The TV show “Bold Journey” delved into historical narratives about explorers and exploration, and was shot in an interview format with captivating clips. This program is a remarkable account of the discovery and revelation of the world’s tallest waterfall, known as “Angel Falls.” Through interviews and curated footage, the film captures the journey of discovering this natural wonder, offering viewers a vivid and immersive experience of the historic event.

Television presenter John Stevenson introduces “Bold Journey”, as the television series that offers new films from all parts of the world each week (0:17). The next scene is of Stevenson, presenting Col. Nicol Smith, who led an expedition to find Angel Falls and photograph it (0:32). Stevenson continues to explain that the film will be about the expedition, to find the highest waterfall on earth (0:46). In 1937, as pilot Jimmy Angel flew over unexplored land in Venezuela, he discovered a waterfall with a drop of 3,212 feet, which is 15 times greater than Niagara Falls (1:07). Stevenson sits down with Colonel Smith and begins interviewing him; Smith is apparently a former OSS officer who wrote the book “Golden Doorway to Tibet” (1:50). It is explained by him that this particular waterfall had actually been discovered nearly four centuries ago, but many believed it could not be possible (2:13). The interviewer goes on to present the episode called “The search for Angel Falls”, which will be based on Colonel Smith’s expedition (2:39). Black and white scenic shot of eastern Venezuela (2:55). Colonel Smith explains that when the Conquistadors first went to eastern Venezuela, they met natives that told them about a huge devil mountain that supposedly also had the highest waterfall (3:08). Cut to 400 years later, where the viewers see a clip of Colonel Smith’s car being unloaded and ready to use on the expedition (3:22). What was brought on this expedition was 20,000 feet of film and canned food (3:47). Located above Lake Valencia, the first stop was a few hours drive to the castle of Rancho Grande, which once belonged to dictator Juan Vincente Gomez (4:20). The next town that was passed is El Mahan, and Colonel Smith discusses education in Venezuela, stating that 400,000 are enrolled in school (8:37). The next shot is of school children skipping class to go fishing (8:48). The term Venezuela comes from Little Venice, and was given that name by the conquistadors many centuries ago (8:53). In the next town he visits, it is seen that the houses are all built of stilts, and only women and children are seen (8:58). The men were all off in the oil fields, making 6–14 dollars a day (9:12). Colonel Smith explains the next step of the journey, which was flying over the Coroní River, and past Saint Helena (12:58). The plane flies over Jimmy Angel’s plane, where it crash-landed in 1937 (14:34). The plane lands on the field of Mayupa, where the pilot does some repairs (15:54). Colonel Smith explains that this trip will be successful, due to the fact that they are going at the end of the dry season and use the knowledge of natives that have nearly made it up to the top before (17:48). At (19:35) we see a clip of the first motion picture of the world’s highest waterfall. The next clip cuts back to John Stevenson sitting down with Colonel Smith, thanking him for discussing his journey (21:36). Smith says that there are still many corners of the earth that are yet to be discovered (23:07). The closing scene is of John Stevenson facing the camera, and thanking teachers and educators for recommending the program to students (24:14). The program, that presents historic films shot by the guests with their own 16 millimeter cameras (24:27).

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