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
 

Production Credits