Alaska
Alaska
This educational production provides a thorough overview of the climate, geography, industry, recreation, transportation and history of America's 49th state, Alaska. Originally shot on film.
Alaska
TLS single engine plane taking off from field, early morning (dawn). Aerials of beautiful scenic Alaskan landscape, bodies of water. Excellent aerials of snow-capped mountains. Super illustration depicting scale land mass of Alaska compared to that of the continental United States.More aerials of snowy mountains, low-lying clouds. Aerial of massive glacier. Panning LS Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau. Panning LS blue-colored Columbia Glacier (tidewater). TLS large iceberg, two much smaller ones nearby, in water.
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Map of Alaska, zoom in to cities of Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Ketchikan. TLS/LSs cruise ships on Inside Passage, including Royal Viking Line and Sagafjord. MS numerous salmon in shallow water. MCU bright red fish in water. Panning TLS forest, tall seqouia trees & greenery at base (looks like Endor, folks); great l/a canopy of trees in forest. Great MS/CUs Tlingit Indian totem poles in forest, some colorfully painted.
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TLS/LSs crucifix-adorned domes of two Russian Orthodox churches ensconced by trees. Panning LS port of Sitka (small port town). Panning LS majestic snowy mountain range bathed in pink late afternoon light. Panning TLS desolate snow valley at base of mountain. MS thin branches of barren tree covered in ice & snow, tilt up to mountains.
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Archival stills of Klondike Gold Rush, mining towns (including Juneau), miners, gold rock. Panning LS waterway & port of Juneau. Map showing border of Alaska & Yukon Territory. More archival stills of Klondike gold rush, miners, boom towns, crowded ports littered with the prosperous dreams of gold seekers, traversing the Yukon, tent cities, dead pack animals in Dead Horse Canyon, etc.
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MS open corner window, zoom out to old Golden North hotel in town of Skagway. TLS/MSs old buildings, terraces in Skagway. MS fa ade of old Railrroad Station, est 1900, in Skagway. Traveling shot of train entering tunnel bored into side of mountain, cam on train. Traveling shots of mountains, river, canyon, lakes from moving train. Subjective POV shots from train traveling on tracks, by trees, mountains, lakes. MS White Pass train pulling into station, passing cam. LS train on mountainous track. Over the shoulder MS two white senior citizens looking out window, taking picture of scenic valley. Traveling LS sign in broken rocks: Trail 98. More shots of scenic beauty (landscapes) from moving train: snowy mountains, river gorge, branches of trees touching side of passing train, lake. WLS train traveling through valley, mountain in BG.
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MCU sifting bin; CU kernels of gold in pan. Map of Alaska, Nome highlighted. Archival stills of gold miners (prospectors) searching for gold in Nome; Nome boom town, miner Felix Pedros; Fairbanks boom town. Map of Alaska, Fairbanks highlighted. LS buildings in Fairbanks.
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Aerials of arctic tundra, Arctic Ocean. LS flat grassy tundra. LS shallow lake. LS pack ice. Map of Alaska, Barrow highlighted. Panning LS small town of Barrow, residnetial buildings near frozen lake. Slo-mo CU Eskimo boy jumping. MS/TLSs Eskimo boy being bounced on blanket by elders, the boy sailing high into the air. MS Eskimo girl sitting in wooden box, salmon filets drying on wood rack over her, ocean in BG; CU salmon filets drying. CU three seal heads drying (meat). MS three Eskimo children playing on wood structure. MS three Eskimo kids on all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on dirt road. TLS wood igloo, skeleton of canoe in springtime field. TLS modern Eskimo community, frame houses. MS two elderly Eskimos w/ granddaughter sitting outside tent; panning CU elderly Eskimos. Map of Alaska showing division of Eskimo, Aleut, Indian territories.
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Aerial of industrial Alaskan oil well in oil field. Panning LS Prince William Sound, mountains in BG. Great LS oil well at sunset. Traveling LS port of Valdez at twilight. TLS/LSs stretches of the Alaska pipeline, springtime. MSs surveyors, spring & winter. Aerial oil pipeline construction work, spring. TLS/MSs construction of oil pipeline, winter; tractors, shovels, cranes, etc. LS construction site, spring thaw, helicopter flying low, crossing screen. LS construction site. TLS crane lowering pipeline. MSs men welding, installing pipeline.
