STK-ID 28168

Battlefield after battle: sequence showing first aid men marching onto battlefield, tending casualties. Shots include views of walking wouded trudging out of battlefield while serious casualties are being carried out on stretchers. MCS of first aid men checking bagpiper lying on the ground, leaving corpse and pipes in place. Shots of soldiers moving back and forth, some German prisoners visible. MS PAN of group of officers and soldiers scanning battlefield, some with binoculars. LS PANs back and forth of many explosions and smoke on battlefield as seen through binocular mask (same as NFB1910-P-107). LSs of South African soldiers rushing across no man's land during attack, coming back with prisoners. LSs of many soldiers moving on battlefield, marching in single line, bringing in casualties. MS of Canadian engineers building railroad on battlefield. PAN along devastated field, blasted wood in background.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
World War One
Location
France
Year
1914
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, HDCAM SR, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 1920 x 1080