Foothold on Antarctica (1956)
Foothold on Antarctica (1956)
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- Release Date: 1st January 1956
- Asset ID: 802315
- Synopsis: The Oscar-nominated story of the preparations made before Vivian Fuchs' crossing of Antarctica. This Eastmancolour film describes the voyage of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in the small sealing vessel Theron to the Weddell Sea in the winter of 1955/56. The expedition established a base camp at Shackleton from which the main party aimed to make what has been called the last great journey in the world - the journey across Antarctica.
- Shotlist: 01:35:55 Titles 01:36:28 Lights in the dark, total darkness with some lights. 01:36:51 OS a man sitting behind desk with operating communication equipment, CU and GVs same man sitting with headphones working on communication equipment. 01:37:00 HA looking at anchor on the boat side while boat sailing through the sea, GVs boat Theron sailing through the sea, CU Vivian Fuchs standing on the boat, MS sir Edmund Hillary, 2S both standing and talking, GVs members of crew eating and discussing, MS a man getting to his bed while another looking from the above bed, GVs crew members talking to each other in there living quarters, GVs two crew member looking after dogs on the deck. 01:38:12 LS boat on route across the sea, travelling shot of the sea, LA a man sitting on the deck smoking while another standing, GVs some celebrations on the deck. 01:38:40 MCU the captain looking through sextants, GVs two men in the cabin measuring distance on a map. 01:38:58 Graphics and animation, globe, map of Antarctica, route plan on Antarctica. 01:39:49 WS view from the shore to coastline and mountains, MS from the hill a cross on grave water and mountains in the BG, MS birds swimming, GVs seals on the beach, GVs whale processing. 01:40:29 LS looking across a village on the coast from the hill, MS a docked vessel, pan a cross the harbour from the ship, continuing pan to a light aircraft on the deck. 01:40:54 MS lowering the light aircraft into the water, GVs aircraft flying and landing, HA looking at anchor on the boat side while boat sailing through the sea, GVs across the boat in rough sea with aircraft on the deck. 01:41:37 3S captains cabin, CU crew member, MCU the captain looking through window, MS a crew member checking standing on deck lifting water bucket from the sea, MS same man checking water temperature, CU rotating radar dish, MCU the skipper checking location, GVs loose pack ice across the Antarctic sea while sailing, GVs of large rafts of ice. 01:42:24 GVs the vessel cutting through ice crust, MS view from the deck across icy patches covering the sea, CA the vessel cutting through icy patches, MLS rafts of ice drifting across the sea, GVs slowly moving vessel through ice patches, WS the vessel locked and stranded on the icy bed. 01:43:11 HA view from the deck while crew member on the ice, pan across crew members loading the vessel, MS crew members passing chunks of ice to be loaded on the vessel, LA a crew member receiving and passing ice chunks to another crew member to be loaded, pan a cross frozen Antarctic ocean. 01:43:37 GVs the vessel slowly sailing through the icy water, LS the vessel sailing through while a man standing on the ice working, GVs the ship breaking through the ice, pan across the ice crew members helping loosening the ice around the vessels hull, GVs men working to loosen around the hull. 01:44:47 GVs dogs are running around on the ice and close to the vessel, 2S setting up dynamites, MS crew member on the deck pushing the dynamite button, GVs explosions around the vessel to open a passage through the ice. 01:45:22 CU vessel slowly sailing through the ice, MLS men on the side helping to loosen the ice around the vessel, MS vessel sailing through thick ice, HA men working to open a passage for the vessel, GVs vessel trying to break away through ice, MS vessel sailing through icy water with light aircraft on board, on board shot vessel sailing into open sea, HA men standing on top deck while vessel sailing through. 01:46:12 Pan across light aircraft trying to lift of, MS a crew member looking through window, LS aircraft in distance while men watching from the deck. 01:46:38 Aerial shot across the Antarctic from the light aircraft, CU member of crew shouting, HA whale swimming close to vessel, MLS a whale swimming close by, LS the light aircraft flying over the vessel, MCU a man sitting operating communication equipment with headphones on, HA whale swimming and diving, pan across aircraft flying over the vessel, LS whale diving, pan L to R light aircraft passing close, MCU a man looking at the aircraft wearing dark glasses, pan across aircraft landing on water R to L, LS aircraft moving towards the vessel, HA a boat with 3 men on board towing the light aircraft, GVs travelling shot while vessel sailing through icy water. 01:47:47 WS a helicopter flying in distance, pan L to R man standing on the deck waiving to passing by helicopter, pan L to R from the deck across helicopter flying by, GVs from another vessel. 01:48:19 Travelling shot across the Antarctic at sunset, MS sailing through water, GVs iceberg floating around, LS on board across Antarctica, 2S men watching from the deck, MS across ice cliffs while vessel sailing through, GVs of Antarctica coastline. 01:49:18 MS vessel sailing across Antarctica and light aircraft on board, OS man looking through binoculars over the Antarctic sea, WS vessel docked while men standing next to it offloading, LA penguins standing and vessel in the BG, LA dogs in the FG vessel in the BG, LA shot looking at the vessel standing in distance. 01:49:57 GVs dogs playing on the ice, GVs men offloading cargo from the vessel. 01:50:32 HA men pushing a small vehicle on the ice, MS men offloading cargo, MCU offloading oil barrels, MS men offloading bags of coal, LA men offloading timber, GVs of a tractor towing cargo, pan across a man pushing light aircraft on the icy surface, travelling shot on board aircraft during take off, pan across aircraft taking off the icy surface into the sky R to L, aerial shot across the Antarctic, GVs aerial shot over the vessel, CU pilot, aerial sot of the base camp, aerial pan across the base camp, LA dogs lying on the icy ground vessel in the BG. 01:52:08 MS men unwrapping cargo in blizzard conditions, GVs tractor transporting cargo, GVs the vessel sailing through sough sea, LS men standing onshore, group of men working in stormy conditions, LS vessel sailing through rough sea, LS dogs on the icy surface, rough sea and loose ice men working in distance onshore, MS men offloading cargo, LS cargo onshore in blizzard, HA vessel sailing close the ice edge while men standing and watching, pan across the vessel to men standing onshore R to L, MLS men boarding the vessel, MCU man cleaning his face, CU a man wearing winter coat talking. 01:53:43 LS the vessel standing next to the ice edge in distance, GVs tractor transporting cargo, MCU man standing and looking around, MLS tractor at work, MCU man smoking and vessel in the BG, pan across icy edge to open sea R to L, HA icy water, MLS a tractor towing cargo with men onboard, WS from the deck looking towards open sea, HA icy water near the vessel, LS across the sea from the vessel, MS the captain walking out if his cabin, MS lifting the light aircraft, a crane loading the light aircraft on board, MS group of men standing onshore discussing, LS men helping to place the aircraft on the deck, pan across a group of men standing next to the vessel R to L, MCU men shaking hands before leaving, pan across group of men standing onshore and waving to the leaving party, MLS men boarding the vessel, GVs men lifting and removing bridge linked to the vessel, OS onboard the vessel men standing waving to the other group standing onshore, LS vessel leaving while other group standing onshore waving, MS vessel sailing through icy water, LS vessel sailing while the other group standing onshore and waiving, MLS men walking upstairs on the side of the vessel, LS men standing onshore. 01:56:16 Titles 01:56:28 END
- Production Company: None
- Licensing Restrictions: None
- Viewing Restrictions: Public
- Format: BetaSP_Small
- Alternative Language Notes: None