
MS flow of cocoa butter
MS flow of cocoa butter
MS flow of cocoa butter on conveyor
CU machine adjusting, cake of pure cocoa falls off plates
MS cocoa cakes falling into  shaking conveyor
CU of cocoa cakes falling off conveyor
ECU of cocoa cakes on grinder
MS broken up cocoa cakes piling up from  grinder
MS of cocoa powder in cascade
CU of cocoa powder falling into pile
MS large mixer in vat of milk, stops, lifts up, milk drains out  fade to
MS of bubbling/boiling? vat of milk
MS of horizontal mixer, stirring condensed milk , chocolate liquor streaming into mix fade to
MS of mixed condensed milk and chocolate liquor
MS stream of  brown powder off conveyor camera pans down to conveyor passing screen R to L
CU keyboard- (looks like mid 70’s telex) with printer. Print head moves
MS EA male in paper cap. LARGE control panel/console in background. Camera pans R, man follows movement, then walks screen L to R
CU punch card being fed into console
MS up angle EA male in hardhat, operating big control console exits screen L
CU white enamel piping EA male enters background. ( VO ID”s Conching machine) camera pulls back, male comes in front of, then goes under machine
MS vat of chocolate. being stirred. camera moves into CU of stirrer and chocolate paste
MS of vat full of chocolate paste, several stirring blades descend into vat
LS of longitudinal stirring of chocolate paste
MS of chocolate paste pouring into conch, longitudinal stirrers in motion
CU of longitudinal stirrers in motion, pans R to lower set of longitudinal stirrers
LS of many longitudinal stirrers in motion camera moves into CU
MS 2 EA male workers next to conching vat, one bent over valve, one reaching up
CU EA male hands reaching up to remove cover from pipe end fitting
ECU EA male on hardhat
ECU EA hands attaching pipe to vertical fitting
CU large wrench adjusting nut on horizontal fitting
CU of longitudinal stirrers in motion, vat emptying
MS machinery, thin stream of chocolate
CU stream of chocolate onto rollers
ECU stream of chocolate onto rollers
CU peanuts on conveyor
MS large brown enameled machines EA enters screen R
MS peanuts on conveyor into brown enamel machine. camera moves in to
CU peanuts on conveyor
MS EA female sorting almonds
CU almonds piling up
LS large white enamel (roasting oven?) EA enters screen L, looks into machine
CU peanuts in roaster, moves to
ECU of peanuts in bubbling liquid (deep frying?)
ECU of peanuts in bubbling liquid, pans L
MS of peanuts moving up out of  bubbling liquid
ECU of peanuts , camera moves down to 1-=12” edge of peanuts falling  off conveyor
CU peanuts falling  off shaking conveyor
CU of stream of milk chocolate paste, camera moves down to stream entering large vat
MS large vat o chocolate paste, being stirred
CU chocolate bar forms/molds on conveyor belt, move screen R to L camera pulls back,  pans L .EA male worker enters frame- these are  2 foot long molds!
CU EA male worker in paper cap
MS machine, many moving parts
CU of piston like part
CU moving part of large machine
CU molds on conveyor, chocolate begin dispensed
CU molds on conveyor, chocolate begin dispensed
MS of nuts
CU of nuts moving LL to upper R
MS of drum with teeth, some nuts moving over top of drum, molds pass from R side of screen Under drum
CU nuts falling off of drum, into molds

