STK-ID 2813

CU of advertisement in newspaper re voting, pages turning to other advertisement about elections. Shots of candidates delivering speeches at microphones. CS of young man hammering up proclamation on board. Sequence on two men compiling vote list, walking up alley to front door of house, knocking on door, man answering, election workers compiling information. MS of woman typing at typewriter. CS of man looking at voters list nailed on tree. CUs of documents re Federal Election Law 1938. CU of hands putting envelopes into ballot box, closing it with lock. CU of document in French re voting instructions. CU of hand marking ballot with pencil. MS of man giving speech, Union Jack Flag as backdrop. CU PAN of Liberal Party signs and posters of candidates, including William Lyon Mackenzie King. MS of man and woman checking in at poll. CU of English document re voting instructions. CU of hand marking ballot with pencil. MS of man and woman handing ballots to scutineer who deposits ballots in ballot box. CU of hands putting envelopes into ballot box, closing it with lock. CU of man talking on telephone, taking envelope, folding writ of election paper. Shots of man buying newspaper from newsboy on sidewalk. Sequence on two men compiling vote list, walking up alley to front door of house, knocking on door. MLS of man walking by bank building, stopping to buy newspaper from newsboy on sidewalk. CS of newstand, including view of magazines with pictures of election candidates. CU of document re Federal Election Law.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Ballot Boxes
Location
Canada
Year
1946
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486