STK-ID 2913

HA over rocky Arctic terrain. MLS hawk perched on rock. Cut to closer shot of same. HALS of Arctic terrain, lakes. Cut to waterfalls, CU's of water. Shipboard shots of expedition ship: The Effie M Morrissey, Inuit sailboat sidling to ship, Inuits clambering aboard for a visit. Shot of Inuits with Captain Bartlett on ship. Sequence on Caucasian man explaining something to elderly Inuit about an ivory tusk, elderly Inuit working on tusk. Shot of final result: Inuit jewelry and statuette. Interior shots of room, anthropologists measuring cranium of Inuit. Shot of Inuit men listening to music. Cut to MS of spring wound gramophone. Cut to Inuit encampment, skin tent, family sitting in front of smae, campfire. More shipboard shots of expedition ship, of gull landing on lifeboat, taking off, floating along side ship. Final shots of Inuits in sailboat preparing to shove off.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Bartlett Expedition
Location
Canadian Arctic
Year
1930
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486