Sanctuary - From Man

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1799

Date Released

25 Nov 1963

Date Other

Oct 1963

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sanctuary - From Man. DESCRIPTION: One of the most majestic animals that ever walked the earth the wild American buffalo - the Bison. Seventy years ago, they were in danger of extinction. Today they’re flourishing in national parks like this one in Canada’s North West Territories. Even though they run wild over seventeen thousand square miles they’re as carefully conserved as any pedigree herd. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV herd of bison grazing. MLS bison. CU bison eating grass. MCU herd. GV snow tractor. MLS pan helicopter takes off. GV aerial herd of bison running. ES same. BS tractors following herd. CU interior tractor. ES aerial of herd. GV same. MLS tracking herd. CU same. LS tractor amongst herd. GV herd into enclosure. CU game wardens watching. MS two bison. CU another. MCU baby bison. MS 2 others. GV herd of bison.

Keywords

Animals

Locations

Canada; Northwest Territories; Fort Smith

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

87559

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

149

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