Seriously Moving Images

So, by popular demand (I wish!), I’m posting two more excerpts from Three There: Galiano Island 1940, filmed by Oscar Burritt, Dorothy Fowler, and Margaret Roberts. Two other excerpts appeared in my previous post.

The third excerpt begins with a sequence entitled “night,” shot entirely inside their Galiano cottage, “Skunk Manor.” Given the film stock and lenses available, and the absence of proper film lighting, the whole sequence is hugely underexposed. I’ve tried to bump up the light levels without totally washing out the image.

The “last day” sequence follows. It features more rambling along the beach and on the forest path to nowhere in particular. There are more extravagant gestures and tomfoolery on view.

The final excerpt shows the elegantly-dressed Dorothy aboard a Canadian Pacific coastal steamship as it sails away from Galiano through Active Pass. Dorothy’s lovely hat, and its lively feather (dancing in the slipstream) deserve credit as her co-stars.

Thanks again to Maarten Schellekens for the use of his wonderful music, courtesy of evocativesoundtrack.com.