TITLE:DRIVE SOCIETY: THE BEST OF ITALY
Duration: 3.23 minutes
DESCRIPTION:
Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ has teamed up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world. This episode is about the Best of Italy event.
Drive Society: The Best Of Italy – Transcript
[BACKGROUND MUSIC]
Sound of a powerful engine motoring along a road
[TEXT]
Driving performed on closed roads and under the supervision of police and safety professionals. Always respect and follow the laws of the road.
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Film starts with black super car on a rural road.
The scene cuts to two men inside, the passenger in the car is very excited to be in the car.
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Scene cuts to rural scene there are bird’s tweet in the background; we see a sign with the words “MORFASSO” on it. The sound of birds are soon drowned out by the sound of a very powerful engine;The scene cuts to a white super car zooming by.
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The scene cuts to our presenter Sam walk by some super cards in a tree lined environment.
Sam:Hello one and all, I’m Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ and I’ve team up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world.
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The scene cuts to a quick succession of shots of super cars in the same tree lined environment Sam was in.
Sam:Today we’re in Italy the home of the super car at the ‘Best of Italy’ event.
And …Oh my god, there’s a Zonda!
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We see Sam quickly pull his phone out of his pocket and rush out of frame in the direction of the Zonda. The scene transitions to Sam taking photographs of theZonda on his phone.
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The Drive society upbeat title music plays in the titles.
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The screen changes to a landscape shot of a pretty Italian town, with lots of super cars parked on the street. The Drive Society logo appears.
[TEXT]
DRIVE SOCIETY
In Association with
[LOGO]
New Shell V-Power
[LOGO]
Shell – Go Well
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Italian sounding music plays
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The scene changes to show an older gentleman named Martin standing beside his black super car.
Sam VO: Martin, fantastic to meet you; we’re stood next to your very mean looking Lamborghini Aventador, have you always been a “Lambo” guy?
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The scene changes to show our presenter Sam standing with Martin the Lamborghini owner.
Martin: No I was actually a Ferrari guy before this and I wanted something a bit aggressive and a bit mean looking, and I followed one of these once, and that was it, I was hooked. The sound, the look, it just looks awesome. It Satan was going to drive a car, he would drive this.
Sam:We’re at the Best of Italy event today, have you been coming for a long time?
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The scene cuts to show the crowds at the event, and several different super cars.
It then cuts back to Sam interviewing Martin by his car.
Martin: this is actually the first time that they’re done the hill climb with the cars. I met Enzo at a party and they had a lot of Ferraris and no Lamborghinis, so they asked if I’d be kind enough to bring the Aventador and I agreed, and that was it, here I am.
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The scene cuts to Sam with another gentleman named Enzo, he is the organiser of the event. As Enzo speaks, the scene cuts to shots of the event and cars.
As Enzo speaks, the scene cuts to shots of the event and cars.
Enzo: We’re in the region of Emilia Romagna, we celebrate the fact that Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini are all founded here, Ducati. We just try and celebrate the Italian brand.
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The scene cuts to a man stood next to a classic Italian sports super car.
This man is Pedro, a collector of classic cars.
The scene cuts between Sam interviewing Pedro and between Pedro showing off his classic cars.
Sam: Hi Pedro, we are stood here in a sea of super cars with one of your classics; can you tell us a little but about it?
Pedro: Always Italian product, Italian cars, but different than the modern ones.
Older super cars.
Sam: sure, yes, they really are old super cars. As an Italian, at an event like this that celebrates Italian cars, does it make you very proud?
Pedro: Yes, I’m super proud, and we become more proud when someone not Italian has a chance to appreciate and have this face! If I see this face, I understand we have a good job.
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Scene transitions to a quick succession of shots of glamorous super cars driving at the event.
Sam: As a Lambo owner do you take part in …are you part of clubs?Do you go out on drives?
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The scene transitions back to Sam interview Martin beside his Lamborghini;
As Martin speaks, the scene changes to various shots of his car.
Martin: Absolutely, we’ll call it a ‘Bull run’, so we’ll phone each other up and go for a drive out and some lunch. You have a Lamborghini UK owners club we go abroad, south of France with the cars, and enjoy each other’s company and the cars. We have common interests, the Lamborghini has actually opened up a whole new world, and it kicks doors open, you’re not going to get moved on when you turn up to Casino Royale, they’re going to open your door.
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The scene transitions back to Sam in the Lamborghini with Martin going for a ride. As Sam continues his interview the scene cuts between interior shot of them in the car and exterior of the car travelling, as well shots of bystanders watching in the streets.
Sam: woo hoohooo
I can’t believe how narrow and low everything is!
How was the drive out?
Martin: It was absolutely fantastic.
The first time I’ve pushed it; managed to catch up with GT car and an old F1 car
Sam: an F1 car?!
Sam: This is a closed road section of this event, and its what makes this really special.
Martin: It was absolutely fantastic; you’ve got such a varied landscape as well. And when you’re driving through the villages, everyone’s smiling and pointing.
It puts a smile on everyone’s face and that’s part of the pleasure of owning one actually; to make people smile and make them happy.
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Film ends with rear shot of the Lamborghini.
The Drive Society Logo animation appears with the titles
[TEXT]
DRIVE SOCIETY
BEST OF ITALY
In Association with
[LOGO]
New Shell V-Power
[LOGO]
Shell – Go Well
[BACKGROUND MUSIC]
The Drive Society Music plays for a few seconds and stops.