STK-ID 16221

MS of two men, Italian immigrants from Milan, near lumber pile in mountains of Kildala Pass. Various shots of helicopter being used to carry freight, of helicopter airborne, on ground, taking off. TILT UP from man signalling to helicopter carrying bundle of lumber. Shots of men getting out of helicopters. AERIAL SHOT over Powell River Pulp and Paper Company mill. High AERIAL SHOT over Vancouver, over housing development in Vancouver. CS of totem poles. AERIAL SHOTs over dense bush country in Kildala Pass, over forest fire, over Kitimat. Front view of ore train moving towards camera on bridge. Various shots of workmen drilling rock face overlooking Ponosay Lake. LS, MS of rapids on Kootenay River, very fast and turbulent water. Shots over orchard in Okanagan Valley, of cabbages being sprayed, of irrigated section. PAN left from dusty road and deserted log farmhouse to sagebrush growing wild along road. HAS over orchards in Okanagan Valley. HALS of stretch of highway between Hope and Princeton, convertible car speeding down highway. PAN across Fraser Canyon to steam shovel loading dump truck. PAN across Fraser Canyon, past river to bulldozer working on highway right-of-way. TILT DOWN to Fraser River. CS of bulldozer at work, of man signalling to bulldozer.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
The Mountain Movers
Location
Kitimat, Vancouver (city)
Year
1952
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Video HI 8, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3