SARAWAK
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 361537).
Synopsis
INTEREST. The wood-pulp industry in Sarawak.
A man splits logs into rough sections while another puts the sections against a circular saw to make wood-shavings (88). The wood-shavings are placed into a machine through which water is run to produce wood-pulp (124). Blank (126). Two men shaving logs with a two-handed file (144). Blank (145). CU the previous scene (172). Water is scooped from a jetty using a conical bucket (182). Blank (189). Continuation of the previous shot. A woman pours water over a layer of wood-shavings and treads them to a pulp (236). A man scops shavings, from which water has drained, from a small wooden frame (282). Shallow pens of water (298). An electrically-driven wheel driving pulleys on a machine (312). A man spreading out fine wood-shavings in the sun (330). Blank (331). CU the previous shot (345ft) [35mm]. Incomplete.
Titles
- SARAWAK (Archive)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1951
- Running Time:
- 4 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm Film
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 345 ft