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457:. Khouri noted: "The use of media as an interactive discussion tool to deal with issues of social and economic development is also dealt with in a film about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) ... The significance of the discussion trailers' impact on the political culture of the day is most clearly manifest in their encouragement of debates involving contentions that themselves had major political and ideological connotations. Firstly, these trailers pointed out the prospect of opening media outlets to political debates. In essence, they proposed that public space should also become a space for political action." 29: 445:
After the six-month theatrical tour ended, individual films were made available on 16 mm to schools, libraries, churches and factories, extending the life of these films for another year or two. They were also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities. A
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that provided local, national and international news and entertainment programs. The broadcasts served to connect rural and urban communities and helped to create unity for a widely scattered population. In northern and remote regions, radio was used to guide aircraft and to aid maritime navigation.
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series. His sonorous recitation and deep baritone voice, led to his nickname, "The Voice of Canada", and to some observers, the "voice-of-God". When reading grim battle statistics or narrating a particularly serious topic, he was known as "The Voice of Doom".
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broadcasters also sought out personal accounts from individuals directly involved in farm and industrial activities. Public forums hosted by experts in the field were also used to gain insight in issues that were of primary importance to the populace.
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films continued in Famous Players theatres and other cinemas throughout Canada. Some films were also sold to individual theatres periodically. Columbia Pictures continued to distribute the series, with France Films handling its French counterpart,
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was produced in 35 mm for the theatrical market. Each film was shown over a six-month period as part of the shorts or newsreel segments in approximately 800 theatres across Canada. The NFB had an arrangement with
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went directly to the battlefields, joining compatriots from Great Britain, the United States and Russia at the front lines.
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took an active role in providing the nation with timely information about the war effort. War correspondents such as
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Filming Politics: Communism and the Portrayal of the Working Class at the National Film Board of Canada, 1939-46.
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Filming Politics: Communism and the Portrayal of the Working Class at the National Film Board of Canada, 1939-46.
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stretched across Canada, providing radio access for 93% of the populace. The familiar voices of
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to ensure that Canadians from coast-to-coast could see them, with further distribution by
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While not appearing on screen, General McNaughton's voice is heard on a radio broadcast.
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total of 199 films were produced before the series was canceled in 1959.
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played an important role in conquering the vast distances of Canada.
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Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature
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also recognized the power of radio and used the medium to effect.
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journalists also appeared on National Film Board of Canada
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film units, but also included footage shot for the film.
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footage shot by the Canadian armed forces, and other
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James Beveridge
Lorne Greene
Grant McLean
Lucio Agostini
National Film Board of Canada
Columbia Pictures
documentary film
James Beveridge
short film
National Film Board of Canada
Canada Carries On
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Second World War
French
Guglielmo Marconi
radio transmission
Signal Hill
St John's
Newfoundland
radio
radio network
landlines
Lorne Greene
Matthew Halton
home front
trailers
short films
Lorne Greene
Matthew Halton

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