STK-ID 20547

Voice of action: Interior shot of corner of editorial room. Shots of man putting blank phono record on cutting machine, adjusting machine dials as needle moves erratically. Medium three-shot of radio actors emoting in front of mike. Cut to small audience laughing. Airmen predominate. CU of iron sign on door: "CBC Studios"; man with guitar comes out. MS of meters with fluctuating pointers. Cut to engineer at console. Cut to telegraph operator manning key. Two-shot of men in drafting room studying market data chart. CUs of chart, of hands pointing to various details. Shot of man at record cutting apparatus, CU of cutting head. HAS of part of Confederation Square from Château Laurier - streetcars, autos. HAS of bishop and priests with vestments coming out of church during ceremony. Two HASs of large crowd in city park - Ottawa - soldiers in dress uniform marking time. Interior shot of trapper's shack, rough furniture, roaring stove, bearskin on wall. Woodsman walks in and lies down on cot. MCS of man wearing earphones typing. Sign on short wave receiver in background reads: "Vichy - La voix de la France". Similar shot of woman; sign on short wave radio reads: "Chungking - XGOY". CU of her face, of her hands typing. Similar shot of another woman. Sign in background reads "Moscow Radio". Similar shot of man; sign reads: "Tokyo". MS of engineer turning knobs on control panel. HAMS of airmen at radio transmitters. Side view of asphalt-laying machine at work on highway.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Quebec, Path of Conquest
Location
Ottawa
Year
1942
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486