STK-ID 20837

Canal Chambly (Hundredth anniversary of the Chambly Canal): TILT DOWN on historic Saint-Jean Church. FOLLOW SHOT of a few nuns with umbrellas walking past the camera; two men doing likewise. Cut to statue of clergymen in front of church. Monsignor Anasthase Forget and two clergymen go up steps of rectory past the camera. Cut to two-shot of René L'Heureux, superintendant of the Chambly Canal, and another man posing. TILT UP to church steeple. Various shots of ceremony, flag-bedecked ship, crowd of spectators, many VIP's. Recreation of arrival of colonists, Indigenous people. Speeches of JE Michaud, Minister of Transport and others. (00/10/1943)

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Reportages nº 43
Location
South shore of Montreal
Year
1943
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 16mm print b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486