Having watched more GI than I should admit, it occurs to me that the opening scene was shot a the Ala Wai yacht harbour in Honolulu, and they are sailing out the mouth of the Ala Wai Canal. The flagpole might still be in use. Anyone want to go out there on Memorial Day and take a picture?
Google view. As the Minnow makes her turn, there is what appears to be a globe for a waterfront gas station, which was absent when Google went by.
Hm. Flagpole looks further away, but you’re right the whole area has changed.
Here’s the ORIGINAL pilot with its intro: Gilligan's Island "Lost Pilot Episode" Intro - YouTube
The flag is at 1:17 into the video. It “looks” to be at half mast, but the footage is so grainy that it is impossible to tell.
However, you DO see the original cast before Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells and Tina Louise were hired.
can I ask - what diffference does this make? what is the OP trying to ‘prove’ with this question?
On reviewing the black-and-white credits side-by-side with the colour credits, I’m quite certain the lightning bolt and the long shot of “the weather started getting rough / the tiny ship was tossed” is the same footage, with the colour version just adding a dark blue tint. I think this is understandable, since it’s probably just a miniature boat in a tank and likely a pain in the ass to set up and shoot a second time just for four or five seconds of footage. The closeups of “the fearless crew” and the spinning wheel are different, though.
It has something to do with whether Johnny Galecki got an actress from Downton Abbey pregnant with his enormous schlong. Or something like that, it’s pretty hard to follow, actually.
I** am so glad that I am retired from teaching. The quality of the student has deteriorated drastically over the past fifty years. High school graduates cannot understand simple directions and questions. I will repeat mine one more time:
Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac1OvqiZmh0
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At the 20 second mark, you will see the flag in the background seemingly at half-mast. You can find plenty of online references that say this was because of JFK’s assassination, that the sequence was photographed just after November 22, 1963. I want to know if this is TRUE!
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At the 28 to 30 second mark, the boat is seen in a violent storm. Was this clip ever used in another film or TV program? If so, what are they?
Bye-bye. I’m out of here.**
The depth of our loss is impossible to plumb. Ta.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a sinking feeling for shore.
And I bet he never tells the Coast Guard where we are.
I’ll hazard you’re not alone in this regard.
Maybe someone will fly a flag at half mast for us.
** I have a simple direction for you, but I’m not 100% sure I’m allowed to make it outside the Pit.**
The trouble is there are multiple other polls in the picture and it’s hard to tell which one the flag is attached. The other poles may be the masts of boats or other flag poles with none flying. If the flag is attached to the big pole with the “cross bar” then it’s defiantly at half mast, if is attached to the one to the right it’s about 80% mast.
Steerforth, I’m going to step up here out of a sense that this is all a series of misunderstandings.
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[li]You’ve been asked a number of times not to put your posts in boldface. It’s irritating to read and causes problems in trying to edit your comments into downstream replies. Okay, so it’s a vision thing: you seem to be able to read everyone else’s comments in normal face. If nothing else, can you reset your post to normal before you hit Submit?[/li][li]Your first question has been answered about as well as any I’ve ever seen asked here, which is pretty damned well. The quality of participant is high here (credit the diligent but flexible moderation) and as a result an impressive body of collective knowledge (including the old college standby, Knowing Where to Look It Up) is on tap here. It’s not unusual for an esoteric question to be asked and then answered, correctly and with authority, within minutes. So, yeah, there’s a good chance that flag is at half-mast and there’s quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that those scenes were shot in the days after 11/22/63.[/li][li]That said, we ain’t your students and this ain’t a sweatshop… we answer interesting queries because we think it’s fun. Any hint of demanding that we answer your question, your way, on your terms is way out of line.[/li][li]I’d consider your second question answered as well. It’s well-documented that the storm scenes of the opening credits were shot in a stage tank. Whether they were ever re-used in a different film or setting is unknown; I’d bet against it. (The shots are limited in scope, well-known and originally shot in black and white… not what I’d reach for if I was looking for stock footage.)[/li][/ol]
If you want to back up a little and consider why we’re all here, you might find this board an interesting place to spend time and answer every other oddball question that occurs to you. But don’t give us crap because we didn’t answer your exam question exactly right, and don’t make dismissing comments about the quality of our education. As best as I can tell, the average participant age here is late 30s or older, and I’d wager there are more here with postgrad degrees than none at all.
Care to start over?
Which is “half-mast” by many references including the Marine Flag Guide.
No, it was Hal. Hal Yard.
And that joke is Half Vast. 
(Love your member title.)