He Built His Own Bridge

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2079A

Date Released

10 Apr 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: He Built His Own Bridge. DESCRIPTION: An enterprising Canadian Do-it-Yourself enthusiast overcomes official apathy and decides to buy his own bridge and erect it over the Fraser River. In doing so, he and his neighbours are saved a sixty mile drive to the nearest alternative crossing point. SHOTLIST: MLS zoom out bridge over Fraser River. Canada, built by Rancher Rudi Johnson. MS car approaching ferry. MS car driving onto ferry. GV pan down bridge. LAS pan ditto. CU Rudi Johnson. 4 shots workers on bridge. MCU man driving bulldozer. MS pan ditto. HAS bridge. HAS one of bridge’s concrete foundations. GV site of bridge. MS surveyor. MLS suspension cables, pan down to bridge. MS & HAS bridge. MCU Rudi Johnson. 2 shots GV bridge half complete. 2 shots man hammering in board. MCU Mrs Rudi Johnson cuts tape to open bridge. MS Mrs Johnson driving over bridge. LS truck hauling load of timber. Truck shot bridge. MS lorry over bridge. Trucking shots - Fraser River. GV bridge.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Engineering

Locations

Canada

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

94586

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

177

Story extras:

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