That was really great- thanks for posting it. What a gem having that old guy nattering with his mates with a saw in his hand. I love the shooting that they did up there in 1958 and plan on channeling it.
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Thu 7 Feb 2013
Edited Thu 7 Feb 2013 by Matt Dubuque
Re: Jason Osder's post on Thu 7 Feb 2013: View thread
Beautiful film!
Also available here in a higher rez version.....
http://www.nfb.ca/film/paul_tomkowicz_street_railway_switchman
What a treasure trove. I enjoyed the switchman too. And this one about Paul Anka by the same guy that made City of Gold Wolf Koenig http://www.nfb.ca/film/lonely_boy
They are all shot so well, super solid and they hold their shots forever which has to be every editors dream and a great reminder to do the same.
Done.
I'm really inspired by the shooting in these older c1950/60's short films. They're shot so deliberately and they seem to hold their shots forever (the number one criticism from every documentary editor). I'm guessing part of the reason is that in the 50's the only folk that were commissioned to go out and shoot on film were the ones that had really done their time in the trenches. I'm lapping up Director/DP Wolf Koenigs work.