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00:29:47 7.33
CAPITAL MOVE:
MAP OF AMERICA, ZOOM IN ON ALASKA. SMALL PLANE
FLYING OVER BREATH-TAKING RUGGED, BEAUTIFUL LAND
OF ALASKA. TAPESTRY OF SNOW, MOUNTAINS, LAKES,
FORESTS.
00:29:56 16.33
MONTAGE TWO MEN KAYAKING DOWN RIVER, YOUNG MALE,
FEMALE HIKERS WITH BACK PACK WAITING BY RAILROAD
TRACKS ON EDGE OF FOREST. TWO SPEEDING DOWN RIVER
IN SMALL OUTBOARD MOTORBOAT. TWO CANOEING IN
MIDDLE OF LARGE LAKE. ZOOM IN "ALASKA" FLASHES ON
SCREEN. MOST OF ALASKA IS IN GOVERNMENT HANDS.
00:30:31 51.33
AERIAL VIEW OF SNOW COVERED TUNDRA, OTHER AREAS.
MALE CITIZEN, DETERMINED TO PLAN ALASKA'S FUTURE,
ADDRESSES ALASKAN LEGISLATURE. BUSY PEDESTRIAN,
TRAFFIC IN ALASKAN CITY.
00:31:09 89.33
AERIAL PAN VAST WILDERNESS OF FOREST LAND WHERE
ALASKAN'S HAVE PROPOSED A COMPLETELY NEW CAPITAL
CITY, A CAREFULLY PLANNED CENTER OF GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS, SHOPS, HOMES, TO RISE FROM WILDERNESS.
CONCEIVED WITH REGARD FOR FUTURE.
00:31:17 97.33
MONTAGE PHOTOS OF GOLD RUSH DAYS WHEN JOE JUNEAU,
RICHARD HARRIS FOUND GOLD IN 1880 IN EASTERN
ALASKA. SHOTS OF SOME OF THOUSANDS OF PROSPECTORS
WHO SWARMED TO THE SPOT.
00:31:40 120.33
PHOTOS OF BOOMING GOLD RUSH TOWN WHICH BECAME
KNOWN AS JUNEAU. BY 1900 WAS CENTER OF ALASKA'S
POPULATION, INDUSTRY, TRADE. OBVIOUS CHOICE TO
BECOME THE CAPITAL CITY.
00:31:55 135.33
AERIAL VIEW OF CAPITAL CITY OF JUNEAU, WHICH HAS
GROWN VERY LITTLE. WEDGED BETWEEN SEA, MOUNTAINS,
JUNEAU HAS VERY LITTLE ROOM TO EXPAND. ZOOM IN ON
JUNEAU FROM SEA. IT IS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST
BEAUTIFUL STATE CAPITALS, IT IS ALSO THE MOST
ISOLATED AND INACCESSIBLE.
00:32:12 152.33
CRUISE SHIP SAILS BY JUNEAU. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO
ROADS TO JUNEAU, IT IS REACHABLE ONLY BY BOAT AND
AIRPLANE.
00:32:38 178.33
JUNEAU ON MAP, PAN TO ANCHORAGE, EIGHT HUNDRED
KILOMETERS TO THE WEST. AERIAL ZOOM IN PAN OF HUGE
MODERN CITY WHERE HALF OF ALASKA'S POPULATION
LIVES. YOUNG PEDESTRIANS AMID CROWD OF PEDESTRIANS
00:33:24 224.33
HAND OF ARCHITECT AS HE DESIGNS NEW CAPITAL CITY
TO BE LOCATED IN WILLA, SIXTY KILOMETERS NORTH OF
ANCHORAGE. IN RECENT ELECTION, PEOPLE HAVE VOTED
TO MOVE CAPITAL TO WILLA. PAN OF WOODED AREA.
00:33:29 229.33
CU BEARDED YOUNG ARCHITECT TELLS OF THE TYPE OF
CITY BEING PLANNED. A CITY THAT IS "HUMANE".
00:33:47 247.33
MINIATURE MODEL OF CITY WITH BUILDINGS ABLE TO
WITHSTAND WEATHER, AND A CITY "WHERE PEOPLE WOULD
NOT HAVE TO WALK MORE THAN TEN CITY BLOCKS TO GET
TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GET TO" AERIAL PAN OF HOMES,
BUILDINGS IN MINIATURE.
