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Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia fonds File
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Super Natural Cedar

This promotional film shows the uses of Cedar around the world. It shows Totem poles carved from Western red cedar by First Nations in British Columbia, as well as cedar being used to create shingles and shakes for use in residential and business buildings. Various buildings with cedar are featured including a sport centre in Denmark, a country club in Japan, train stations, and art galleries. Interior and exterior uses of Cedar are also shown, including a cedar bathtub, cedar shutters, garage doors, bus stops, cedar fencing as sound barriers on highways, and cedar windmills. A Haida carver who was commissioned to carve a cedar panel for a Japanese community centre is shown at work carving. The film continues with the use of Cedar in sign-making, in the marine environment, in fencing, outdoor furniture, the construction of a Tokyo conference centre, and the creation of cabanas, gazebos, garden rooms, sun rooms, hot-tubs, covered bridges,and homes in the alpine, desert, and tropical environments.

Style

This promotional film focuses on the uses of wood, especially Douglas fir, Western coast hemlock and Western red cedar in architectural choices. The use of wooden bevel siding and board and batten siding are shown, as well as architeture through time from Victorian to modern stytles. The film also shows the Columbia River power system, and Green Brothers' architecture.

Structure

Film contains promotional content showing various homes in North America. It details the uses of Douglas fir, Western hemlock, and Western red cedar as building materials, furniture materials, and showcases the tools, technologies, and methods for building interior and exteriors of homes.

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