CU molds w/ nuts move R to L on screen, camera tracks slowly
CU molds filled w/ chocolate, move screen R to L
MS back of EA male worker in hard hat , depositing equipment carrier next to control panel. camera pans L, moves in to
MS of EA male worker in hard hat gathering sample of chocolate, exits screen R
MS chocolate bars in molds, on conveyor move L to R. EA male arms enter on L, adjust machinery. EA male hands remove molding tray
CU tray placed on scale
MS yellow enamel machinery w clear windows/doors. molds on conveyor visible inside machine
CU molds on vibrating conveyor. Large supporting springs  visible camera moves to ECU of molds
CU of molds on conveyor, camera pans R to L, following travel. Large armature crossing conveyor moves into view
CU of machinery removing bars of chocolate
ECU of machinery removing bars of chocolate
CU chocolate drops being extruded onto moving surface camera moves in
MS chocolate drops being extruded
MS long rows of chocolate drops moving on conveyor
MS many chocolate drops moving on conveyor
MS many chocolate drops moving on conveyor over curve, towards viewer
MS many chocolate drops moving on conveyor over curve, screen L to R, drops begin to fall off
LS 3 machines, all w/ chocolate drops being dropped onto conveyor EA male in hard hat enter screen R< adjusts/checks machine in center
CU chocolate drops on conveyor
MS of chocolate drops being moved by ribbed drum
Chocolate drops moving in channels in machine
MS out of into focus” foil wrapped chocolate drops ( kisses) dropping off of 2 machines
LS across many machines with foil wrapped chocolate drops ( kisses) dropping off
LS across table of foil wrapped chocolate drops ( kisses) EA hands moving across
table
MS machinery in  counter clockwise motion, 4 arms handling wrappers for bars
MS wrapping machinery, pushes chocolate bars down…
MS Hershey wrappers passing over rollers in continuous roll,
CU Hershey wrappers passing over rollers in continuous roll,
MS machinery in  clockwise motion, 6 arms handling wrappers for bars
MS random machinery, complex
ECU random machinery, complex
ECU random machinery, complex
ECU random machinery, complex gear and ratchet visible
ECU random machinery, complex wrapped bars  visible
CU EA hands placing wrapped bar on conveyor, camera pulls back, female worker, AA female approaches
MS EA female worker nest to rack
CU EA female worker’s hands, placing chocolate bars on boxes
LS across packing room 3 worker visible
CU cocoa powder can wrappers EA male hands attach to “?Die? camera pulls back to show yet another complex machine.
CU EA male worker
CU machine stamping? labeling? cocoa tins
CU machine making cocoa tins
MS silvery tubes (open food cans) moving across machine camera pulls back
MS food cans moving along  “S” shaped conveyor track
MS conveyors moving cans at high sped
MS of cans in motion, vertical curved track
CU cans going over curve in conveyor
MS AA female dropping something onto conveyor, camera pans L and down on machine to two spinning parts
MS cans on conveyor, spinning part visible upper R
CU cans lying on conveyor camera moves up and right to vertical cans on conveyor
MS armature going up and down over conveyor
CU cocoa tins ( w/ labels) moving onto conveyor
CU cocoa tins ( w/ labels) moving onto curved conveyor
MS filled cocoa tins moving on conveyor
MS filled cocoa tins on conveyor moving past large white enameled machine camera pans up then
CU of window in large white enameled machine
ECU of window- gauges showing weight of tins
MS cocoa tins on conveyor moving towards camera. one can shunted to L- “reject”
MS cocoa tins passing under “wheel” that places then clamps lid down
MS EA male in hard hat standing in curve of conveyor, lifts 2 tins off, looks at bottoms
MS machines  filling bags of cocoa mix
MS armature with big tube attached moving L to R camera pans R and down to
MS conveyor of piled bags of cocoa mix
CU stacked bags of cocoa mix in machine w. vertical partitions camera pans up and right, following machine’s motion
CU bags going into boxes
MS large cardboard box moves toward camera, camera pans up
MS of EA female (with amazing big hair style) forming boxes
CU tins of chocolate milk mix moving on conveyor, screen L to R pan down to
CU of carton side, “Instant” “real chocolate flavor”
MS cocoa tins on conveyor pan R to
MS of box being filled, box falls away
MS of box on conveyor, 3 line up w/ 2 others, arms pushes them camera pans up to
MS layer of boxes that moves down ( freight elevator?
MS large stack of boxes move toward camera EA male moves into frame, grasps stack, continues motion guides onto forklift, which moves in lifts, and pulls back , on screen L
CU of boxes fades to
CU EA female hands w// can of chocolate syrup camera pulls back
MS  show EA female in lab coat, array of lab equipment on counter. EA female in hardhat and coveralls enter screen L, place items on counter
CU EA female in hardhat
CU AA female looking into microscope
CU EA female looking at large thermometer
CU EA Female hands holding large thermometer, equipment in background
CU EA hands placing probe in seal of laboratory glass arrangement pan down to bubbling liquid
CU EA hands adjusting wheel on equipment  pan up and R to
ECU EA male face fade to
CU of waffle with vanilla ice cream, stream of chocolate syrup flows down. camera pulls back to show table setting
CU of chocolate cake, EA Female hands piping whipped cream? on edge, other cake layer, bowls of maraschino cherries and whipped cream  in back ground
ECU EA female looking down
MS EA female in blue lab coatish-ish garb, stirring contents of bowl. Camera pulse back to show “test kitchen” complete with curtains! that appears to be set– 2 EA photo crew visible- 1 male, 1 female female pulls away half decorated cake, EA female in blue coat brings in completely decorated cake on stand
ECU EA hands icing cupcake camera pulls back, cupcake placed onto tray with others, EA hands place cherry on top
CU conveyor moving unlabeled cans towards viewer camera pulls back
MS of many chocolate drops on conveyor
MS street signs intersection of Cocoa Avenue and E. Chocolate Avenue
LS of street. Street lights? covered with alternating wrapped and unwrapped Hershey Kisses
MS of EA riders in “tilt a whirl” moving toward and way from camera
MS roller coaster on lower level of track, going down incline
LS on many people all moving away form camera towards large glass fronted building
MS sign “Hershey’s Chocolate World”
LS aerial view of large building- no silo- not factory?
CU person in feminized  chocolate kiss costume shaking hands with young EA male, and slightly older EA female
CU AA female eating chocolate ice cream bar, laughing
MS cow in field chewing cud
END Credits over footage:
Produced for Hershey Foods Corporation
brown mass being mixed
ECU nuts
cinematographer Thom Lopiccolo
assistant Joel Whipkey
editorial supervisor; Ben Mosser
narrator: Dave May
tray of chocolate bar molds on conveyor
MS EA male eating ice cream sandwich  (very enthusiastic)
produced by
KENNEDY/LEE, INC.
York, Pennsylvania
aerial view of theme park
view up to ferris wheel w/ small enclosed cabs
aerial view of factory/industrial complex
35:28:08

SILENT
MS 4 EA workers offloading, opening and dumping out large bags
thru end credits
CU molds w/ nuts move R to L on screen, camera tracks slowly
thru end credits

camera pans L and down on machine to two spinning parts
thru end credits
CU hands w/ thermometer thru end
CU street signs end credits
end credits repeat
MS EA male eating ice cream sandwich  ( very enthusiastic) to en
aerial view ferris wheel to end
aerial view industrial complex

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