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Beauty shots of Alaska while VO presents environmentalist perspective on the oil drilling issue: panning LS misty mountains & lake; LS river w/ forest & rainbow in the mist in BG; panning MS icy white branches. TLS two mountain goats peering over grassy hill. Panning MS seagull flying through valley. Aerial of off-shore oil rig (platform). MS moose with full rack walking through field.
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Archival illustrations of tall mast ship (schooner), Northern Lights. Excellent colorful TLSs vaporous Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the Northern Lights. More archival drawings of Northern Lights. Excellent LS colorful Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in forest and urban settings. LSs Bay of Valdez & Cook Inlet. Panning TLS seagull flying over water. LS/TLSs waterfalls down rocky inlet, into sea.
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Map of Alaska, Anchorage highlighted. Aerial Anchorage. WLS Anchorage skyline, port, mountains in BG. Panning LS scenic farm in Mata-nuska Valley, cows laying in green grass in midground. LSs farms & crop in lush Mata-nuska valley, massive mountains in BG. MS yellow wildflowers. CU tall grass waving in wind. MS huge cabbage growing in field.
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Slightly slo-mo TLS men wearing yellow slickers & orange life vests whitewater rafting. TLS several mountain goats on rocky hill, mountains in BG; MS horned mountain goat nibbling leaves from tree; MS three mountain goats resting on hill. Great CU bald eagle in tree, looking about, eventually into cam, barren limbs in BG. MS face of muskox, zoom out to TLS several muskox in snowy field. TLS caribou with enormous rack of antlers grazing in field. MS moose with good-sized antler rack wading through wetlands. MS two black bears wrestling playfully in stream. TLS humpback whale breaking surface of lake; MS flukes (tail) popping out from golden sunlit water. TLS seagul diving into water, perhaps catching fish on second attempt. Great MS Gray Wolf or coyote in summer coat skulking along rocks & brush.
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MS two Alaskan Husky dogs barking vigorously while bridled to dogsled. Great subjective POV shot of dogs pullign dogsled along snowy trail (cam on sled). Nice subjective POV shot of snowmobile traveling along snowy path. TLSs Alaskan Husky dogs pulling sled. TLSs snowmobiles on snowy trail, one snowmobile pulling several kids on sled. Panning TLS dogsled team passing camera, setting sun in BG.
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Nice TLS paddlewheel of steamboat on river; LS steamboat on river. TLS single engine plane parked beside house. Panning TLS several single-engine planes parked in field behind houses. Panning TLS single-engine seaplane taking off from lake, mountains in BG. Over the shoulder MS bush pilot in cockpit. Aerials scenic view from plane, mostly snowy mountains, though there is one nice shot of a rainbow over forest. Panning TLS Alaska Airlines commercial jet coming in for landing, passing cam. TLS Alaska State Ferry sailing on very misty lake. TLSs ferry gate lowering, ugly old camper van driving off. WLS train in country, traveling over bridge (Alaska Railroad). TLSs passenger train traveling, beautiful winter and spring scenes. MS camper & stationwagon boarding train platforms at Portage. LS train caravan. Nice shot train entering tunnel, cam mounted on side of train. LS train entering tunnel, lake in FG.
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Traveling TLS train in country, Mount McKinley in BG. Traveling shot of Mt. McKinley. Panning LS Mt. McKinley, soft late afternoon light. LS Mount McKinley. Panning WLS McKinley. Panning WLS Mount McKinley during sunset, dusk. MCU melting ice over stream. More Alaskan scenic beauty shots: snowy mountains, winter forest scenes, massive bluish iceberg, waterfalls. MS totem pole. Subjective POV shot husky dogs pulling dogsled. TLS whitewater rafting. LS steamboat on river. MCU two large heads of cabbage growing in patch. MS stretch of oil pipeline, cam under pipe, dawn. MS elderly Eskimo couple w/ grandchildren outside tent. Credits. Closing LS single engine plane landing in snowy field, twilight.