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Fire - Energy

This short documentary is about Canada's energy resources: wind, water, sun, oil, uranium and natural gas. The film is part of the TRANSIT series on Canada's geography, which travels from the humid rainforests of British Columbia, to the desert-like badlands of Alberta; from the frosty Arctic where no trees grow, to the fertile farmland of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region.
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This short documentary is about Canada's energy resources: wind, water, sun, oil, uranium and natural gas. The film is part of the TRANSIT series on Canada's geography, which travels from the humid rainforests of British Columbia, to the desert-like badlands of Alberta; from the frosty Arctic where no trees grow, to the fertile farmland of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region.

Environment and Conservation Sciences All subjects
  • director
    Michel Barbeau
  • researcher
    Michel Barbeau
  • editor
    Éric Ruel
  • writer
    Daniel Frenette
  • sound editor
    André Chaput
  • narrator
    Thor Bishopric
  • location director
    Tony Ianzelo
  • production manager
    Christian Medawar
  • cinematographer
    Ernest McNabb
  • additional photography
    Tony Ianzelo
    Stefan Nitoslawski
  • camera assistant
    André Beaulieu
    Yves Beaudoin
    Alfonso Maiorana
    Robert Grenier
  • key grip
    Robert Grenier
  • gaffer
    Guy Rémillard
    Roger Martin
    Robert Grenier
  • location manager
    Élaine Tougas
    Alison Burns
  • production assistant
    Stefan Maiorana
    Yves Fontigny
    Lorne Dosogne
  • advisor
    Colin Low
  • producer
    Mark Zannis
    Pierre Lapointe
  • animation
    Éric Clément
    Jocelyn Hudon
  • computer graphics
    Éric Clément
    Jocelyn Hudon
  • additional animation
    Francine Paquin
  • online editor
    Denis Pilon
    Éric Ruel
  • video post-production
    National Film Board of Canada
  • post-production coordinator
    Éric Barbeau
    Claude Cardinal
    Richard Lesage
  • voice recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Patrick Viegas
  • assistant sound editor
    Marc Lapointe
  • foley artist
    Stéphane Cadotte
  • assistant foley artist
    Ariane Picher
  • re-recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • original music
    Luc Préfontaine
  • music archives research
    Andres Norambuena
  • archival film research
    Sylvia Mezei
    Marc Pitre
  • educational consultant
    Marie-Noëlle Soumeillant
    Roger Sauvageau
  • additional research
    Christiane Talbot
  • communication consultant
    Monique Caron-Bouchard
  • public relations
    Jack Horwitz
  • program administration
    Gisèle Guilbault
    Andrée Lachapelle
    Richard Terry
    Marina Trambas
  • executive producer
    David Verrall

Education

Ages 11 to 15
School subjects
Geography - Environmental Issues Geography - Natural Resources History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today Media Education - Consumerism Science - Earth Science and Geology Science - Environmental Science
Pre-viewing: Brainstorm: Canada’s primary sources of energy and power. Discuss the importance of electricity and its sources. Post-viewing: Discuss alternative sources for energy production since 1950. Project assignment: Research one of the energy sources depicted in the film.

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