Fred Davis discovers how a strip of celluloid becomes a film when he visits a National Film Board production crew on location and the Board’s Ottawa studios. Directors, photographers, film editors, sound technicians, animation artists and many others demonstrate the various elements that go into the making of NFB films. Shows how sound is recorded, film footage is cut and edited to give proper visual balance, the sound track of a film is made also takes a look at the laboratory processes. Photographed by Donald Wilder, edited by Marion Meadows.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007319
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Canada
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Editing
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction - Canada
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → National Film Board of Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)