City of Gold (documentary)
- City of Gold (documentary)
Infobox Film
name = City of Gold
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director = Colin Low
Wolf Koenig
producer = Tom Daly
writer =
narrator = Pierre Berton
starring =
music = Eldon Rathburn
cinematography = Colin Low
Wolf Koenig
editing =
distributor = National Film Board of Canada
released = 1957
runtime = 21 min 40 s
country = Canada
language = English
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gross =
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website = http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=10659
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imdb_id = 0050255
"City of Gold" is a 1957 Canadian documentary by Colin Low and Wolf Koenig, chronicling Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. The film is narrated by Pierre Berton and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Technique
"City of Gold" made innovative use of archival photos, combining narration, music and camera movements to bring drama to these still images. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSF/is_23/ai_30001103/pg_5] Its innovative use of still photography in this manner has been cited by Ken Burns as an inspiration for the so-called Ken Burns effect. [http://weberstudies.weber.edu/archive/archive%20E%20Vol.%2021.2-24.1/Vol.%2023.1/Mikel%20Vause%20Ken%20Burns%20Conv.htm] [http://homepage.mac.com/williamszone/dostal/research/historical.html] [http://www.johnctibbetts.com/PDFs/City%20of%20Gold.pdf]
Awards
Winner of the Palme d'or for best short film at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award. [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=43&navid=46]
External links
* [http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=10659 "City of Gold" at NFB Web site]
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