STK-ID 16650

Busy urban traffic in Vancouver street "Waltham Watches" sign over shop, TILT UP to skyscrapers. Cut to Rocky mountains, picturesque landscapes. Four men with pack-sacks boarding train. Two shots of Lake O'Hara, one through an oval mask. Sequence on the four men and their guides setting out for some mountain climbing, slowly going up, including incidental shots of impressive landscapes. Several MCSs of the Seven Sisters Falls. Several shots of the four mountain climbers going in for some serious climbing, negotiating near vertical cliffs, crossing chasm by means of a couple of ropes stretched across the drop, and finally reaching their goal. LAS of one climber standing against sky on pinnacle of rock. Sequence on men coming down mountain and rowing canoe on Lake O'Hara at twilight.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
NEW SKYSCRAPERS FOR OLD
Location
Vancouver (city)
Year
1930
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
ANAMORPHIC_4/3, 4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080