00:34:41 301.33
BUSH PILOT:
ALASKA. RAINDROPS FORM LITTLE CIRCLES IN LAKE
WATER. RUTH JEFFORD, BUSH PILOT, DRIVES CAR PAST
SEVERAL SEAPLANES MOORED IN MARINA. CU WINDSHIELD
WIPERS DOING THEIR JOB ON WINDOW. PAN TO RUTH AT
THE WHEEL.
00:35:17 337.33
RUTH DRIVES WAITS FOR DOORS TO SLIDE OPEN, DRIVES
INTO HANGAR. SHE LOADS PICK-UP TRUCK WITH LARGE
BAGS OF MAIL, DRIVES THEM TO PLANE, LOADS THEM ON.
SHE NARRATES, TELLS HOW SHE LEARNED TO FLY FORTY
YEARS EARLIER IN NEBRASKA, HOW MUCH SHE LOVES IT.
00:36:12 392.33
PIPER CUB TAKES OFF. CU RUTH AT CONTROLS. LONG
LINES OF SMALL PLANES PARKED AT AIRFIELD. THERE
ARE OVER 8000 LICENSED PILOTS IN STATE OF ALASKA,
MORE PRIVATELY OWNED PLANES HERE THAN ANY OTHER
STATE IN COUNTRY. ONE PILOT IN EVERY 48 ALASKANS.
00:36:48 428.33
AERIAL RUTH'S PLANE FLYING OVER FOREST, AS SEEN
FROM PLANE FLYING ABOVE. RUTH COMING IN FOR
LANDING IN AREA CALLED SQUETNA, DISTANT, ISOLATED,
MILES FROM NEAREST ROAD TWO MEN STANDING BY
STATION WAGON, WATCH HER TAXI TOWARDS THEM
00:37:22 462.33
MAN TAKES MAIL BAGS FROM PLANE, LOADS THEM ON
RUTH'S PLANE. THEY CHAT, LAUGH, BEFORE SHE TAKES
OFF.
00:37:58 498.33
TWO MEN WITH SMALL BOY START UP SMALL OUTBOARD
MOTOR BOAT, TAKE OFF DOWN RIVER WITH MAIL BAGS.
MAN CARRIES BAGS OF MAIL TO LOG CABIN ALONG RIVER.
00:39:17 577.33
CU RUTH PRACTICES HER VIOLIN IN HER LIVING ROOM.
SHE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN AND CONCERT MASTER
OF ANCHORAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. CU RUTH'S HAND
FINGERING STRINGS AS SHE PLAYS.
00:39:42 602.33
ESKIMO-NANA CORPORATION:
KOTZEBUE, ALASKA ON MAP. CU OLD ESKIMO WOMAN,
CLAIRE ADAMS, REPAIRS NETS IN PREPARATION FOR
SALMON RUNS. CU ZOOM IN FACE SHOT AS SHE WORKS. CU
FACE SHOTS OF OTHER NATIVE ALASKANS, INCLUDING
CHILDREN.
00:40:34 654.33
PAN LARGE GROUP OF ALASKAN CHILDREN, PARENTS. AS A
RESULT OF THEIR CLAIM, U.S. CONGRESS AWARDED ALL
77,000 NATIVE ALASKANS, 960 MILLION DOLLARS AND
ENTITLED THEM TO EIGHTEEN MILLION HECTARES OF
LAND. TO BE MANAGED BY REGIONAL CORPORATION.
00:40:45 665.33
AERIAL NATIVE OWNED NANA CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS
IN KOTZEBUE, THE SECOND LARGEST ESKIMO VILLAGE IN
THE ARCTIC. OF THE 4800 MEMBERS IN NANA
CORPORATION, ALMOST HALF LIVE IN KOTZABUE.
00:41:04 684.33
PAN OF SMALL FISHING VILLAGE, WITH SMALL BOATS
ALONG THE BEACH. CU ESKIMO WOMAN PULLING IN A NET.
TAKES OUT GOOD SIZE SALMON. NOW WITH THE MONEY,
ESKIMOS CAN NOW BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AGAIN.
00:41:47 727.33
CU WILLIE HENSLEY, YOUNG ESKIMO AND A MEMBER OF
NANAS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SPEAKS, SUMS UP THEIR
ATTITUDE.
