Shell Oil Co. Film " Pesticides in Focus " Development & Benefits, Health Effects 98624 (1971)
1971 · Short film · 24 min
Synopsis
This color educational film is about pesticides. The film was produced by Shell and made in 1971. It was directed by Richard Bigham and Richard Q. McNaughton, and was originally distributed by the Shell Corporation's Agricultural Division. The film shows the development of new pesticides and their benefits, and examines the process of developing data so that pesticides can be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Opening titles: A Shell Film. Pesticides In Focus (:06-:36). Mountain view. Horses plow a field. People pick from muddy fields. Women pick grapes from grape vines. A woman plays with flour as he baby is on her back. Cities from all over the world - life is the city. Cars, people, tall buildings. Lots of people walking around. Plowing tractors go through wheat in a field (:37-2:43). Trees are knocked down in the forest. Animals flee as man creeps closer with their modern cities. People cut and pick crops in the fields. Corn has pests on it. Close on insects and larva as they threaten everything man grows. Field. People walk around near crops. Men spray crops and plants. Pesticides are sprayed by men onto the crops. A low flying small plane sprays crops. Damaged crop falls over. A man shakes an orange tree to collect the oranges. People cut the crops and cultivate them (2:44-5:25). Men spray pesticides in a village on sides of buildings. Men in all sorts of countries use pesticides and spray them. Aerial shot of a village town. A man sprays a lake…
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- Running time
- 24 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1971
- Shell Oil
- Pesticides In Focus
- Development
- Health Effects And Benefits
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
