STK-ID 34059

Various shots of men testing portable pump, moving indicator on "fire hazard rating board" at fire ranger camp in Simoon Sound, British Columbia. Shots of Simoon Sound Harbour, motor launches near pier, men getting into outboard motorboat. CU of marine compass. Shot of child swinging gleefully on backyard swing. Shots of various cruisers, fishing boats, tugboats, arriving, leaving. Interior shot of man using ship-to-shore telephone in cabin. Interior shot of local general store crammed with merchandise. Shot of British Columbia Airline pontoon-equipped light plane taxiing away from pier and camera, picking up speed and taking off in the distance. Interior shots of captain at chart table in boat cabin, pilot in background. CU of chart, instruments. Shot of captain using ship-to-shore telephone. LS of motor launch sailing broadside to camera against background of tree-covered high hills. BOATING SHOTs of heavily overgrown banks, prow of camera boat in foreground. Similar shot of prow, name "Nesika" visible. LS of "Nesika" approaching shore near frame building. Shots of man putting duffle bag in British Columbia Airlines DH Beaver, of plane taxiing away from camera. Shot of helicopter of "Okanagan Helicopter Service" landing close to camera, then taking off. Shots of tugboats at dock.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
The Water Dwellers
Location
Simoon Sound
Year
1960
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm eastman color neg
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080