International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jul-Dec 1929)

Record Details:

Title:
International Review of Educational Cinematography
Date:
Jul-Dec 1929
Publisher:
International Educational Cinematographic Institute
Volume:
International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jul-Dec 1929)
Leaf #:
00082
Language:
English
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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At a mile from the spot where the metorite had fallen, the Taiga disappeared. In its stead, we found many burnt trees, all of them uprooted and fallen in line with the tops in the same direction. They seemed to have been swept away by a formidable gust of wind. In that locality, there is a swamp, with many furrows similar to those made by the explosion of heavy artillery shells. This region is absolutely bare, and there is no vegetation or animal life whatsoever. The weather and the scenery were favourable to my work. No life — nothing but the burnt out Taiga. I shot all the views that could be of interest and at the same time fixed on the negatives all the activities and vicissitudes of the expedition. But a new obstacle, I had not foreseen, made its appearance : «the paoutes » (i). We were obliged to protect our heads and shoulders with nets, like those used against bees. Thus I worked for more than a month. Towards the end of this time, I felt the first symptoms of scurvy. As I had taken all the views required, I went towards Angara, taking with me the sick workmen. There I composed an ethnographic film called : « The Land of Angara >:. (i) The « paoutes »the oestres the gnats, the thrips and other insects. — 72