STK-ID 31514

Canso Causeway: shots of dragline bucket dredging shallows as seen from crane cab, of mechanical shovel at work on loose rock, filling truck. PAN of Strait of Canso to first part of causeway jutting out from shore. LS of explosion in water at the end of causeway. HALS of causeway extending to about mid-stream in strait, of trucks moving on road in distant foreground. MCSs of rock sliding into water from end of causeway, TILT UP to bulldozer pushing boulders into water. Shots of heavy dump trucks moving on road. PAN of strait from end of causeway, shore in the distance. Shot of cars filing onto ferry. LS of ferry sailing away. Shots of railroad freight cars moving to ferry in the distance. LS of railroad ferry moving away from pier. MS of truck dumping fill.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Old Glory Weather Station / Canso Causeway
Location
Strait of Canso
Year
1953
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080