STK-ID 2190

Autumn, MSs of Inuit men using lumber to build a house (0:13). Shots of child playing, of women preparing houses for winter (tomb-like huts; 0:24). LS of the inlet, LS of pod of narwhals surfacing to breathe near shoreline (0:34). Shots of men using dogsled to haul moss up to finished house, moss is placed at the base of exterior walls for isolation (0:27). HAMLSs of children playing on new ice near the shoreline (0:43). Good shots of men using blocks if ice to build food cache (1:37).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Arctic Footage
Location
Pond Inlet
Year
1958
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 16 mm, Digital Video Disk, Born Digital, ProRes
Shooting format
16mm original kodachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 2048x1556, 1920 x 1080