STK-ID 6038

[Title] HAS of river framed by two trees. HAS of stream, two canoes heading towards camera. Cut to calm lake, canoe sailing away. MS of waterfall, canoe at foot of fall. Shots over lake at dawn, of moose silhouetted against lighter far shore. Three men sleeping in tent, waking up and stretching. Two shots of muskrat wading in water. HAS of two men in canoe, one blowing through birch horn. Cut to cow moose near shore. LS of bull moose in deep water. Rear shot of bull moose as it moves away from camera canoe. MS of cow moose moving through water, parallel to camera. Various shots of swimming moose, young bull moose, cow, of moose clambering up onto shore as they flee camera. Two shots of two men stepping from canoe unto beaver dam. Rear shot of beaver diving into water. Men hauling their canoe over dam and getting back in. MLS of black bear in bushes. Sequence on two men paddling canoe down stream, negotiating mild rapid, intercut with shots of moose fleeing at their approach. LS of three men in canoe trying to lasso cow moose in water, man trying to hold on in water. MS of cow moose heading for shore. Various shots of men in canoes, intercut with shot of swimming bear, with shot of large bull moose. [Titles interspersed; end title]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canoe Trails Through Moose Land
Location
Jasper
Year
1930
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486