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[Whaling : out-takes]

Item number (ISN):

213429

Series title:

Newfoundland Scene : [out-takes]

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1949/1951

Item number (ISN):

213429

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CRAWLEY FILMS LIMITED

Accession:

1983-0373

Media:

Film

Production date:

1949/1951

Production company:

Crawley Films Limited

Production credit:

For production credits, see ISN 211870.

Description:

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Whaling footage shot from a whaling ship searching for finback whales.~Whale at sea, whaling ships, aerial shot of six whales swimming together, shot of nine whales together; harpoon pointed at whale; dead whale with flag stuck into it; killer whales and seagulls; bleeding whale struggles near ship; dragging in rope attached to whale, whaler slices off tail fin after dead whale surfaces; unfocussed sequence of captain running to harpoon and firing it; harpoon shot at whale (both harpoon and whale in shot); ship approaching whale, captain at the ready behind the harpoon; whale being dragged in, whale at side of ship surrounded in blood, flag being stuck into whale; close-up of a crew member not shown in completed production; two crew members at controls, one spots whale and the second jumps up and down (appears to be a joke); crew loading harpoon gun, captain fires it; shot of another tracking sequence ending in the whale being hit; pumping whale full of air from rowboat; whale pulled ashore in a harbour by chains, men carve the whale using large scythes; more footage from whaling ship (captain wears a sweater - likely winter); harpooning of whale; whale near ship with insides coming out near wound; whaling ship approaches second ship; pulling in whale still alive - breathing visible; cutting tail fin used to put rope through and tie off the whale; long shot of whale flailing about, bleeding; profile of captain shooting harpoon, whale pulled in with intestines spilling; bleeding whale over side of boat, flag stuck in, set adrift with killer whales. <26mn 53s>

Language:

English

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1. For complete notes on this production, see ISN 211870.
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Conditions of access:

open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9609-0031

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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