Shooting the Century
0.01 Season
2 Episodes
December 29, 1998
Documentary
Overview
A two-part history of the newsreel co-produced by the BBC and the CBC.
Network
CBC Television
0.0A two-part history of the newsreel co-produced by the BBC and the CBC.
CBC Television
1. Silent Witness
Evidence of how early news films were sometimes faked by unscrupulous producers.
2. The Sound and the Fury
The arrival of sound in the thirties allowed newsreels to capture the turbulence of wars, revolutions and assassinations, but cinemas were more interested in stunts.