00:42:09 749.33
ZOOM IN "UNITED BANK, ALASKA," OWNED AND OPERATED
BY NANA CORPORATION. ESKIMO WORKERS INSIDE BANK.
ZOOM IN ON NANA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CORPORATE
OFFICES ALSO RUN BY NANA. ZOOM IN ON CONTROL TOWER
AT ANCHORAGE AIRPORT, ALSO RUN BY NANA.
00:42:24 764.33
ESKIMO TRAFFIC CONTROLLER WATCHES PLANE THROUGH
WINDOW AS IT COMES IN FOR LANDING
00:42:45 785.33
ESKIMO WORKER EXAMINES HUGE JADE BOLDER BEING CUT
AUTOMATICALLY BY HUGE SAW. WITHIN NANAS' REGION
STANDS A MOUNTAIN OF SOLID JADE BOULDERS. CU
WORKER USES ELECTRIC WET STONE TO GRIND JADE
PIECES.
00:42:59 799.33
CU ESKIMO WORKER CARVES JADE PIECES. ESKIMOS
TRADITIONALLY WERE IVORY CARVERS. WITH SHORTAGE OF
IVORY, JAGE FITS THE BILL.
00:43:24 824.33
CONSTANT STREAM OF TOURISTS ENTER NANAS' GIFT
SHOP. MONTAGE SMALL FIGURINES MADE BY ESKIMO
CRAFTSMEN.
00:43:35 835.33
HUGE HERD OF REINDEER WITH HUGE HORNS ARE HUSTLED
TOGETHER BY ESKIMOES WHO FORM A FENCE, HOLDING A
LONG PIECE OF CANVASS BETWEEN THEM, AND CLOSING IN
ON THE HERD. WITH WILD CARIBOU HERDS BECOMING
SMALLER EACH YEAR, ESKIMOS BEGAN TO RAISE REINDEER
00:44:05 865.33
DURING ANNUAL ROUND-UP, REINDEER ARE PASSED
THROUGH NARROW CORRAL, COUNTED, AND DE-HORNED
USING WIRE CUTTERS. CONTAINING VALUABLE MEDICINAL
PROPERTIES, HORNS ARE SOLD AT SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT.
00:44:23 883.33
ELDER ESKIMOS POUND ON DRUMS, SING TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL SONGS, DANCE. ETHNIC MUSIC, DANCE. ZOOM IN
OLD ESKIMOES SINGING. CU ESKIMO POUNDS FOOT, WITH
COLORFUL BOOT MADE OF SKINS, FUR, IN DANCE. CU OLD
ESKIMO DOES DANCE WITH BIG SMILE ON FACE.
00:44:43 903.33
ELAINE MEADER - WILDERNESS COUPLE:
BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA. HARSH DESOLATE MOUNTAINS,
JUST BELOW ARCTIC TUNDRA, KNOWN AS BROOKS RANGE.
SETTLEMENTS ARE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT IN THE RANGE.
00:45:13 933.33
ELAINE BROOKS, AXE IN HAND, CHILD IN PAPOOSE ON
HER BACK AND SMALL DAUGHTER, WALK OUT OF SMALL
CABIN, ALONGSIDE LAKE, IN WOODS OF BROOKS RANGE.
HER HUSBAND DIED IN PLANE CRASH, LEAVING HER AND
CHILDREN ALONE IN RANGE.
00:46:22 1002.33
ELAINE GATHERS BRANCHES ON HER PROPERTY FOR FIRE
WOOD. CU ELAINE, WITH HER LITTLE GIRL IN PAPOOSE,
GATHERS WILD HERBS. HAS HER DAUGHTER SMELL ONE.
00:47:19 1059.33
CU ELAINE MIXES BOWL OF DOUGH MADE FROM WHEAT.
EIGHTY PERCENT OF HER FOOD IS FROM THE LAND. IN
WINTER, CARIBOU, MOOSE IN SUMMER FRESH FISH AND
GREENS. CU HANDS OF DAUGHTER ROLLING DOUGH.
00:47:50 1090.33
YOUNG COUPLE, FRIENDS OF THE MEADERS, FISH FROM
CANOE. HE PADDLES, SHE FISHES. SHE PULLS IN A BIG
ONE. CU HANDS OF BEARDED FRIEND, FILLETING FISH
WITH SHARP KNIFE.
