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Record information – Brief The Story of Cellophane : [out-takes]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1953Item number (ISN):508442Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CRAWLEY FILMS LIMITEDAccession:1983-0373Media:FilmOriginal title:[Cellophane]Part:1 of 1Production date:1953Release date:1954 ?Production company:Crawley Films LimitedProduction credit:director, Jean-Pierre Senécal; scenario, Quentin Brown; photography, Thomas Glynn; sound, Tony Betts; editing, Sally MacDonald; narrator, Lorne GreenSponsor:Canadian Industries Limited
Du Pont Company of Canada LimitedDescription:Original Kodachrome out-takes showing the chemical laboratory and cellophane manufacturing process at CIL's plant in Shawinigan Falls, and footage filmed inside a Loblaw's supermarket with many images of shoppers, products and staff.~The film comprises five basic sequences, in its explanation of the uses of cellophane and how it is made. A brief re-enactment of a settler family illustrates a time when the producer and consumer were one and the same. A short history of packaging follows (Bottles, cans, paper, cloth and cardboard) explaining the advantages and disadvantages of each form. The third sequence is of a lumbering operation in the Gatineau, where the production of cellophane begins. The film shows the various chemical processes required in the laboratory and the manufacturing process at CIL's plant in Shawinigan Falls. Final sequence shows various products in a Loblaw's supermarket on display or being wrapped by staff.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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