STK-ID 33807

LS of Red Fox (black mark on his back) hunting for field mice, two white snow geese sitting in foreground. CS of skin laid out on the ground to dry, young dead seals floating in water. CS of type of fungus. Sequence showing an Inuit woman removing meat from skin of Arctic Fox as she prepares it for tanning. CS of two birds eggs, young duckling swimming. CS of three small grey eggs in nest. CS of 6 snow goose eggs in nest of down, snow geese in feeding area. Good shot of a line full of Arctic Fox pelts hanging to dry. Inuit woman preparing polar bear skin for tanning. PAN of terrain around Banks Island. PAN of rocky area and shots of hundreds of snow geese in nesting area. CS of eggs, young gosling, second gosling breaking through egg during hatching process. More shots of snow goose and chicks, fox hunting amongst snow geese, geese running, mother goose leading goslings to water and shots of them off on their first swim. Several shots of Arctic flowers. Shot of mother goose and day old goslings, waddling over terrain.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Birds
Location
Banks Island
Year
1956
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm, HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
16mm original kodachrome, 16mm original ektachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080