STK-ID 52559

CSs of sealer aiming rifle at front of small fishing boat moving between ice floes (0:39). LSs of fishing boats moving through ice floes (0:15). CS of harp seal that has just been shot on ice floe, HAS of sealers hooking seal and hauling it onboard (0:36). CU, CS of sealer skinning seal and rinsing pelt (1:17). MS of sealer jumping onto ice floe and picking up seal, shots of him skinning seal and rinsing pelt on aft deck (1:52). MS from boat approaching dying seal wiggling in bloody water between ice floes, shots of sealer on ice floe picking up dead seals and returning to boat, MLSs of seal on ice floe as gunshot hits it (2:34).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
SEAL HUNT
Location
Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Year
1980
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm original ektachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486