STK-ID 8090

MSs of mouths of sluices, water pouring out. TILT DOWN from water to rocks below, along rivulets. CUs of water rushing towards camera in sluice. Various shots of workmen removing riffles from sluices, cleaning them with brushes, cleaning sluices with shovels and rakes. CU of alluvial sand in sluices, of shovels, of rakes being dragged on bottom of sluices boxes. CU of gold bearing ore being scraped into bucket with lock. CU of rocks in rivulets being broken with sledgehammer. MSs of men welding sledgehammer, of two men scraping bottom of water-filled sluice.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
City of Gold
Location
Yukon
Year
1954
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486