STK-ID 31593

PAN along row of cheap but clean dwellings. MS of spacious house, lawn and tree, PAN to cheap homes. Shot of lawn, leaves in foreground, PAN of narrow river with incidental views of bush, alders, grass. TILT UP restaurant facade to sign "Kay's Lunch". Shot of simple church, sign "Christian Reform Church". Shot of veterans parade down street, people entering Baptist church. MS of high school students getting off bus at school. TRAVELLING SHOT of "Dresden" town sign, of road, sidewalk, homes, as camera car enters town. FOLLOW SHOT of car, of spacious homes. MS of Baptist church steeple, TILT DOWN to makeshift house. CU of Black child in playpen. Various street scenes showing pedestrians on sidewalk, car traffic, restaurants. Interior shot of dentist at work on female patient. CU of sign "Uncle Tom's Home". Shot of large house. Shot of tobacco field, PAN to large farmhouse and buildings. PAN from large old style home to Dresden street with few cars, trucks moving along. MLS of flag, TILT DOWN flag pole to street. Shot of sign "Town Limit".

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Dresden Story
Location
Dresden (Ontario)
Year
1954
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
16mm color dupe neg, 35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
ANAMORPHIC_4/3, 4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080