STK-ID 52573

Large-vessel seal hunt. CS of sealers on deck preparing their equipment for hunt (0:39). MLS of sealer in ice floe tying cable to pans of sealskins, a helicopter on ice is visible in background, MS of sealskins being reeled in and hauled up over the side of ship, thousands of pelts are stacked on deck, shots of sealers returning to ship (2:58). Various shots of men dropping bloody foreflippers down into hold, shots of men working on deck (3:03). POVS over railing from starboard side of ship moving through dense ice floes, a few whitecoat seal pups are visible on ice floes (2:45).

DETAILS

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