Movietone Explores Unknown New Guinea - Exclusive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1062
Date Released
10 Oct 1949
Date submitted
29 Sep 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exploring New Guinea Jungle. DESCRIPTION: Movietone cameraman Syd Wood went into the interior of the New Guinea Highlands to film the journey of an expedition which explored territory in which no other white men have ever been. SHOTLIST: KS. GV bridge across jungle. Map of New Guinea. GV mountains, very picturesque. Studying map. SCU Syd Wood of Australia Movietone. Procession starts for destination, with dozens of natives bearers, passing camera & crossing streams. Into camera, muddy path. Elevated GV jungle. GV of bridge across ravine constructed of vines. Natives dance opposite side to exploring party. Natives cross bridge. Native dance. Show birds & butterflies to white people. Cooking food, native style. CU butterflies & birds. CU types of natives. GV of bridge & jungle.
Keywords
Exploration and explorers
Locations
New Guinea
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
52592
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
299
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone Explores Unknown New Guinea - Exclusive', British Movietone News Issue No. 1062, 10 Oct 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15986 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)