Film Record: Lake Superior Landscape

Still image from Lake Superior Landscape in Movie Makers, Dec. 1947, 514.

Identifier:

• III.53.4-5 (Source: Minnesota Historical Society)

Date produced: 1947

Filmmaker(s):

Elmer Albinson

Languages:

English

Length:

515 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1947 - Honorable Mention General Class

Description:

"In Lake Superior Landscape, the artist, Dewey Albinson, demonstrates his technique of landscape painting from the bare canvas stage to the climactic moment when the glowingly finished product is first exhibited. Shot by Elmer Albinson, the film is marked by vivid closeups and many changing angles, which help immeasurably to achieve a comprehensive sense of growth as the painting progresses. Producer Albinson understands the relationship that exists between the object, the artist and the painting; he has used his camera with accuracy and sensitivity to pass this understanding on to those who see his film." Movie Makers, Dec. 1947, 538.

Resources:

This film is a part of the Elmer Albinson Film Collection held by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Locations:

• Lake Superior, Minnesota (Filming)

Subjects:

• Arts
•      Art
• Nature
•      Geography

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Elmer Albinson Film Collection, Minnesota Historical Society

Screenings:

• Screened by the Minneapolis Cine Club in 1947: Minneapolis, MN
• Screened by the Hartford Cinema Club in 1947: Hartford, CT
• Screened by the Metropolitan Motion Picture Club in 1947: New York City, N.Y.
• Screened by the Amateur Cinema Club of Buffalo in 1948: Buffalo, N.Y.
• Screened by the Denver Cinema League in 1948: Denver, CO

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