STK-ID 19959

MSs and MCSs of single combine at work in wheat field moving past camera. HACS of rotating arms on tedder, TILT UP to windrow left by tedder and half cut field. Shot of Massey Harris tractor drawing tedder past camera. Shot of other tractor drawing stone boat loaded with three drums and rider moving past straw stack. Shot of old man splitting stove wood on power saw in farm yard. Shot of pile of stove wood. CU of railroad coach end pulling slowly away from camera past railway station and elevator. Shot of tractor drawing harrow past camera. Shot of two farmers storing bales of straw into loft with aid of power-driven carrier. LSs of tractor-drawn tedder at work on the prairie. Shot of tractor-drawn grubber past very close to camera, turning around. CU of discs, shots of machine moving away in cloud of dust. Shot of post office and street in prairie town. MLS of inundated section of prairie. MSs of girl and boy on aquaplane shot from towing motorboat. BOATING SHOTs of shore and summer camps.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Prairie Profile
Location
Saskatchewan
Year
1955
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Video Disk, HDCAM SR, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080