00:48:09 1109.33
CU ELAINE DIPS FILLET IN BREAD CRUMBS, PLACES IT
IN FRYING PAN. CU SHE PULLS OUT FRESH LOAVES OF
BREAD FROM OVEN. GIRL FRIEND TOSSES SALAD IN BOWL.
ALL SIT DOWN TO EAT. CU SMALL DAUGHTER USES HANDS
TO EAT. MESSY. DISHES MADE FROM CARVED WOOD.
00:49:26 1186.33
ELAINE SITS TO WRITES BOOK OF HER MEMORIES. STOPS,
REFLECTS, WRITES.
00:49:59 1219.33
COUPLE CANOE ON LAKE, HE PADDLES, SHIRTLESS.
00:50:11 1231.33
CU BEE SUCKING NECTAR FROM FLOWERS. CU SMALL BIRD
PERCHES ON STUMP. ELAINE GIVES SMALL ONE PUSH ON
SWING MADE FROM TIMBERS, OLDER GIRL SWINGS
ALONGSIDE.
00:50:24 1244.33
GLACIER BAY:
AERIAL PAN OF GLACIER BAY, ALASKA. MOUNTAINS,
FOREST, ALONG LARGE BODY OF WATER, GIANT GLACIERS.
FLOCK OF GEESE TAKE OFF FROM SIDE OF GLACIER,
SWOOP DOWN, FLY INCHES ABOVE WATER.
00:50:44 1264.33
SHADOW OF SEAPLANE ON SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS AS IT
FLIES OVER THEM. PAN HUGE CHUNKS OF SNOW AND ICE
CRUMBLE INTO THE WATER FROM GLACIERS, CAUSING
EXPLODING SPLASHES IN WATER. PAN WATER IS FULL OF
FLOATING ICE, SEA LIONS FROLICKING ON SOME OF THEM
SEAGULL TAKES OFF FROM FLOATING ICE.
00:51:37 1317.33
AERIAL PAN AWESOME SHOTS OF FAIR WEATHER RANGE
WHERE SNOW FALLS AS MUCH AS FIVE METERS EACH YEAR.
00:51:51 1331.33
CRUISE SHIP SAILS AMID GLACIERS, IN GLACIER BAY.
TOURISTS LINE RAILINGS TO VIEW AWESOME SIGHTS.
U.S. PARK SERVICE NATURALISTS SPEAK TO TOURISTS
ON DECK TO AID PASSENGERS IN UNDERSTANDING AREAS'
GEOLOGY.
00:52:29 1369.33
CU ELDERLY MALE TOURIST WATCHES IN AWE AS
LANDSLIDE OF SNOW TUMBLES DOWN MOUNTAIN INTO
WATER.
00:52:44 1384.33
SMALL SPECIALLY DESIGNED BOAT FILLED WITH TOURISTS
SPEEDS IN FOR CLOSER LOOK. CU TOURIST PEERS
THROUGH BINOCULARS WATCHES EAGLE LAND IN TREES.
MANY OTHER SPECIES OF BIRDS FLY, LAND ALONG ROCKY
HILLS.
00:53:19 1419.33
ICEBERGS DRIFT OUT, MELT SLOWLY IN THE SEA. OTHERS
ARE BEACHED BY TIDES, STAND ON SHORE, BLEACHED BY
SUN FORMING ABSTRACT SCULPTURES OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY.
TWO MEN WALK AMONG THEM.
00:53:43 1443.33
PAN TO DRIPPING WATER ON EDGE OF GLACIER, MELTING
IN SUN. IN LESS THAN 200 YEARS THE ICE OF GLACIER
BAY HAS RECEDED 200 KILOMETERS. CU PAN SMALL
BEADS OF ICE LOOK LIKE JEWELS ON LEAVES.
00:53:59 1459.33
PAN OF HARDY PLANTS, MOSSES, WEEDS, WILDFLOWERS
TREES, GROW ON EXPOSED LAND AS ICE MELTS. BEARDED
PARK RANGER LEADS TOURISTS, HIKERS THROUGH DENSE
FORESTS, WHICH TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, LAYED
CRUSHED BENEATH 100 METERS OF SOLID ICE. RANGER
LECTURES TOURISTS ABOUT FOREST. AERIAL VIEW OF THE
BEAUTIFUL GLACIER BAY.
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Year: 1978  Color: Color
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